Sam Groarke

Kiwi living in England.... living the dream 😂 CTID 🇳🇿 All Blacks • Man City • ATL Falcons

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

CITEH CITEH CITEH

[Liam Gallagher @liamgallagher]

@mehulg10 MANCHESTER CITY the most ROCK N ROLL football club EVER

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

So City were investigated due to their emails being hacked (no other club has had this) and then it was leaked before the formal announcement…. Ngl, all a bit fishy.

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

Rival fans, laugh at the club but not at the fans. We didn’t do this, know about this or want it.

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@thegingerwig Operating Strongbow is tonight my friend. Enjoying a beer and clocking out soon 😂

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@DominicMurphy97 @barlowjacob We all need to think of each other in these times

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

So many emotional content creating City fans are so negative. Crazy they are questioning now, not when it was happening. Happy to ride the wave then jump off when shit hits the fan then question everything

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@barlowjacob @DominicMurphy97 Now I’ll call it myself also 😂

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@DominicMurphy97 @barlowjacob Was just thinking about you! You know any Stockport County tickets going? 😂

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@ChesnoidGaming How many you really spoken to that actually care or are match going though?

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

Was fun while it lasted. Won’t be on here for a couple days now I think 😂

[LB✌🏽 @Londonblue_2]

Something about this leak really doesn't sit right.

For years we've been told City's case is private, confidential and must be allowed to run its course. Then, before that course has actually finished, Ornstein shares the most explosive part of the outcome.

Cue the entirely predictable pile-on: relegation, titles stripped, expulsion. The media narrative is set, the public outcry follows, and the punishment is effectively being debated and demanded before we've even seen the judgment.

Perhaps that makes absolutely no difference to the people making the decisions. I hope it doesn't. But they're human beings. Is it really unreasonable to question whether that level of media and public pressure could consciously or subconsciously influence the people still tasked with determining the sanctions?

That's why the timing of the leak matters. It has created an external pressure around an unfinished process that simply wouldn't have existed had confidentiality been maintained.

If we're all (City included) are expected to have complete faith in the independence and integrity of this process, I think we're perfectly entitled to question that.

And if this ends up in another legal battle over whether the process was fair and impartial, I suspect this leak could become far more important than people currently realise.

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@Tgarratt10 Seeing as none of us, especially fans of other clubs, know anything as to what we are specifically being charged for, and what is then a reasonable punishment for each, I’m just waiting for the outcome. Hard define fair when we don’t have other examples to go off.

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@Tgarratt10 You believing everything you see now Tom? TopSkillsSportsUk really what you are going off? 😂😂 already been proving incorrect on a different post.

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@DominicMurphy97 @barlowjacob I think I’m getting at, we are taking the word of a journalist with nothing substantial to back it up. This created hysteria which has led to where we are. Until anything formal has been said, I’m staying in my lane

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@DominicMurphy97 @barlowjacob We were guilty as soon as it initially announced a few years ago. Since the statement on Friday, it’s all gone quiet. It’s difficult time at the moment, but AS IT STANDS, nothing has happened. I’ll panic once we know what the final outcome is

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@DominicMurphy97 @barlowjacob We are currently, as it stands, no different as to where we were 1 week ago. A journalist statement was made, now nothing. Everyone needs to chill just a bit

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@joebutters @barlowjacob I understand. I’m just trying to be a slightly positive voice of reason in the absolute sea of negativity. Unfortunately, I was commenting on the panel show last night when all it was, was negative energy, doom and gloom, misery. Coming from content people, it affects viewers.

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@joebutters @barlowjacob I’m talking about the speculation of punishments and what we’ve been done for, in which every soul appears to have their own version of! Apologies, wasn’t clear on that in my last response

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@barlowjacob @joebutters Of which they can, legally, only be allowed to say so much, hence, why people may think it’s a lack of transparency. It’s a legal proceeding, not a classroom debate. Once it all comes out, then we make judgement, until then, people need to stop speculating or panicking!

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

TMO is the winner today #AUSvRSA

[Sam Groarke @SamGroarke6]

@rugby_podcast Very tedious this. On top of the number 1 team in the world playing the style they do. Just not at all attractive for any new comers to enjoy. Shambolic all round.