Peter Southwood

Trade Unionist, Football.

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

Daughter asked who I want to win. Blue wife answered 'he wants them both to lose'
I didn't even have to say it myself this time #ManUvEve

[Killian Sundermann @killersundymann]

When a German can’t remember the word and accidentally creates poetry

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

Mate I think you'll find you're just very naughty boys. Crack on.

[Liam Gallagher @liamgallagher]

All this hatred directed at MAN CITY from other clubs should be directed at ARSENAL MAN UTD LIVERPOOL there the 1s who are corrupt and trying to stop other teams from winning things not MAN CITY were trying to help you all out were like Jesus prepared to die on the cross

[Neil Atkinson @Knox_Harrington]

This has always been it. And whenever anyone says "why did the panel take so long?" all of this is a key reason why.

These would rather burst the ball than let anyone else play with it.

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

BREAKING: The Premier League confirm an independent Commission has found Manchester City guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation.

The independent Commission found that between Seasons 2009/10 and 2017/18:

"Manchester City arranged ‘sham’ contracts (which misrepresented the true agreement between the parties) with a number of its commercial partners, as well as relying on ‘sham’ agreements with others, to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs.

"The club filed misstated accounts and concealed the true state of its finances from its auditors and football regulators.

"Manchester City was significantly in breach of both the Premier League’s and UEFA’s spending limits.

"During the Premier League’s investigation, Manchester City committed multiple breaches of its duties of co-operation and utmost good faith towards the League (three of the four alleged breaches were upheld).

"The independent Commission found that Manchester City arranged ‘sham’ commercial deals with a number of its sponsors during the period, which were part of a disguised funding scheme, whereby those companies were only required to pay a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees. The remainder was funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd (ADUG), which owned the club. As part of the scheme, further ‘sham’ arrangements, funded by ADUG, were entered into to enable the club to record lower operating expenses than it actually incurred, as well as a ‘sham’ circular arrangement with Fordham, an entity that purchased the club’s players’ image rights, that was funded by ADUG."

The EPL add: "The purpose of these schemes was found to have been to artificially inflate the club’s revenues, and reduce its costs, by more than £900 million during the affected period, to appear to comply with financial rules. The consequence of this, as the Commission found, was that the club filed misstated accounts and concealed the true state of its finances from its auditors and football regulators. The Commission concluded that ‘by its conduct the club clearly intended to circumvent the PL Rules.

"As a result, Manchester City failed to accurately report its income and expenditure for the purposes of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules and UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Rules. The Commission found that, had all of the relevant agreements been reported accurately in the club’s accounts, it would have been in breach of both the League’s and UEFA’s spending limits by a very substantial amount.

"In addition, during the course of the four-year investigation conducted by the Premier League, the club committed multiple breaches of its duties of co-operation and utmost good faith towards the League. The Commission concluded that the club had ‘made concerted efforts to stop and frustrate the PL investigation."

Richard Masters: “The core decision establishes the facts of what happened at Manchester City during this period. It details how the club systematically broke Premier League Rules for nearly a decade.

“It also vindicates the Premier League’s decision to pursue this case against Manchester City.  While the process to date has been both long and difficult, the League has remained determined that the facts be established independently.

“It is a key responsibility of the Premier League to ensure that the Rules, approved by the clubs themselves, are upheld to protect the integrity of the competition. It is paramount that the League remains competitive and fair for all clubs and for the fans. We take that role extremely seriously.

“This disciplinary case, and this decision, are the most significant in Premier League history. There are elements of the case that remain to be decided, including, importantly, what sanction must follow for these breaches. Now we have the Commission’s decision, we are committed to moving swiftly through the remainder of the process, to provide certainty for the League, our clubs and fans.”

A redacted version of the independent Commission’s findings has been published.

Now that the charges have been proved, the issue of sanction will be addressed separately in a further hearing.

City has the right to appeal the independent Commission’s findings and has until Friday 2 October to exercise that right.

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

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[Nick Harris @sportingintel]

Oasis should release: “Sham. Pain. Supernova”

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

@sportingintel Sorry to hear about the dog Nick

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

Wasn't in to this 2 week International break but then we go and win half a dozen or so *leagues before we even get to the first weekend.
Get In

[The xG Philosophy @xGPhilosophy]

xG = expected guilt

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

So how's that Ineos decision to Sportswash their image getting along? 🤔
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[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK https://t.co/IsXhwqOXdG

[Laurel and Hardy @Stan_And_Ollie]

Whenever Ollie sings and Stan dances, something magical happens. #ShineOnHarvestMoon #LaurelAndHardy

[Paul Nowak @nowak_paul]

Convicted in the US.

Pardoned by Trump.

Record donation to Reform.

Crypto-billionaires. Criminals. People who think they can buy and sell British politics.

That’s who Reform stand for.

That’s who they’ve always stood for.

[Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis]

The media euphemism that Keir Starmer has ‘vacated his seat’ is an utter travesty. Almost as if he accidentally wafted away on a gust of wind.

Be honest. He u-turned on his promise to stay as an MP, deserted his constituents and his party - for what? To go and make money on the international circuit.

The only thing forensic about him is the chalk outline he has left behind instead of a meaningful legacy. A fitting epitaph to the worst PM in our movements history.

Believe me, it’s not personal in anyway. I wish him well.

But we cannot allow the media and others to sugarcoat just how bad his govt was, by the standards OUR movement expects.

We must have an honest analysis of it it. About the toxic culture it fostered, the behaviour it condoned. One that enabled a small clique to bring back Peter Mandelson into the heart of govt.

To expel thousands of members for no reason. To clamp down on the right to protest. To allow a genocide to unfold and do next to nothing about it.

If we don’t ask ourselves how this happened and why, if we don’t interrogate this sorry chapter - then we are doomed to repeat it.

So no, let’s not sugarcoat his legacy.

[Steve Sweeney @SweeneySteve]

They already did!

[Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband]

The UK will stand up for what is right.

[Tom Morello @tmorello]

“WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR CHAINS!” #AlsoHappyLaborDay

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

DOH!

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

@Tommy_Tbone78 It would appear I'm a sharer 😓

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

feeling freaky

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

FFS. Left Twitter unlocked AGAIN🤦‍♂️
#FreakyFriday

[Peter Southwood @PSouthie]

@indykaila Indy Know 😎