Sam Gray

Side before self; every time.

[BeanymanSports @BeanymanSports]

“DON'T LET THEM INFLUENCE!” 😡 Daniel Farke questions Leeds bookings and Arsenal crowd pressure

[Eddie Gibbs @eddiegibbs]

‼️ City Are Guilty. Now Make the Punishment Fit the Crime

I’ve written a lot about the Manchester City case over the years and people have often asked me the same question:

What punishment would you impose if the findings survive appeal?

Well, here it is.

Finish this Premier League season, but impose a points deduction sufficient to guarantee relegation and, subject to acceptance, allow the EFL to place them wherever they see fit.

Then:

- No parachute payments.

- 30 point deduction the following season.

- 20 points the season after that.

- 10 points the season after that.

- Three years of severe transfer spending restrictions.

- Strip the domestic honours directly affected, including those after the initial investigatory period, and leave them vacant. No retrospective champions.

- Pay compensation where rival clubs can demonstrate genuine financial loss.

And finally, any owners, directors or senior executives implicated in the wrongdoing (potentially: Sheikh Mansour, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Ferran Soriano, Danny Wilson, Claire Catlin, Txiki Begiristain etc.) should face the regulator’s suitability process and, where they fail it, be banned from English football.

I don’t want Manchester City Football Club destroyed forever. City supporters, Liam Gallagher included, didn’t devise financial schemes or sit around boardroom tables constructing sham arrangements.

I want the competitive advantage gained through years of rule breaking destroyed, and those responsible held accountable.

One enormous points deduction followed by promotion and business as usual wouldn’t cut it.

The consequences should follow City for years.

Because if nine seasons of serious financial wrongdoing can ultimately be overcome with one bad season and a large cheque, what deterrent is there?

Make the punishment hurt. Make it last. Make sure nobody ever considers doing it again.

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Premier League points won in 2026:

🔴 Arsenal: 52
🔵 Manchester City: 50
♦️ Manchester United: 45
🍒 Bournemouth: 37
⚪️ Leeds United: 35

[Stat: @OptaJoe]

[Sam Gray @SamGray69]

@_TheLordAsh_ @BerenCross Why he thought longataff could handle two of the best playermakers in england coming on 🙄

[Leeds United @LUFC]

✍️ 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲?
We are delighted to announce the signing of exciting forward Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, who joins on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt with the option to become a permanent transfer

[Leeds United @LUFC]

✍️ Ne vous couchez pas tout de suite... il reste encore du travail à faire #lufc

[Sam Gray @SamGray69]

@wayne_foley Aye I'm sure I'll get a ticket, just abit miffed that paying for my leeds priority hasn't returned

[Sam Gray @SamGray69]

Leeds Ticket website is a fucking joke. 1000th in que, goes to my turn and kicks you off website. #lufc

Fucking useless. Whats point in near £100 for a membersship

[Sam Gray @SamGray69]

@lufc782 I do yeah, got into the countdown then when it popped up saying it was my turn it kicked me back to the ticket page

[Sam Gray @SamGray69]

@NigelUNI @LUFC It's not on when you spend this much on a priority to gwt these tickets and theyre website has a mare. Everyone in for a dumb ballot now

[Central @WestHam_Central]

@bclufc Wilson and Trafford 😂😂

[UEFA @UEFA]

Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National Associations

[Sam Gray @SamGray69]

@nevz202 @leeds_utd_news Remind us how much you spent on wissa pal

[Sam Gray @SamGray69]

@theadelites Ivan toney though?!

[Phil Hay @PhilHay_]

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[National League on DAZN @DAZN_NationalLg]

OH MY WORD 🤯🤯🤯🤯

YORK HAVE EQUALISED IN THE 102ND MINUTE TO WIN PROMOTION 😱

Watch LIVE NOW at https://t.co/17IGNhwWu5 📺

[York City FC @YorkCityFC]

WE ARE CHAMPIONSSSSSSSSSS

#YCFC 🔴🔵

[York City FC @YorkCityFC]

I DONT KNOW WHO SCORED WEVE SCORED I CANNOT BELIEVE IT