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Bloody hell, I really hope he doesn't go,
Remember when some Gooners wanted Jose to manage Arsenal. I wonder if they still think that would've been a good idea
This doesnt make sense. FFP came in around 2010 right? If Mansour bought City in 2000, why would city cook the books when there was literally no need to when overspending vs revenue was not illegal? The only real reason ffp etc came in was because the established "elite" teams didn't like the new competitionNah I think they would have still done it, especially if they had Txiki Begiristain at the club like they have now,
Sporting director at Barca all the way through their cheating scandal
Then moves to Man City and becomes sporting director and is there all the way through their cooking the books, cheating scandal
And they didn't even really need to do it as how serious is the FFP?
Do the big clubs really get punished for it, if they do it's just a fine which they can afford
It's not like how they treat the lower clubs like Bury for instance, they are like dinosaurs now, extinct.
Or others clubs like Luton or Derby getting massive points deduction which they were never going to overcome
I'm not even that bothered by the over spending as we have had to put up with that before like with Chelsea, it's the cheating which I am not happy with
And I hope they throw the book at them like they did with Juventus in like 2006/07.
But they won't, they will probably just get a slap on the wrist
Yes, but you've completely missed the point of what i said . . .yes somehow newcastle can manage to play by the rules (so far) while also improving despite having even more money than city.
city have ridden roughshod over the rules to such an extent that they now stand before the authorities with over ONE HUNDRED charges.
it's one thing being found with your hand in the cookie jar ... but city said "f*** all that" and just took the jar.
Saudi Arabia in talks over £160m sponsorship of African Super League
Saudi Arabia is in talks with Caf over a $200m (£160m) deal to sponsor the African Super League, in an agreement that could secure support for any future Saudi World Cup bid
Who plays hockey in the fukking desert?! The city is 42% Hispanic, soccer is popular here. Phoenix Rising FC gets great support despite being a USL club.
