Kippax42

Glory Hunting for too long

[Valuball @valuball]

Pep Guardiola’s era is coming to an end. How did he perform over 9 seasons, judged on squad cost? (excl. 2025/26 no data yet)
The Pep era in one chart.

Man City: the highest squad cost in the league and they sit above the line, meaning they overdelivered even on that spend. Most expensive squad AND best value.

Man Utd: spent just as big. Landed 25 performance points lower. 👀
Over 9 seasons and a trophy haul nobody’s matched, Pep sits comfortably above the average line.

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Measurements
Squad Cost = 0.75×Wages + Amortisation + Agent Fees + Player Impairment − Net Player Sales (UEFA’s squad cost basis)

Performance Score (0-100): blends league points, final position AND cup/Europe progression into one number - league weighted highest.

Plot one vs the other = who actually gets value for money. 📊

Credit visual inspiration: @gregorypcordell who designed a similar fantastic chart.

[Hoss @Hossylass]

Kemi mostly works a 4 day week (friday sittings are rare), and gets around 17weeks holiday a year, a very generous pension, and a golden handshake if she gets fired by her constituents.
I suggest people remind her to reel her neck in when it comes to defining 'deserving'.

[Coolagorna @trueclausefour]

Kemi Badenoch claimed 4k a month council tax on her Grade 2 listed Farmhouse on her expenses

Nice if you can get it..Not so nice when taxpayers are paying the bill..

[MCFC Fans Foodbank Support @MCFCfoodbank]

City's new personal attendance policy is the first of its kind in English football - disproportionately impacting the elderly, disabled, maternity, carers, shift workers, long distance fans and much more.

It doesn't need workarounds or ad-hoc exemptions, it needs reversing.

[Kevin De Bruyne @KevinDeBruyne]

The end of a beautiful chapter! 💙

[Kippax42 @leepy33]

You’ve done alright I suppose @KevinDeBruyne it’s been an absolute pleasure! All the best to you and all your family

[The City Ramble @TheCityRamble]

@ManCity A picture of mostly season ticket holders, or Blues who live and breathe this football club.

Shame at this rate any future moments like this won’t have the same emotion in the terraces.

Do the right thing please 💙

[. @LouiseRawAuthor]

YOU WERE LITERALLY HOME SEC WHEN THE JAY REPORT INTO GROOMING GANGS WAS PUBLISHED!

YOU WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN REFUSING TO IMPLEMENT ITS 20 RECOMMENDATIONS!

Spare victims the fake sympathy now.

[Man City Disabled Supporters Association @Man_City_DSA]

Please share this across all platforms. MCDSA is launching a GoFundMe campaign to help disabled fans who have been hit with unfair and discriminatory parking charges by Manchester City. Please click here to donate: https://t.co/qbFBz3V1ug

[Jay Motty @JayMotty]

This is better than any speech from a politician we’ve heard recently 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

Election Special 4: The Conservatives.

[John O'Connell @jdpoc]

Before the Tory Manifesto comes out tomorrow, a reminder of the 2019 Manifesto.

Promises: 42.
Delivered: 2, and 1 of those only partially.

In addition, Tories have reneged, reversed, or abandoned 362 policies pledges and promises.

Don’t. Believe. A. Word.

[Nathan Oswin @nathan_oswin]

On last nights #ITVDebate Rishi Sunak told everyone to judge him by his actions.

"You saw what I did during the pandemic" he said.

Well, here's what we know he got up to during the biggest crisis our country has faced since the second world war.

🧵

[The Exploding Heads @Exploding_Heads]

This man is also coming on tour

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Victoria Derbyshire, "Look at what you're doing to young people.. You're going to force them to do National Service.. You've tripled their tuition fees.. You froze the threshold at which they have to start paying back their student loan.. You've extended the student loan repayment terms from 30 to 40 years.. Meaning many graduates will be paying off their debts in their 60s.. You've invested only a third of what was recommended by the catch up tsar to help kids catch up after the pandemic.. Rents rose nearly 9% in the last year.. And houses at their most expensive since 1876.. Have the Tories got a problem with young people?"

Mark Harper, "No, not at all"

[Beed @Beed_mcfc]

I've been given a Kevin de Bruyne signed shirt, comes in a presentation box including a certificate of authenticity. I'm going to do a raffle & donate all proceeds to my just giving page to raise money for @RMCHosp @RMCH_Ward86.
Tickets are £2.50 each or 10 for £20.
Pls RT

[Andrew Dettmer @AndrewDettmer]

1/5 A lot of United fans love to talk about “where would City be without the 2008 takeover,” but they never seem to want to discuss:

Where would United be without City helping save them from bankruptcy in the 1930s by colluding with them to stop Manchester Central?

[Fernandinho @fernandinho]

One step away from making history, WELL DONE @ManCity 🙌🏾🙏🏾👊🏾👏🏾

[Mario Balotelli @FinallyMario]

Man utd ... LOL

[MCFC Fans Foodbank Support @MCFCfoodbank]

Brilliant stance @SpionKop1906 👏

Our clubs' contempt for meaningful engagement with supporters should be shown up for what it is, whether it's Liverpool, City, or any of the 17 Premier League clubs who raised prices this season in a cost of living crisis. #StopExploitingLoyalty