Manchester City Verdict Strains UK-UAE Diplomatic Relations

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Who gives a s***. Palestinians are going through a genocide... And these Bedouins are concerned about men chasing a ball.....

 

[Master Chief]

Rumour is Andy Burnhams on the appeals panel

Every single time that man has opened his yap about football, he has spoken absolute rubbish. Last week he actually backed the return of alcoholic beverages in the stands....imagine having beer chucked over you every time there's a goal, not to mention the people falling over and the queues for toilets etc. Burnham really should stick to doing what he's good at, which remains an unknown unknown at this stage.

 

[KingQamaR]

They cheated. Every team technically has a claim against them. They ought to get hard core punishments - watch them wriggle out of it

Strip them of the titles and award the runner up!

 

[KingQamaR]

Every single time that man has opened his yap about football, he has spoken absolute rubbish. Last week he actually backed the return of alcoholic beverages in the stands....imagine having beer chucked over you every time there's a goal, not to mention the people falling over and the queues for toilets etc. Burnham really should stick to doing what he's good at, which remains an unknown unknown at this stage.

How stupid. We see the effects of alcohol and you still consider allowing it in a place where families and kids & ethnic minorities stewards will be present. Who will get racially abused by right wing racists fans!

 

[KingQamaR]

Who gives a s***. Palestinians are going through a genocide... And these Bedouins are concerned about men chasing a ball.....

Oil wealth has corrupted the Bedouin GCC ARABS. Pre oil boom they rode camels now they ride in Mercedes Ferraris Lamborghini.. etc

 

[Musings]

I have a feeling Man City are in genuine trouble and can't wiggle out of this one. The pressure on them now is completely sustained and universal. I think they will be relegated and fined, just for starters. Abu Dhabi may well cut their losses and just dump them completely.

This news was intentionally held until the start of the current international break, so that it could properly percolate for 2 weeks before anyone got distracted by the next round of domestic fixtures.

Every club, pundit, FA/Premier League analyst seems to be stuck on them like white on rice. Then again, the only big club who has been rather quiet is Chelsea..

I reckon Arsenal needs to keep its head low. Bet theyve cooked the books.
I knew City were being naughty when they signed Haaland for 51 million - Dortmund had turned down 120 million the month before so how the heck did Man City pull that off?
So obvious

 

[Master Chief]

I reckon Arsenal needs to keep its head low. Bet theyve cooked the books.
I knew City were being naughty when they signed Haaland for 51 million - Dortmund had turned down 120 million the month before so how the heck did Man City pull that off?
So obvious

You're bang on about Arse. Not only are their books suss themselves with the likes of their ex-stakeholder Usmanov, but they are also listed as significant beneficiaries from Man City's shenanigans:

 

[PakAl]

I have a feeling Man City are in genuine trouble and can't wiggle out of this one. The pressure on them now is completely sustained and universal. I think they will be relegated and fined, just for starters. Abu Dhabi may well cut their losses and just dump them completely.

This news was intentionally held until the start of the current international break, so that it could properly percolate for 2 weeks before anyone got distracted by the next round of domestic fixtures.

Every club, pundit, FA/Premier League analyst seems to be stuck on them like white on rice. Then again, the only big club who has been rather quiet is Chelsea..

Yes they are in big trouble, in some years they didnt make profit but cooked books showed profit, they also did under the table deals, paid players extra through sponsors, paid their dads, payed managers extras salary through companies. Their UAE sponsors did sham contracts and the money for sponsors were paid by Abu Dhabi group. Most likely will be fined, points deducted for 5 odd years, ban on transfers.

 

[PakAl]

Rumour is Andy Burnhams on the appeals panel

He had meeting with City owners and now MPs are after him. UAE clearly want charges dropped, City owner will get diplomatic immunity.

 

[r3alist]

The level of deceit is mindboggling. What the Emiratis did here with Manchester City is corruption on an industrial scale. Everything has been a lie. An entire decade of Premier League football has been wiped out as cheating. The Emiratis are done in the Premier League and probably in Britain.

No doubt that the UAE and Britain relationship is absolutely finished.

This is classic Brit move, invite the capital in, let them think they have arrived then throw the law at them

It's the promise of sports washing your money, they thought it was a done deal

.pep always knew

 

[KingQamaR]

He had meeting with City owners and now MPs are after him. UAE clearly want charges dropped, City owner will get diplomatic immunity.

This is why you don’t let nations own football clubs in Europe. They will use politics to get their way.