Thoughts on the Manchester City story. The immediate reaction was to check the fixtures and see who they are playing next. Liverpool. Away. The Kop is going to be in particularly strident voice. Even if City appeal this devastating judgement on financial breaches, the court of terrace opinion across football will still be a chorus of disapproval.
Anger is in the air – at the alleged offences and the time taken for judgement to be reached. And that anger, mixed in with a large pouring of schadenfreude will be heard. Especially as Liverpool missed out on a title and a League Cup to City in the period under review.
This is not yet full-time in the seismic meeting of the Premier League versus City. There may even be extra time if City, as expected, appeal the independent panel’s judgement on the majority of the financial charges laid against them. Once more unto the breach, m’learned friends?
City have 14 days to appeal the judgement but it could be months before it is heard. As City can’t then appeal to CAS under PL rules, this long, expensive, exhaustive legal process is at least nearing an end and the result, pending any appeal, is a nightmare for City.
This, also, is a problem for Government, given City’s Abu Dhabi ownership and the UK’s trading and diplomatic links with the UAE. There should, of course, be questions asked about those in power at City if they’re found culpable of these breaches. Fit and proper? There could, of course, be individual claims by clubs denied trophies and relegated clubs citing points lost to City and the financial cost of relegation. The ramifications of the judgement are deep and wide.
City’s reaction may prove to look for every avenue of potential recourse, whether to do with time taken, procedure, legal niceties, whatever. City have consistently and vigorously claimed their innocence, and spent 10s of millions on their defence, so it is hard to see them going quietly into the night.
But if their appeal fails they clearly merit the most severe of sanctions. People talk about large fines. Pointless against mega-rich clubs. People talk about transfer bans. Have you seen the size of City’s squad? The average age of their players? (25). And the quality of their academy? Even if some players push to leave, or rival clubs seek to take their players (Real Madrid will surely be on alert), City will still not be short of talent.
If it is confirmed that City broke the rules on an industrial scale than the only suitable punishment is expulsion from the Premier League. If this seems harsh on City’s fans, then consider the thoughts and feelings of fans of other clubs, who played by the rules.
It is important to note that this is different to the oft-stated case of Swindon Town being relegated two divisions in 1990 for irregular payments (later reduced to one). The four-division Football League was a single entity then. The Premier League and EFL are separate competitions with different rules. Anyway, if City were relegated to League One, as some critics desire, how would that be fair on one of the teams rising from League Two being denied promotion?
It seems to me that the suitable sanction, if the appeal fails, is a 50-point punishment to be imposed for this season, in all likelihood guaranteeing relegation. City would then have to fight their way back, and some of the fans might enjoy the journey (no VAR, hurrah). Older City fans can recall fighting up the pyramid from lower. But on their return City should then start their subsequent two seasons in the Premier League with a 20-point handicap. This has to be a sustained as well as severe punishment.
Other punishments? If City’s appeal fails, there will be calls for the eight trophies won during the period in question, 2009-2018, to be wiped and/or handed over to the runners-up. Standing to gain are Manchester United (twice) and Liverpool in the three title races; Stoke City in the FA Cup; Sunderland, Liverpool and Arsenal in the League Cup; as well as Chelsea in the Community Shield.
Do these potential recipients even want the trophies, the sky blue ribbons discreetly removed? They have every cause to feel angry but my hunch is that many fans will simply be content with having the honours stripped from City, wiped from their records, a blank space left in the record books. An accusing asterix for all time.
Even with fans innately defiant, City enter a dark period. Every press conference with Enzo Maresca will have a sub-text. In every interview with a player lurks have a painful question. Those many, many good staff at the club with nothing to do with any wrongdoing, totally blameless individuals, will feel the tension and the criticism. Fans who love the club will doubtless back them. It’s what fans do.
The Premier League's image as a competition has been damaged by this. The Premier League's image as an organisation capable of strong governance has been enhanced by this. The oft-criticised CEO Richard Masters deserves praise for his persistence and patience. But, beginning at Anfield and continuing, this story really isn’t quite close to full-time yet.
OP pertama cerita kalau di Korea dulu, setiap kali libur panjang dan waktunya makan, laki-laki dan perempuan otomatis duduk terpisah di meja makan. Separah itu budaya patriarkinya 😭
Biasanya makan laki-laki disiapkan dengan semua lauk yang baru dibuat, sampai mejanya penuh banget. Sementara meja makan perempuan rasanya seperti cuma mengumpulkan makanan yang tersisa untuk dimakan.
Kurang lebih kayak gini mejanya. Meja makan buat laki laki gede kokoh gitu ya, tapi meja makan buat perempuan bulet kecil 😭
Ini namanya tari Dero, asalnya dari Sulawesi Tengah kalau ga salah di daerah dekat2 kota Poso, di wilayah suku Pamona, tapi ada yang bilang dari Sulawesi Selatan atau Sulawesi Tenggara juga. Soalnya di daerah2 itu ada yang nariin juga.
Ini justru tarian yang menurutku oke banget buat dilestariin, karena filosofinya juga bagus, tentang kebersamaan dan ungkapan rasa syukur masyarakat suku Pamona. Dan juga konon ini juga tarian pemersatu masyarakatnya karena yang ikut menari siapapun mereka, tua muda, kaya miskin, semua sama dan semuanya sama2 berpegangan tangan
CMIWW~
Di Indonesia kamu bisa kaya secara wajar itu sampe hartamu 50 milyar.
Di atas itu, maka bisa dipastikan kamu salah satu (atau lebih) di antara 5 ini:
1. Eksploitasi pekerja
2. Eksploitasi alam
3. Pemburu rente (termasuk korupsi)
4. Kaya dari lahir (warisan)
5. Outlier aja
Saya mulai ragu, Prabowo yang sekarang jadi Presiden, apakah betul Prabowo yg dulu kita kenal dan merupakan putra dari Sumitro?
Coba dicek....
Kalau putra Sumitro mestinya tahu, bahwa ayah-nya sangat menentang sentralisasi, semua kewenangan ditarik ke pusat. Pak Mitro mendukung otonomi daerah, memperjuangkan keadilan ekonomi bagi daerah.
Pak Mitro sangat membela kepentingan daerah, sampai bersebrangan dgn Presiden masa itu, dan dicap pemberontak.
Prabowo yang saat ini jadi Presiden, malah menarik semua kewenangan daerah, memangkas hak keuangan daerah, dan melemahkan otonomi daerah. Jadi,... .apa betul dia ini anak Sumitro. Jangan2 orang lain yang menyamar.
Orang Eropa ke Indonesia:
1) Beli tiket pesawat
2) Datang
3) Bayar visa on arrival di bandara, 500 ribu
4) Selamat datang di Indonesia!
Orang Indonesia ke Eropa:
1) Apply visa ke visa application center,
2) Nunggu jadwal available
3) Kumpulin dokumen ke VAC isinya:
a) Tiket pesawat
b) Rekening koran buat bukti finansial
c) Bukti hotel nginep di tempat tujuan
d) Surat keterangan bekerja dari kantor biar gak dianggep nyari kerja ilegal di sana
e) Rencana perjalanan harus lengkap detail sampai jam-jamnya
f) Tiket perjalanan antarkota di sana
g) SKCK biar gak dikira kriminal buron kabur ke luar negeri
h) Bukti bayar pajak setahun terakhir
4) VAC kirim dokumen ke kedutaan negara tujuan
5) Dihubungi lagi, "ini dokumennya masih kurang"
i) Slip gaji bulanan
j) Kartu keluarga
k) Surat undangan dari pihak tujuan
l) Semua harus diterjemahkan ke bahasa Inggris pakai penerjemah tersumpah
m) Ijazah S1
n) Ijazahnya jangan lupa di-apostile dulu
6) Disubmit lagi sama VAC ke kedutaan.
7) Ditolak karena "insufficient fund" soalnya rekeningnya isinya menyedihkan
8) Nabung lagi sampai rekeningnya isinya cukup
9) Ulangi lagi langkah 3-6 sampai disetujui visanya.
10) Visa diterima
11) Berangkat ke Eropa
12) "Welcome!"
Sejarah Indonesia adalah produk pilihan politik.
Buku ini membongkar rahasia gelap bagaimana para nasionalis sengaja memilih dan memanipulasi masa lalu untuk menciptakan identitas bangsa yang tidak pernah ada.
Buku2 paling ga berguna yg pernah gw beli dawg, kalo bisa ngulang waktu ga akan gw mau ngeluarin sepeserpun untuk beli buku non fiksi begini dan ngeluangin waktu untuk baca 😭
Mending buat beli komik
Yg berdalih bahwa lawan2an perlu ngajak elit agamawan sbg "pelopor," ni karena egk liat konteks lawan2an abad 19-20 berbau "Ratu Adil" karena mereka bingung utk sampaikan kondisi sulit yg mereka hadapi makanya cari pelarian ke harapan simbolik kyk "datangnya sang penyelamat," dll
Semua mobil Listrik tidak aman buat parkir N (Netral) Karena dia Gak Off kalau di N itu dia posisi Stanbye, jadi masih konsumsi listrik dari aki nya,
itu seharusnya jadi basic standar buat informasi, nah apa hubungannya dengan parkir paralel (parkir paralel itu parkir lurus di jalur keluar masuk kendaraan karena parkiran penuh jadi biasa di dorong maju atu mundur dan posisi haru N),
2-3 jam sehari dalam waktu 6 bulan selesai tuh mobil listrik akinya pasti Soak,
Chrismenda Saiya, mahasiswa hukum di Ambon, menulis skripsi soal pengerekan bendera Republik Maluku Selatan dgn standard internasional. Ia bukan makar seperti biasa ditafsirkan polisi, jaksa dan hakim Indonesia https://t.co/1RaY6IUlAy
Berikut artikel saya di Kompas, 18 Agustus 2026, “ Odysseus dan Tali Republk” (bebas akses )
https://t.co/1MgZocXqRK
Kekuasaan, seperti laut, punya godaannya sendiri. Kapal itu selamat bukan karena nakhodanya kuat. Kapal selamat karena sang nakhoda tahu ia bisa lemah.
Institusi lahir bukan karena manusia selalu bijak, tetapikarena kita tahu suatu hari kita bisa khilaf atausewenang-wenang.