Some interesting context in the Manchester City verdict is an allusion to 2009/10. The panel say City had "real concern" their total losses for that year would eclipse a record set by Chelsea in 2006 of £140m. "The Club was adamant it should not break [it]." This led to concerns "large losses" were also on the horizon for the next five years, and fears the club would not be FFP compliant. The panel say it was against this backdrop that the "disguised funding scheme" was born. "The Club devised a plan to disguise shareholder funding as ‘commercial partner revenue.’"

So they are admitting the the Abu Dhabi government supplied money to these companies to pay sponsorship 😂

By the way, the 2018 charges aren't the last. They have also been charged for failing to provide documents from 2018-2023, the PL has also requested 2024 and 2025 and all have been refused. The PL will go after them for the later years, and then they will be "repeat" offenders, with even worse punishment than the first time. Man City are going bye bye, it is very simple.

NEW: Man City verdict - Independent Football Regulator chair David Kogan raises how they have "powers to assess the suitability of owners, directors and executives and we will use these powers where appropriate", saying the case "raises serious issues." Full statement

Yes because I am sure Fulham and Utd will demand the same amounts for Sponsorship. Fulham used to get 10m a year Max for sponsorship but now all of a sudden Dans company want to give them 100m, not suspect at all

Knowing Everton if they did get a rich owner it probably would be someone who’s done a Frank Abangale and is actually broke with cheques bouncing everywhere

The most hilarious thing out of this is Newcastle fans thinking they are City. You mofos would be crying the most if you still had John Hall as owner

If the guilty verdicts against Manchester City stand then Liverpool will have suffered more than anyone. As well as two title near misses under Jurgen Klopp and the defeat to City in the 2016 League Cup final, there was the 2013-14 title race when Brendan Rodgers’ side were dramatically beaten to the big prize by City. If Manchester City had played by the rules and not possessed such squad depth would Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, whose cruel slip against Chelsea proved so costly, have got the crowning glory to his career that he craved? The prospect of titles being reallocated seems unlikely. Football is about memories and moments, and they can’t be restored years after the events. The sheer scale of City’s offences provides vindication for FSG, who for so long argued that that the rules weren’t being either properly respected or enforced. But this is no victory. How can it be when you were robbed of so much by financial doping? 📝 @JamesPearceLFC 🔗 nyti.ms/3Th4Opz

Yes because the owners owns all of them 😂

Twitter man. What a place everyone is an expert

Lawyers on £400,000 a week couldn’t defend a single charge of 115 BUT fear not, mcscotty808 has “read the majority of the documents” and has found holes in the case! A lifeline here for Manchester City!

Not sure what he’s doing but shouldn’t be lifting that weight and you can tell by his arms it’s not really working. All he’s gonna do is probably gonna give himself tendinitis

They are trying to convince you without cheating you would never have got Guardiola and he would have gone to Utd instead

Some of us have been saying this for years even when our fans were criticising Klopp for not being able to keep up with a cheating organisation

Remembering the time pre David Copperfield doing your accounts

Who cares man. Different ways work for different people as can seen by the clip. Find a way that works for you

hate them more than anything but 97 points against actual cheats and it still wasn’t enough omds

He’s nowhere near 7% he looks good though

He’s living the life in there 😂

It’s mad that pundits as journos are coming out as if it’s shocking when this was some of the stuff going on in 2022