Following Our Nearest And Dearest Rivals 2023/24

[azpi28]

that was a great goal for a goalkeeper

Edited September 19, 2023 by azpi28

[Sconnie Blue]

More goals than Mudryk

[Sexyfootball]

Two goals and an assist for Felix tonight. 

[Bebe1980]

1 hour ago, Sexyfootball said:

Two goals and an assist for Felix tonight. 

Yup.

How many players are we going to rue getting rid of because they failed to impress in the "team" the new owners pulled apart?

You only have to look at Newcastle to see how it should have been done.

[Bob stark]

Another manager that I like. Such a shame he coach spuds. 

[Niall1905]

Would love Tuchel and Kane to put a beating on United tonight, could do with a United crisis to take the heat off of us a bit.

[Sconnie Blue]

3 hours ago, Niall1905 said:

Would love Tuchel and Kane to put a beating on United tonight, could do with a United crisis to take the heat off of us a bit.

Fully expecting a United sh*tehouse victory. 

[charierre]

Unlucky Union Berlin, David Fofana asleep at a corner and the chance arrived

[dkw]

Who was it on here who reckoned we had made a huge mistake not signing Onana...

Idiot.

[mojo]

2:0

[Scott Harris]

13 minutes ago, dkw said:

Who was it on here who reckoned we had made a huge mistake not signing Onana...

Idiot.

He's absolute crap. Can pass the ball so everybody thinks he's great. The guy is a like an outfield player put in goal. He makes mistakes in every game.

[KonaKai Blue]

Seeing Bayern's wingers makes me clench my fist. They are so fast, so direct and so decisive. 

[KonaKai Blue]

47 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

He's absolute crap. Can pass the ball so everybody thinks he's great. The guy is a like an outfield player put in goal. He makes mistakes in every game.

Yeah glad we didn't sign him. As average as Kepa and Sanchez are, if we can't score goals all the pressure is on our keeper just to salvage a narrow lead or a point.

[just]

Well that was interesting. 4-3.

[El regreso]

I am in Madrid for work and managed to go to the Real Madrid match. Tried to add some pictures out keep getting they are too large.

 

 

[Scott Harris]

I don't think the keeper would have stopped this if the ref didn't blow for full time

 

[dkw]

11 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

He's absolute crap. Can pass the ball so everybody thinks he's great. The guy is a like an outfield player put in goal. He makes mistakes in every game.

Ha ha , perfectly put. Ooh but hes a modern goalkeeper, can pass the ball....yeah, great. I like my keepers to make those save things sometimes.

[BordeauxBlue]

10 hours ago, El regreso said:

I am in Madrid for work and managed to go to the Real Madrid match. Tried to add some pictures out keep getting they are too large.

 

 

I have the same problem with dic pics. 

I mean I don't, but I'd like to think I could

[BordeauxBlue]

11 hours ago, KonaKai Blue said:

Seeing Bayern's wingers makes me clench my fist. They are so fast, so direct and so decisive. 

Gnabry ain't half frustrating though, I'd play Coman over him 

[azpi28]

Europa League is not for everyone

 

[azpi28]

good to see a team play like AEK

i'm getting tired of this idiotic obsession with ball possession 

[azpi28]

what a great first game in Europe for Brighton

De Zerbi got outdone by Matías Jesús Almeyda

Gilmour was awful btw

and 2-3 is flattering, they got 2 penalties 

Brighton looked clueless

Edited September 21, 2023 by azpi28

[Snedger]

Apparently Dunk didn’t play and I read complaints that they don’t have cover for him because Chelsea wouldn’t do a deal for Colwill.

Perhaps if they’d offered around a 100 million we might have.  

[dkw]

Aw, real shame the gobsh*te gulls got beat.....real shame....

After their whining these past few months I now understand why they named themselves after an annoying, squawking, sh*tehawk of a creature, 

Edited September 22, 2023 by dkw

[Sconnie Blue]

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The UK government has admitted its embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in London have discussed the charges levelled at Manchester City by the Premier League, but are refusing to disclose the correspondence because it could risk the UK’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In February, the Premier League directed 115 charges at City, which relate to a series of alleged breaches of financial rules between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.

City are accused by the Premier League of not providing accurate financial information, “in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs”.

The club deny the allegations and in a previous statement pointed to “a body of irrefutable evidence” that will clear them of any wrongdoing.

On April 6, The Athletic, using the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), requested all correspondence between the FCDO in London and the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi relating the Premier League charges facing Manchester City between December 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023.

An FOI request gives people the right to ask any public authority for the information they hold on record. Once the submission has been acknowledged, the public sector organisation has 20 working days to respond it.

On May 10, the FCDO confirmed it “does hold information falling within the terms” of our request, but delayed handing over the correspondence while considering whether it is in the public interest from an international relations perspective.

And on September 6, the FCDO, citing Section 27(1)(a) of the FOIA, said: “We acknowledge that releasing information on this issue would increase public knowledge about our relations with the UAE.

“The disclosure of information detailing our relationship with the UAE government could potentially damage the bilateral relationship between the UK and the UAE.”

The Athletic has appealed this decision.

We asked Manchester City whether they had any comment in relation to the fact such correspondence exists and that if they are not state-owned or funded, then why are the UK government concerned about jeopardising relations between the UK and UAE? Manchester City did not comment.

The Premier League was asked whether it has received any correspondence at all from UK government employees in relation to the charges levelled at City. The Premier League did not respond.

Manchester City have reiterated many times that they are not state-owned or funded. The club’s owner, Sheikh Mansour, is the vice president and deputy prime minister of the UAE. His brother, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is the president of the UAE.

Sheikh Mansour is the majority shareholder in Manchester City via Newton Investment and Development, a company he wholly owns, which is registered in Abu Dhabi and possesses a majority shareholding in City Football Group (CFG).

As such, it would be legally inaccurate to describe City as state-owned, despite Sheikh Mansour’s prominent political positions in the UAE and Abu Dhabi, its capital.

Although the correspondence has been sealed by the FCDO, there is no indication as to what has been said between them and the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi other than the fact City’s Premier League charges have been mentioned.

The UK and UAE has a positive bilateral relationship and in September 2021, the UAE pledged to invest £10billion (now $12.2bn) in UK clean energy, technology and infrastructure. This was in addition to previous investments totalling more than £1billion.

Since City was sold to Sheikh Mansour in September 2008, the club have won seven Premier League titles, three FA Cups, six EFL cups and one Champions League, as well as establishing CFG.

CFG operates a multi-club model, whereby the parent company owns or has stakes in multiple clubs around the world. CFG has full ownership of New York City in the USA and Melbourne City in Australia, as well as Manchester City.

The group also has investment in clubs in China, India, Japan, Uruguay, Bolivia, Belgium, Brazil and Italy.