FFP/PSR is fine, not the issue tons of top clubs have already admitted to similar breaches/ can classify under aribitrary decisions taken in 2009. However, financial fraud ie lying to financial agencies/during audit is the bigger crime and elephant in the room
People who take FFP and charges this seriously are a threat to humanity. The biggest clubs in 2009 decided to create rules to protect their interests and people genuinely uphold it as gospel.
Rodri: “What we did, they cannot take it out of us. It's something that is not paid by money. It's paid with effort, with partnership, with being shoulder to shoulder every day…”
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Here's my theory about what has happened. Ornstein's story about only being cleared of 1 of the 115 was horseshit. What he was probably told, which others have reported, is that we were cleared of 1 of the 5 groups of charges that made up the 115, not one of the 115. /1
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/Muxqp4beK9
Pascal Ferré (former editor-in-chief of France Football and former director in charge of organizing the Ballon d'Or): "The voters aren’t naïve. They have both the experience and the judgment needed to assess and gauge a player without having to hear 10 or 15 times that he is the best. When I say that a Ballon d’Or can be lost on the communication front, I mean that when a player occupies the spotlight in an awkward way and gives voters the impression that they are being pushed into a decision. This kind of fuss that some people orchestrate can eventually start to irritate voters. Because at that point, the manipulation is becoming rather obvious." [@le_Parisien]
@lateriser12 Scenarios where he starts vs PSG or Barca are also helpful for his minutes in the prem because he doesn't play 90 ( if City are ahead, maresca is more pragmatic and brings on a Boudaddi to see out the game). If City are chasing, still Maresca subs him to throw on foden/a winger
@lateriser12 I think he's a must have. Even in the worst possible scenario of minutes rotation, he still can deliver a G/A in the 20 mins he plays, plus you have the upside with him and this City team capable of scoring 3 vs any defence in the league at will.
The irony of Yamal saying people just look at stats these days and that anyone who actually watches football knows how good he is (both points I agree with) is that he has evidently never watched Kane and is judging him on goals alone.
It's truly hilarious how our fans ( and tbf in general, fans of the big 6 prem clubs or top clubs elsewhere) refuse to apply basic math and known facts like club financial accounts, all so that they can trust crap sources like capalogy AND/OR remain in delusion about playr wages
Man city paid £408m in wages according to their accounts in 24/25. According to UEFA it’s even higher (due to CFG) and it’s closer to £450m
The UEFA calculation has City player wages at 73% roughly of their total wages. So say 73% of £408m is £300m (in 24/25 mind you… I expect it to be higher in 26/27). Basic calculations has the AVERAGE first team player on £220k a week if you remove the cost of the club component (15%) it’s still 190k a week that an average first team player at man city takes home (base + wages).
People need to realise how much our players get paid…it’s a lot.