If you’re going to constantly target Manchester City with negative coverage, don’t act surprised when City fans fight back. Look at the biggest football media platforms Sky Sports, TNT and the major football accounts. Time and time again, the conversation around City is framed through the negative. Then, when supporters challenge that narrative and defend their club, they’re somehow portrayed as the problem. No. City fans have every right to push back. You cannot bombard a fanbase with one-sided criticism and then demand silence when they defend their club. If the media wants to scrutinise City, fine but scrutiny should come with consistency, context and the same standards applied across football. City fans don’t have to sit quietly while their club is constantly dragged. They’re entitled to defend their badge, challenge the coverage and call out what they see as hypocrisy. That isn’t victimhood. That’s standing up for your club.

I’d like to clear the air on what y’all have been saying about City’s transfers being “shady.” Haaland was £51m because City activated his release clause when it became active. Chelsea’s huge proposals came a year earlier, when Dortmund were still refusing to sell him. Different situation, different contract terms. Cherki was cheap because Lyon were in a position where the deal had a relatively low fixed fee, with the structure of his contract and the timing of the transfer affecting the price. And on Guéhi, Palace didn’t just turn down Liverpool’s £35m and then hand him to City for £20m. Liverpool’s deal broke down because Palace couldn’t get a replacement over the line. By the time City came in, the situation had changed and Guéhi was closer to the end of his contract. That’s the part people keep leaving out.Put the full context behind these deals before calling them shady. #114charges #ManCity

Etihad was NOT TIME BARRED! The contract was examined by the CAS judges and deemed to be ok.

Man U and Liverpool players were caught and banned for match fixing in 1915 Liverpool fans were involved in the Heysel disaster that killed 39 Juventus fans and injured around 600 people in 1985 Barcelona is being investigated in the Negreira case Arsenal manager George Graham was found guilty of taking illegal payments in 1995 Chelsea was found guilty of 74 breaches and punished Real Madrid was found guilty of breaching FIFA rules over the registration of foreign minors and was punished with a transfer ban in 2016 Tottenham was found guilty of making illegal payments to players in 1994 But somehow, it’s Manchester City’s owners putting money into their own business that became the biggest problem in football. Continue with the hypocrisy. #114charges #ManCity

You spat on a child. On camera. And got a second chance. They put money in the club and built it. Tell me which one is a stain again? @Carra23

A question to @David_Ornstein According to your video seen on @TheAthleticFC podcast You said the is a world where we are having a completely different conversation when we get to the end of the journey… Meaning the is a chance city are innocent in the end of all this Why didn’t you include that in your initial report??

⚖️ Manchester United v Empoli, CAS 2013/A/3432: a claim that FIFA training compensation is “disproportionate” is not a conclusion—it is a proposition requiring proof. The burden rests on the party making the allegation. CAS was clear: assertion is not evidence.

I want every single @ManCity fan to know I am here; more than ever. I am, always have been, always will, be behind my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players, staff, Enzo and you, our unique supporters. Let me be clear: we will get through this together. I love you all 🩵

Funnily enough, fans of United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs are fuming at City for breaking the rules and gaining an unfair advantage, while their own clubs have spent more or less the same amount of money in that period, just without the same results. It should be fans of Newcastle, Villa and the likes who should be fuming that their owners couldn’t do the same to give their clubs an advantage. But ironically, they’re on City’s side because they understand that these rules are in place to protect the elite and stunt the growth of their clubs.

🚨List of everything Manchester city owners have done for Manchester and England. - Bought Manchester City in 2008 and invested heavily in East Manchester’s regeneration. - Invested hundreds of millions into the Etihad Campus and surrounding East Manchester. - Built the £200m City Football Academy on around 80 acres of former industrial land. Remediated contaminated former industrial land and transformed it into a major sports, education and community campus. - Created thousands of construction and employment opportunities, with significant work going to local and North West businesses. -Built facilities supporting Manchester City’s men’s and women’s teams, academy and community programmes. - Helped bring Connell Co-op College to the Etihad Campus, providing education for local young people. -Contributed £3m towards public swimming facilities at East Manchester Leisure Centre. Helped create the Beswick Hub, bringing together sport, education, health and community facilities. - Supported the Manchester Institute of Health & Performance, providing health and sports-science services beyond professional football. -Invested in the expansion of the Etihad Stadium and continued development of the surrounding campus. - Invested alongside partners in Co-op Live, creating a major new 23,500-capacity entertainment arena in East Manchester. Continued investing in the wider Etihad Stadium expansion and entertainment district, representing hundreds of millions in additional investment. -Supported City in the Community programmes helping thousands of Manchester residents through football, education, health and employability initiatives. -Funded community football and multi-sport pitch improvements across Greater Manchester. -Provided free football opportunities for young people through City Kicks. -Supported programmes helping young people at risk of serious youth violence. Supported young patients and families at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. -Created education and employability opportunities for young people through City in the Community. -Used the Etihad Campus during COVID-19 to support NHS workers, nursing training, testing and vaccination efforts. -Worked with Manchester City Council on employment initiatives, including jobs fairs connecting local people with employers. Supported elite and community sport by making facilities available to athletes and sporting organisations. -Invested in environmental improvements, biodiversity and green-space projects around the Etihad Campus. -Donated surplus equipment and furniture from the club to community organisations in Manchester. -And perhaps one of the most symbolic acts: Sheikh Mansour bought the 1904 FA Cup — Manchester City’s first FA Cup and the oldest surviving FA Cup trophy — at auction and arranged for it to remain on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester. The overall result has been a transformation of the Etihad area into a major hub combining football, education, health, entertainment, employment and community facilities.

I have taken time to read part of the Verdict of the PL. Man some parts are so embarrassing. 1. They literally rejected every witnesses testimony in the process and went on with their own decisions 2. They rejected every prove that city sent in defense of the case and went on with their own decisions Conclusions so far; it’s so impartial on the side of the tribunal to neglect every witness and any evidence city provided Question is, on what basis then did they judge the case if evidences are rejected and not considered? It’s more like the Tribunal went with the findings of the PL from when they accused city. I now understand, Soriano’s statement Guys relax

And this is where the battle begins - to demonstrate that the Premier League is none of the following, ‘… an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence.’ #TrustKhaldoon @ManCity #SiegeMentality

None of this is new, and none of it is anything to fear. A commission tainted by Red Cartel allegiances was always going to find us guilty. We were guilty from the day this whole circus began. A process that was meant to be confidential has leaked to the press before any official publication. That alone tells you it was never about establishing the facts. It was about breaking this football club. We appeal. We take it to a forum where evidence, not narrative/opinions, decides the outcome. This is war. Come on Citeh.

As always, City have remained calm and in control, rather than getting caught up in the hysteria we often see across social media. That’s why I never formed an opinion on it until I heard directly from my club. Following City’s statement today, it reinforces why I will always back my club. I won’t make a judgment until they’ve had the chance to speak for themselves. If my club has done wrong, I’ll still support them while admitting they’ve got it wrong. But they’ve remained consistent in their position, they maintain their innocence, and that’s good enough for me. So far today I’ve been called a cheat, a scumbag, told I should go back to infant school, told “I hope your wife cheats on you so you know how it feels”, and told that the whole football world is disgusted by people like me. All because I support Manchester City. The hysteria from some opposition supporters is absolutely incredible, and so much of it is driven by headlines that people react to without ever reading beyond them. The truth is, most people do not know all the facts. Yet that hasn’t stopped people passing judgment, or former players and pundits piling in with their own opinions. If City are ultimately found guilty of wrongdoing, I will hold my hands up and say how disappointed I am in my club. I’ve never said otherwise. But until then, City remain consistent and defiant in their position, and as a supporter I’m entitled to back my club. That is what football supporters do. What I find genuinely sad is how quickly football debate now turns into personal abuse. Grown men and women, many with families of their own, hounding complete strangers online simply because they support a different football club. Manchester City’s success over the last 10–15 years has clearly created a huge amount of resentment, but football rivalry should never become an excuse for personal attacks. Disagree with me. Criticise City. Debate the allegations. That’s football. But abusing ordinary supporters because they refuse to condemn their own club before everything has been properly decided? That says far more about the person sending the abuse than the person receiving it. I suspect it will drag on and probably end in some sort of compromise or stalemate. My own feeling is that the Premier League will eventually make something stick, resulting in a substantial fine for City and possibly a points deduction. But anyone who genuinely believes City are simply going to be stripped of all their titles and relegated is, in my view, getting carried away with what they want to happen rather than what is realistically likely to happen. Whatever the eventual outcome, the obsession surrounding it has been extraordinary. Rivalry is one thing, but when people are spending every waking hour posting about another football club, you do have to wonder when football stopped being something to enjoy and became something people allowed to consume them.

Did all the clubs who missed out on European football after Liverpool got English teams banned for 5 years get compensation ?????

If City had sold the leasehold on the Etihad to themselves in 2012 at a profit, and some other real estate a couple of years later (as we’ve seen recently with Chelsea, Everton, Villa et al) instead of the alleged disguised sponsorship sums, would they have broken any PSR rules?

I have tried to explain the following several times over the last year and I'm going to try again as some are persisting with the idea there is no CAS equivalent in this process and they are wrong. Rule X.37 does indeed prevent a club from running to the High Court just because they don't like how a panel interpreted a specific football rule. Clear. But as City’s massive victory over the old APT rules proved, the Premier League cannot write handbook rules that override UK statutory law. If their rules constitute a legal definition of a "restrictive practice," the private tribunal must strike them down and if the tribunal fails to do so, the High Court remains the ultimate backstop. It's the difference between an appeal against a ruling (which Rule X.37 blocks) and a challenge to the underlying legality of the rules themselves. When Manchester City took on the Premier League over the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, they were not using Section X to "appeal" a punishment. Instead, they launched an offensive lawsuit using Section X as the required venue to test the legality of the regulations under UK Competition Law. This distinction reveals why Rule X.37's "No Outside Appeal" clause doesn't mean the Premier League is immune to the High Court. Why is this important? The PL know that City won't hesitate to test if any sanctions breach UK Competition Law. This is why Khaldoon's speech was perfect. It put them on notice, we ain't going to roll over and have our tummies tickled. City took them that far before and the league were humbled because they knew they'd lose in a real court. A real court scrutinising them is the last thing they want. The sanest option for the PL is impose sanctions that do not cross the threshold where they can be challenged against UK Competition Law. This should have a moderating effect on their sanctions discussions. I say should but Masters 'masters' may not allow it, he's their bitch, the decisions aren't his and they and their propagandists in the media are frothing at the mouth. I'm not a lawyer and am happy to be challenged on any of this. But given some of the absolute bollocks I've seen being talked about I had to try to make these points again, this is better than that and I hope some of you are better armed for the fight with this knowledge.

Disciplinary arbitration is a private contractual process. The parties are bound by confidentiality. They cannot litigate the hearing on social media, nor announce the outcome themselves. Only the Tribunal may deliver the verdict—and its reasons. Until then, no legal conclusion.

A letter from the Chairman. 🔗 mancity.co/ChairmanLetter

Interesting times at @ManCity who have almost no debt, have poured hundreds of millions into regenerating their local area and have the best youth system in the country so they must be punished by the PL. @ManUtd sacked half their employees , racked up a £1 billion + debt , funnelled their profits to the Cayman Islands and get to set the PL spending rules. Funny old game as Greavsie used to say.