So if City's owners had borrowed massively and just loaded the club with debt, over the period in question, the club would still have had all their success, but would not have these charges hanging over them.
Just take a moment to think about that one.
It's bizarre.
I’ll never forget how fans from these mid-table clubs celebrated this verdict like they had finally defeated Manchester City.
Now Manchester City have appealed, Etihad are getting their lawyers involved and this case is nowhere near finished.
You people celebrated way too early. Daddy Khaldoon is about to remind you why Manchester City are the worst club to pick a legal fight with.
I genuinely think City fans need to prepare themselves for what’s coming.
Every game from here is going to be hostile as fuck.
The boos, the chants, the banners, the “cheats” comments, social media… all of it.
Don’t let that shit get in your head.
People are going to try their hardest to make supporting City feel embarrassing or unbearable.
Don’t give them that.
Back the club. Back the players. Back each other.
It’s gonna be rough for a while, but fuck it.
We’ll get through it.
Soriano called the independent commission "the Premier League commission". Called the 40-pager core decision "Premier League's opinion". And called the entire case against City "Premier League's conspiracy theory."
Nasty.
In 2023, nine Premier League clubs reportedly wanted Man City removed from the Champions League after UEFA’s made a sentence of financial fair play case against them. Ever since then, I’ve seen Premier League clubs differently.
To me, it feels less like competition and more like envy of what City have built, the players, the manager, the success, and the global status.
Instead of building their own clubs, they’re obsessed with bringing City down. .
“Very soon we'll look back at this and recognise it as another time in our history when we dealt with adversity and overcame it together.”
This is my CEO, man. There's no backing down.
This is WAR, and it has begun. I'll never stop believing in the people leading this club. I'll never stop supporting this club.
Come on, Citeh! 🩵
Football Twitter 🗣️: “Manchester City have been found guilty of 114 out of 115 charges.”
City chairman 🗣️: “We are innocent.”
Make I leave City chairman and believe you wey dey lunch tweet for me from Ẹ̀p���̀? 😭😂💀
#MCFC #ManCity #FootballTwitter #PremierLeague
Khaldoon Al Mubarak. Ferran Soriano. The men leading this beautiful football club are confident. Confident that whatever has been thrown at us, we will defeat it. I'm taking that into my heart. I'll stand with Citeh until my very last breath.
🚨 | BREAKING: Liam Gallagher says he has been told by someone in a “very, very high position” that if #ManCity lose their appeal, the punishment would be a FINE and TRANSFER BAN — and nothing more.
[via @liamgallagher]
Khaldoon Al Mubarak basically told the entire media to keep crying about the 115 charges against Man City and casually reminded everyone that we have Anfield and PSG next because the dominance literally never stops.
The earlier City try to resolve it, the better. It will definitely affect their ability sign players or top coaches. Having the case still hovering over their heads would make potential signings wonder if it’s safe to sign for them or not.