7 reasons why the FA can’t afford to relegate Manchester City the league biggest asset 👇
1. The Premier League could lose its influence and relevance in European football.
2. Lower global TV audiences.
3. Star players could leave English football.
4. Lower commercial sponsorship value.
5. Less international fan interest.
6. Fewer blockbuster fixtures and rivalries.
7. Smaller shared revenue pot.
As the UAE said, relegating City would have a bigger effect on the Premier League than people realise. #114charges
🚨 PREMIER LEAGUE, THINK TWICE. 🩵
If Manchester City are relegated after being crowned champions and competing at the highest level for years, the consequences could go far beyond City.
1️⃣ The Premier League could lose one of its biggest representatives in Europe.
2️⃣ Players like Haaland may question their future in England and look elsewhere.
3️⃣ Top players could become more cautious about joining Premier League clubs, knowing clubs can face severe consequences years later.
4️⃣ Wealthy owners may think twice about investing in English football after seeing what happened to City and Abramovich’s Chelsea.
5️⃣ City’s historic records — including four Premier League titles in a row — could be viewed differently if the club’s achievements are later challenged.
Manchester City have been one of the faces of the Premier League across England, Europe and the world. 🌍🩵
So ask yourself: if City were not worthy of those titles, why were they crowned champions in the first place?
Every action has consequences.
Think twice. If you need to think thrice, do it. Avoid regrets.
Good luck. 🩵
VAR has to make decisions based on the pictures and angles available from broadcast. VAR can’t make calls on what they think happened as that is about probability, subjective not objective. The Neco Williams’ “handball or not handball” story smacks of poor process. This story is ultimately about how football wants to use technology - applying it immediately or open-ended?
Waiting 48 hours and searching through picture libraries for an angle that might prove a decision right runs totally against the original intention of VAR. It’s supposed to be swift. It’s not supposed to be extensively, time-consumingly forensic. VAR is in danger of forgetting its remit and losing its way.
@sufferingspurs Nobody seems to remeber, that before Spurs started this journey, there was no such thing as the big 6. Tottenham first had to work to be in a discussion when the "top 4" was mentioned.
"The rules are there to protect the big 6". First of all: that phrase is mediamade and means nothing. Who cares!
Second of all: when spurs started this journey, that now allows them to spend, the phrase was "the big 4".
They've done all they can to become relevant.