City might possibly be sustainableā¦ but only AFTER an injection of Ā£2Billion, a free stadium, and a raft of legitimate sponsorship deals making them the second richest team in the world, honest, in terms of income.
I didnāt read the article and Iām not judging anyone, as we all have our lines. For example, I confess that I intended to swerve the World Cup but ended up watching.
Anyway, Im trying to avoid media propaganda about Man City. It feels like the sportswashing is almost complete, and they now benefit from fawning articles and no scrutiny about where it came from, and how they are going about their business.
I canāt stand Real Madrid, but I want them to knock this shower out of Europe.
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Genuinely didnāt understand what he was saying. I mean I understand the words that were written but couldnāt construct any real line of argument out of them. Iāve learned that City are like mods though and that Mr Mansour has a formidable reputation.
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The article is a propaganda piece bought and paid for by City. Itās simply the beginning of many to come in preparation for the public opinion vote in light of the charges. Perfect timing as news outlets have all but forgotten that the charges are there (along with many fans) and now that the football is starting to wind down for many, except for their treble bid. Itās a hearts and minds piece.
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My understanding of sustainability in a footballing finances sense is that they are being run within their means as a closed system. Revenues are greater than or equal to costs.
And we know that this is still definitely not the case. Otherwise they wouldnāt need to still lie about Matchday revenues (āstadium selloutsā 
), creating dodgy sponsorship deals with relatives, and extremely questionable transfer sums like Haalandās.
They are nowhere close to sustainable.
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Exactly!
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Always felt they had a plan to walk away at some point then again Iām not sure what their end goal is, part of a super league with its own clubs perhaps, assume that might happen if the PL show some guts.
No, utube video after. Highlights.
Youāre not kidding! Speaking as an English teacher, I would give that a C minus at best. Iām surprised it got past the Guardianās subs.
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Some people thrive on stealing a living - The guy has churned out 6 novels to date
This was exactly my reaction.
What a fucking word salad.
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Jack Grealish joining fwat fwank in the 150 IQ club:
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Feckinā hate this club. Havenāt finished outside the Top Four since 9/10. Whenever that season arrives when they tumble down the table a bit, it will be very sweet indeed.
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Hopefully itāll be from a demotion to outside the Football League for cheatingā¦
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So thatās 3 titles in a row and 5 in 6 years. Klopp single handedly giving their āeraā more credibility than it deserves.
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When will the charges they face be dealt with?
Surely the stain on the league has to be addressed over the summer and their punishment meted out before next season.
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When the charges were brought, experts were suggesting it might take a couple of years to be processed. I think we just have to be patient. It was always going to a long process.
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Bah, they will conveniently push all of this stuff under the carpet again, as theyāve done with all previous charges brought forward against them. Weāll hear during the next five years how everything is thoroughly āprocessedā. Then, theyāll be leniently reminded to play along the rules, condemned to pay a nominal penalty fee, and that will be the end of the story.
In order to really make an example out of them, youād need a steel-concrete willingness at political level to push the process forward. But Iām afraid that there is a bigger chance of me ending up as the new Swiss Napoleon, and invading the whole of Europe as a result, rather than that happening.
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I disagree. The Premier League is not UEFA. It is run by the clubs in the competition and there is definitely the will to do something. They will not put up with City turning their āproductā into another Bundesliga.
City got off with the UEFA charge on a technicality. They took the slap on the wrist for obstructing the process, to get the greater charges time barred. That wonāt happen here.
The league would not have brought 100+ charges if there was nothing going to stick.
Theyāve avoided that by letting NUFC be owned by another state.
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