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Brilliant piece
Ever feel you’ve been cheated? Consequences could be profound after Manchester City guilty verdict
Premier League could be hit hard by aftermath, while Manchester City fans may know they took 30 years to recover from a guilty verdict in 1906 - @jonawils
theguardian.com/football/202…
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Manchester City cheated and should be punished. But the rules they broke are ridiculous and should be scrapped. Let owners spend their own money! Football shouldn't turn away donors. Just turn away bad actors and sportswashers. Me @FT as.ft.com/r/1c3efdde-5cde-42…
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There you go.
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🟢 PODCAST: New episode
The State of Manchester City - where football meets geopolitics....
@goldbergradio is joined by Dr Jan Zglinski
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4fu…
Watch: piped.video/e-eGJ5g2lic?si=oRoz…
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substack.com/home/post/p-211… Into the 1967/68 FA Cup fifth round The Phantom Flan Flinger takes us, as the script of the First Division clubs is largely adhered to, although it seems Arsenal forgot to post a copy to Birmingham City... Tranmere also make Everton work. Twin Towers loom.
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substack.com/home/post/p-216… While, just in case you missed it on Friday, @Scraggy_74 brings all the 'latest' headlines from September 1981, as a Scunthorpe United central defender is up before the beak, Steve Daley has a choice to make, and Wilf Aves has blisters...
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When people being interviewed ask why the PR pro has to sit in on the interview, this is why. We’ve all been there!
(Also, hello @CharlotteSefto1 👋)
this version is even better 😭😭 charles looking at her, her shaking her head and him looking away, noticing he said more than he should
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Commercial revenues accounted for as much as 53% of total revenue in the 2012/13 season. Just four sponsors provided 43% of all funds flowing into #ManCity’s budget during the season under analysis. Between 2009 and 2019, commercial revenue grew by 1,161%.
🚨 It is shocking that four sponsorship deals (£115.5m) between #ManCity and entities linked to the UAE accounted for as much as 81% of commercial revenue (£143m) in the 2012/13 season. This excerpt from the report comes from a valuation conducted by the agency Octagon
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A cracking read, this
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | 1978: THE BIRTH OF MONEYED FOOTBALL by Ryan Foley
The tumultuous yet captivating story of a year when new clashed with old, madness gave way to genius and innovation collided with custom.
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As I was saying, referee blows whistle at Oldham, & both teams go off for half time, while Oldham players complain about the whistle being blown too soon.
Cut to smaller goals being carried on, for the halftime entertainment, with the ref waving frantically the players back on
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Depending on what exactly comes out of the City judgment, this Everton appeal is now all the more significant. It will likely set important precedent for how clubs can claim damages from each other for rule breaches, which will impact the claims that could be brought against City
EXCL: Laurence Rabinowitz KC, dubbed the “saviour of Everton”, has been called in for the club’s appeal against Burnley, which is scheduled for January. LR will again team up with James Segan KC, in a hugely consequential decision for English football.
thelawyer.com/the-silk-who-s…
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Imagine having your thought process so warped by blind tribalism.
Raise the price of petrol and diesel, @MansourBinZayed.
Let’s see what decision they come to after that.
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Your @CountyChamp 2026 champions 🏆
🐻 #YouBears
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To illustrate Man City's aggressive, intimidatory approach to journalists asking Qs, here's a piece from last Dec, paywalled then, now free. Docs & legal letters show process.
REVEALED: Manchester City legal letters where the main aim was to get me sacked
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