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[Ant @antjk1]

@JoshXLs_ @xpi3on6age9 I am not claiming to be an expert here…in theory it could be any of them, but the Etihad deal is the biggest one at 40m+ per season across the period. I cannot see how the disguised funding gets to anywhere near the level accused if the Etihad deal is ok.

[Ant @antjk1]

@PeterOrsi1 @xpi3on6age9 But yes, PL could have more evidence available to them…just not sure what. Hence my later comment re appendix 15

[Ant @antjk1]

@PeterOrsi1 @xpi3on6age9 the CAS award refers to contemporaneous invoices, bank statements and other materials from both city and Etihad so the 6 emails thing is massively misleading. UEFA submitted the 6 emails. City evidence countered that and seemingly won out.

[Ant @antjk1]

@xpi3on6age9 I suppose we have to wait until appendix 15 comes out to find out!

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@xpi3on6age9 CAS actually say they had evidence proving Etihad paid the sponsorship in full (albeit only 3 seasons were referenced) - this is in the final award…so the real question is how did said evidence meet the legal bar of CAS but fail to meet the bar at this commission?

[Ant @antjk1]

@____TJ_______ You are spot on. CAS validated the payments (to the tune of £220m across 3 seasons) as fulfilled entirely by Etihad and is referenced in the final award. @slbsn - why would this commission view things so drastically differently to CAS?

[Ant @antjk1]

@HLTCO @daniel_son79 Christopher samba’s son. His brother is also in city academy.

[Ant @antjk1]

@StattyGeezerFC I would confidently say that Cole will be far the highest scoring surname in premier league history. And then I suspect shearer will be 2nd. I don’t think Johnson will even make the top ten.

My money would be on Alan for first name with shearer and 2 x Smiths plus others

[Ant @antjk1]

@RealTolmie @mancobi I agree to an extent but at his age and with him still relatively inexperienced, I expect that will improve with more games. At CB we can make more of his incredible ability to rescue those on either side of him. We saw it last season and again last night.

[Ant @antjk1]

@cagiago_ @grok What about me @grok

[Ant @antjk1]

@MCFCTone Watch the replay from behind tone. It’s bizarre. The ball lifts ever so slightly as he plants his standing foot just before he kicks it.

[Ant @antjk1]

@MCFCTone O Reilly looking a bit naive at times against seasoned internationals and gundo just cannot follow a runner anymore. He struggled against lesser players than kulusevski this year already and he has been woeful today.

[Ant @antjk1]

@themagic_tophat @slbsn - any thoughts?

[Ant @antjk1]

@HLTCO I remain unsure on how “accurate” these decisions are as I suspect we still have the same frame rate issues with this solution as we do with the others but what they are is both 1) faster and 2) consistent. Both of which will be most welcome in the prem next year!

[Ant @antjk1]

@thegingerwig My first ever favourite player.
Incidentally, His book is a brilliant read if you haven’t read it.

[Ant @antjk1]

@thegingerwig And if I am right on your age, very surprised Paul lake isn’t in the team. Certainly ahead of flitty.

Big fan of flitty as a kid but I would argue Milner or controversially, even Barton, played more of a role for us than he ever did.

[Ant @antjk1]

@thegingerwig Based on your team I suspect we are of a similar age and I don’t think it’s a bad stab.

On the English only basis I might go rogue and put delph at left back. Pearce was too old and bridge was shite and pickings are slim after that.

[Ant @antjk1]

@DomFarrell1986 Epitome of the big game player. Time and time again he saves his best for when it matters

[Ant @antjk1]

@HLTCO Don’t take it personally. He refs every game like that. He is one of the worst we have had in long time.

[Ant @antjk1]

@DomFarrell1986 I remember this fight well. GGG said after 2nd round that he knew that he needed a street fight to win. He said he wasn’t going to outbox brook but that brook didn’t have the power to hurt him. Unfortunately think the damage to brook eye was the start of the end for him.