Seems a bit harsh to me, but perhaps UEFA wanted to send a message and MCFC just happened to be the first on the naughty step. If there is any justice hopefully we will see Barca, Madrid, PSG, and a few Italian clubs join them.
Maybe if City fans stopped that childish booing of the Champions League anthem then UEFA would be better disposed towards them.
Seems a bit harsh to me, but perhaps UEFA wanted to send a message and MCFC just happened to be the first on the naughty step. If there is any justice hopefully we will see Barca, Madrid, PSG, and a few Italian clubs join them.
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Please read this and point out any inaccuracies (Martin Samuels is one of the best football writers in the business)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ster-City.html
FFP was always designed to protect the already established elite of Europe.
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That’s just like saying is it fair that Tesla have a larger market value than Ford after all the history of Ford.
Don’t get me wrong, if City did break the rules, which they have vehemently denied, then they deserve to be punished. But to say that FFP has got anything to do with fair play is disingenuous. PSG spent €220m on Neymar and €180m on Mbappe.
Eh? I thought it was instigated to prevent clubs chasing a dream and going bust in process. Leeds, Rangers, for example, rather than keeping down the "upstarts", (not that I would consider MCFC an "upstart" given they won the Cup Winners Cup back in the day). Would you consider Notts Forest "upstarts"
The rules were written and agreed to by those involved. If the rules are then abused or broken then there are punishments associated. It seems that MCFC broke/abused the rules hence are being punished.
As I said it seems harsh, but I have no idea how badly they broke rules,but at least they didn't suffer the same fate as Saracens who were automatically relegated.
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I can see Pep Guardiola chucking in the towel at Man City if the 2 year CL ban stands - he's already looking dejected with the current PL dominance of Liverpool.
Foe example:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/7285971/man-city-fans-boo-uefa-champions-league-anthem/
https://theathletic.com/1589438/2020/02/07/chelsea-supporters-racism-uefa/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48072307
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11681921/yaya-toure-wants-fifa-and-uefa-to-take-stronger-action-against-racism
If you do a bit of reading, the money can’t go anywhere because it’s in equity not debt.
Also now part owned by Chinese and US investment funds apparently:
PriceOfFootball (@KieranMaguire) 13/02/2020, 19:02
Manchester City update their shareholding list showing split of UAE, China and US investors. pic.twitter.com/ybkWLGH8BP
This is interesting:
https://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=2064391.html
The entire focus was to prevent unsustainable debt and ensure clubs could pay their way - and to encourage long term investment in infrastructure.
Who has done a “century of hard work” - and indeed who hasn’t? Pretty sure clubs successful in the 60s through to the 90s had wealthy benefactors and spent to achieve their success. The only difference was that in those days there were no rules to stop you. If you are looking for moral high ground in football, you’ve got your work cut out!
Utd didn't have much money in the immediate post war period and had to use Maine Road for home games.
Arsenal and I'm sure Everton have always been in the top flight.
Bill Shankly transformed Liverpool in the early 60's.
Don Revie and Brian Clough performed similar miracles.
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Interesting one!
Had a look and Everton had 3 seasons out of the top league in the early 1950s and also 1930/31.
Arsenal, it is said, were relegated way back - but before they were called Arsenal. They have the longest run since relegation, though: 1912/13.
That leaves Bournemouth as the only team never to have been relegated from the top league in England!
No , our argument was about Heysel and your reluctance to accept wrongdoing on the part of your followers .
When Liverpool failed FFP , where was all your moral outrage then ?
City will appeal and will take it much further, if this I have no doubt . These appeals are likely to take a year or more so all the wet dreams about being kicked out of the competition are incredibly premature . The gloves are off and from the tone coming out of City it will make for interesting times .
I’ve thought for years that City have been far too soft with their responses to certain accusations but I’m under no doubts that they will not take this lying down .
The difference was that in the past the "wealthy benefactors" were local businessmen or similar and transfers were more realistic as a result.
In the modern era we saw the emergence of ownership by foreign billionaires with a seeming never ending supply of cash and a line drawn between clubs simply on their cash balance.
Even if Brian Clough were to come back today he couldn't win the league with either Forest or Derby.
Cheers,
Neil.
I assume things have spiralled as FFP issues have been in the papers for year (it feels like!). Also, then there was this nonsense that I remember for some reason: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29730690 "Uefa says no rules were broken despite [650 home] fans being present at CSKA Moscow's "behind closed doors" match with Manchester City".
More generally, it shows that, whatever you think of FFP and manchester City, UEFA has no principles to speak of of it doesn't come down hard on racism.
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Andy , the rules were invented in 2008 to stop newbies crashing the established clubs monopoly on the Champions League money .
For a full history lesson, it harks back to the days when United, Arsenal and Liverpool wanted more cash from UEFA and threatened to leave with an intent to create their own Superleague with other European powerhouses.
UEFA crumbled and guaranteed the English contingent three Champions League slots and changed the format to group stages to make more money.
This then created the superpowers in the Premier League which duly left every other team to flounder in the mud . The rewards for being in this cabal were enormous.
Step forward Chelsea , bankrolled by a Russian oligarch to upset the applecart , winning the CL in the process , upsetting all the established old order, despite UEFA s best efforts to stop them . (Barcelona game, anyone ? )
When Likkle old City popped up , despite having no history , you could feel UEFA frothing at the mouth .
The ‘history’ clubs were apoplectic . They did and still do, despise everything about clubs who have this nouveau riche swagger about them , even though they’ve all had investment of some sort in their history.
Another way to look at this .
Everton
Wolves
Newcastle ( if they get the rumoured investment)
Every one of these clubs will be hamstrung by the ruling to prevent them investing in a team capable of challenging . Why is this ?
Why is it better to have a club loaded with debt than one where a benefactor is willing to invest ? Where in any other walk of life is there a business model that decries investment ?
The investment from our owners goes far beyond the club. The area around the ground has been transformed due to money ploughed into local infrastructure, affordable housing , transport links etc. All of this goes on without any fanfare or rush to gain credence.
When he pulled Barclays from the brink ( ironically when we were playing in the Barclays Premier League) where were the hounds then ?
City will fight this . Of this I have no doubt .
Looking forward to booing the CL jingle when Real Madrid ( not bankrolled by the Spanish State , no Siree at all ) roll into town .
BTW . Still waiting on ANY Liverpool fan telling me how outraged they were when their beloved club failed FFP .
Is City loosing Guardiola and players? I wonder how will this situation reflect on champions league? (premier league is already finished for this season)
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Everton have dropped their gambling sponsors two years early. A very good move IMO not a gambler myself but frankly sick of the endless gambling ads on sports tv and games.
Interesting program on BBC last night about gambling and the effects it has on people.
Whilst I take stuff I read on every forum with a large pinch of salt, I saw this comment this morning (on a United forum, granted) and it's something I've always wondered about regards Aguero.
There is no way on this earth that Aguero, Silva and De Bruyne don’t have sizeable emirati property portfolios or some consulting businesses out in Abu Dhabi that have deposits in local banks in the tens of millions. We don’t know what the angle is but there most definitely is a reason why Aguero in his pomp never ever attracted any serious interest from the likes of Real or Barca. A player who for years was way above anything else City had and genuinely world class.
It will come out, it always does.
Bit ironic given Man Utd’s fall from grace. Realistically, did Alexis Sanchez join them expecting to win things or for the money? Similarly with David De Gea signing a new contract.
I’m sure Man City pay top dollar but they have also been competing, domestically at least, for the last however many years.
I suppose anything on rival fan forums can get a bit “X files” conspiracy theories-wise!
Yet a player who struggles to make the national starting 11 at times and only made Premier League team of the season twice.
I’m trying very hard to stay as balanced as possible about this whole situation being a City fan. Once the CAS appeal is heard and judgement delivered then there’ll be more tangible information to take in.
One thing I do feel is that the animosity between City and UEFA is such that the whole FFP could end up being in civil courts and the ramifications as big as the Bosman ruling.
We didn’t overspend hence why we were cleared.
The losses you are talking about relate to the training ground move and investment in the Kirkby site. These costs can be offset, hence why we were cleared.
You just sponsored your own training ground for 350 million quid you cheats.
Its not the same though -- Sanchez joined for the money of course, but he's nowhere close to being in the same league as Aguero.
My question is, why has Aguero's head not been turned by Barca/Real who could match his (alleged) wages?
And De Gea wanted away years ago when he was the best keeper in the world -- so you're actually reinforcing my point.
I'll put it another way. As I watched Ronaldo become world class, the nagging thought was always 'when's he gonna go to RM?'
It does seem a bit of a stretch...plus the top players are already so rich I'm not sure secret property portfolios would even be an incentive.
The situation at Saracens is different - I think - as comparatively rugby players don't earn anything like as much, so the illicit add-ons would have been that much more attractive.