01 Oct 2026 17:32:46
Ed001, not sure if I'm understanding this correctly or not but City's defence has now shifted to 'the money didn't come from the owners, it came from the UAE government'. Now correct me if I'm wrong, is that not the same thing considering Sheikh Mansour is the vice president?
{Ed001's Note - not really, there are government investment vehicles and companies, but the Emirates keep them separate as a rule, both from the other Emirates and from personal wealth. So they are trying to fudge things, but technically they are separate.}
01 Oct 2026 22:53:22
The can't enter new evidence into an appeal, they should have had that in their defence in the first place.
01 Oct 2026 23:12:08
City saying money didn't come from private owners, money came from government, but the government leaders and controllers of their wealth fund are City's private owners;
• Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Club Owner)
• Vice President of the UAE
• Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE
• Chairman of the UAE Presidential Court
• Brother of the UAE President
• Khaldoon Al Mubarak (Club Chairman)
• Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority
• CEO of Mubadala (Abu Dhabi's state sovereign wealth fund)
• Board Member of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
It's absolutely comical that they're trying to claim that 1. It's the government's money, and 2. Because it's the government's money, it has nothing to do with the owners. This is the most blatant piece of cheating I've ever seen. This is just a case of moronic spoilt brats doing whatever they want because nobody's ever challenged them, I really hope they get a lifetime ban, they should never be allowed near a football team again.
02 Oct 2026 00:32:53
Dear Manchester City, you are now telling lies about the lies you were found guilty of when adjudged by the independent panel.
Apart from the fact that you are lying about lying, as has been said, you can't now actually enter the lies as evidence in a case that has already made a judgement.
There is a saying that 'two wrongs don't make a right' but in this case two wrongs actually make an even bigger wrong.
Nice to see the lads from His Majesty's Revenue and Customs have been given a shout.
To misquote the Bay City Rollers,
'Bye, bye City, City good bye'
P. S. Not only is the PM, trying to defend the indefensible is a mealy mouthed manner, according to the BBC he's also an Everton fan. The country's going to sh#t.
{Ed078's Note - according to him he's an Everton fan, always has been.
02 Oct 2026 00:47:27
The deputy PM is a Man City fan and she made a joke about the investigation during the Labour Party Conference.
Biggest scandal in English football, possibly global football, and they're joking about it and supporting the perpetrators.
02 Oct 2026 03:30:34
I highly recommend watching the Overlap piece on y/t with Carra and Ornstein.
{Ed666's Note - Kate Scott…Would you or wouldn’t you??
01 Oct 2026 21:00:15
From what I gather they are trying to get out of it on the technicality that Premier League said it was the owners money and it wasn't.
So basically they are guilty and sin but they are trying to find a loophole in the court case.
What an absolute joke sometimes the legal system is.
Do you think it'll get them anywhere Ed?
{Ed001's Note - no.}
02 Oct 2026 08:23:50
The defence city have put in the public domain is the same defence that they put to the panel who said we don't believe you. This is therefore not new evidence.
02 Oct 2026 10:38:43
Jari, and this is the wave City will ride into oblivion.
Claim they are innocent and that the PL is out to get them and their delusional fans will lap it all up and play the victim till the end.
On their way to League 2, I hope.
02 Oct 2026 11:45:55
Stripping of titles, sent to league 2, and their owners now failing the fitness test for ownership.
They made a mockery of the rules and the league.
Interesting to see the fall out, in employment law, there has to be a level of trust between employee and employer (duty of mutual trust and confidence). A lot of talent could be going to Madrid and Barcelona for free when this is all done and dusted.
02 Oct 2026 12:22:49
I don't see how it coming from the government is any better? Surely the agreements were inflated regardless and that's the issue.
Add to the fact they will try to delay the appeal because it will fall under the old timescales and that says everything you need to know. If I was innocent I'd want my name cleared tomorrow. I wouldn't be kicking the can down the road.
As for punishment, I'd throw them out the league but looks like the money men will bottle that decision. They have done as they pleased and tarnished the league, robbed fans of memories and then had the audacity to claim woe is me and they are out to get me. Get them gone, and maybe United can buy the stadium and stop public money going to a vanity project. They can't go to league 2 without approval from the EFL clubs, and why would they accept them as they'd just be accepting a smaller chance at promotion? Send them down to the bottom of the pyramid and let them take their medicine.
Personally think they will get a huge 'gesture' fine which will be relegation. But ultimately will mean nothing as they'll bounce straight back.
02 Oct 2026 12:27:22
The interim Prime Minister can't decide if he's from Manchester or Liverpool. Even makes slight changes to the bizarre hybrid accent depending on what he is trying to achieve that day.
02 Oct 2026 10:06:55
Ed666, Happily married for 26 years and not into Ozempic face so there's your answer : p.
{Ed666's Note - congratulations mate I commend you for the length of your marriage. What’s your secret?
02 Oct 2026 15:32:58
His length.
02 Oct 2026 15:42:15
He hasn't spoken to her for 25, works a treat!