I don't feel great being a blue at the moment.

It's hard to believe the two sides are so far apart. Someone's got this massively wrong.

We're certainly on the back foot now. I hope we come out swinging. That said, part of me is wondering if we've been lied to by the club we love.

I think the City statements are looking very hollow presently.

This is dynamite, as if true they have lied to UEFA & CAS, including in my dodgy recollection a signed statement from SM specifically denying sham contracts. The key will be in how they have concluded there is enough evidence that the sponsorship contracts were shams. All sponsorship contracts have come under intense scrutiny over the years since the takeover, so it is shocking to learn they were fake all along.

Points deduction for every year involved I imagine and ask the titles gone for this years. Absolutely sickening for us fans.

It's still great to be a blue.

The wording from the PL is absolutely damming. They haven't held back at all. Sham contracts, lied to our auditors, inflated sponsorships, systemically broke rules for over a decade.

This seems existential for City.

City statement in response.

https://www.mancity.com/news/club/manchester-city-club-statement-premier-league-63926128

Not a particularly inspiring rebuttal.

Official now from the PL.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c63reg93xwzro

Guilty of ALL serious charges.

All this is destroying our enjoyment as football fans, destroying the game.

If true that our club broke the rules, the rules they signed up to, they need to take the punishment and stop dragging the whole process out.

Equally, the rules need to be fair and if owners want to invest their money into their club, the rules should allow that to happen freely, no barriers or restrictions. Yes, the owners should be required to place the funds up front and ring fenced to protect the club. Why could anyone object to that, other than to protect and maintain the status quo.

All this is sickening and very little to do with the fans love of football and their chosen club.

Wow City are favourites at Anfield.

An interesting twist?


the Dean
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New Handovers to Authorities: Pinto has turned over five hard drives containing millions of undisclosed documents to French and German authorities.Implicating Other Top Teams: In late September 2026, Pinto's lawyer, William Bourdon, revealed that they handed over additional files that could spark "a huge new criminal investigation against the most prominent European football clubs, including in England"

I predict a riot.