Stitch

Husband. Father. Gooner.

[Molly @Molly_AFC]

In Sep 2008, this Arsenal team beat Porto 4-0 in Champions League. In same month Abu Dhabi purchased Man City.

Total squad cost for that Arsène Wenger team was ~£38m. Over next 6 years 115 signed 50% of the outfield players from this very team on massive wages, unaffordable to Arsenal. (Clichy, Sagna, Toure, Adebayor, Nasri) financed by illegal financial doping.

[Kyama ⚽ @ElijahKyama_]

Arsenal had to sell their best players & limit their spending under Arsene Wenger ( Emirates stadium). A club with global reach.

But Man City who couldn't fill their stadium were able to generate revenue fast enough to compete with big clubs (2009-18)?

[Melissa Reddy @MelissaReddy_]

Manchester City’s reiteration of their “confidence and intent in proving the club’s innocence” given their “comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence” is incredibly at odds with their own behaviour and the intensity in which they blocked the Premier League’s process of investigation at every step since December 2018.

The scale of their obstructing was revealed in a July 2021 British court judgment. City simply refused to supply information and documents requested by the league, which then issued a disciplinary complaint in August 2019. The club challenged the disciplinary process and the commission that was set up.

The league proposed an ad hoc procedure of appointing a new commission, but City objected to that too. The PL were forced to bring legal arbitration against the club, to be decided by a tribunal of three senior lawyers.

City countered the PL had no power to do that, and challenged the impartiality of the tribunal. That was rejected and the club were again ordered to submit all the documentation and info.

City then appealed to the high court to strike the tribunal down. In March 2021, a judge ruled against the club and that her findings should be published.

City unsuccessfully fought against it being made public knowledge; the judgement published in July illustrated just how hard and long they resisted providing information.

With all that confidence, intent and irrefutable evidence, why the YEARS of non-cooperation and active, intensive blocking?

[Gary Prince @gary_m_prince]

This always failed the "smell" test. Now in light of the announcement yesterday, the relationship between Michael Oliver, these officials & Abu Dhabi regime needs further scrutiny.

https://t.co/o0wvRes7HV

[Tim Stillman ⭐️⭐️ @timstillman_]

Not sure ‘it’s not money’ works on any level whatsoever.

[Tim Stillman ⭐️⭐️ @timstillman_]

Surely the day has come when we stop paying attention to this guy. Not interested in reporting this news by his own admission but happy to repost the quotes of the owner and Rodri. In a right thinking world this guy’s credibility is unrecoverable. An embarrassment.

[LE GROVE @LeGrove]

Hired Maresca for the Championship experience?

[Liam Gallagher @liamgallagher]

Justice dirty cunts

[Out of Context Football Manager @nocontextfm1]

Photo of the day

[Manchester City @ManCity]

Tonight's attendance is 1,086.

[Stuart Hamnett @StreetwisestuV2]

Tweet of the day 🤣🤣

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/Muxqp4beK9

[Harry Mack @harrymack]

I got to freestyle for @McConaughey and @WoodyHarrelson for their new show Brothers on @appletv #AppleTVPartner

[Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT @3cbPerformance]

The lunacy of how a 5-0 error isn't enough for clear and obvious shows how phenomenally stupid the entire process is which is what leads to the inconsistencies and errors. Honestly, sick and tired of this lot. Such a good tool in incompetent hands

[Scott Willis 🏆 @scottjwillis]

We knew the Premier League was ahead of Europe. The extent is getting a little silly now. https://t.co/y2DU3T4e05

[Charles Watts @charles_watts]

The Key Match Incident panel voted 5-0 that the referee made an error and should NOT have awarded Sunderland a penalty against Arsenal.

But they voted in favour (3-2) of VAR not overturning the decision, deem it "did not meet the threshold for a clear and obvious error."

So, a 5-0 vote that the ref was wrong, yet it wasn't clear and obvious.... 😂

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

The start to the Man United 26/27 All or Nothing doc will win an Oscar at this rate.

[The xG Philosophy @xGPhilosophy]

Man City (2.87) 5-3 (4.61) Sunderland