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Post by clemfandango on Nov 22, 2024 12:51:01 GMT
City defeated in their quest against the rules being used against them. Clubs vote in the altered APT rules 16-4 (City, Villa, Newcastle, Forest). Reported by a few people, but Telegraph leading it. What are Villa and Forest getting out of that? Have they got connections to the middle east too? |
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Post by Gruf on Nov 22, 2024 15:37:49 GMT
Same teams that were all trading young academy players between each other for stupid prices, bent innit
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 22, 2024 15:45:17 GMT
Villa and Forest were part of the inflated player value swapshop which suggests they have a pretty laissez-faire regarding the concept of 'fair market value' and this is a central tenet of regulating associated party transactions. Whether their position represents their genuine belief about what is best for the game or whether their vote was sold as part of those extremely conveniently timed and priced deals, who knows.
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Post by simple on Nov 22, 2024 16:00:58 GMT
I’m assuming Everton have decided its best to keep quiet and play nice to try and stay out of anymore trouble now
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Post by rftp on Nov 22, 2024 16:05:23 GMT
There was a post on reddit about the links the other day. The Villa CEO (?) Wes Edens, used to be the owner of a big company in the States. He sold it to Softbank, the Japanese bank, but had stayed on as a board member to continue their success.
Softbank are now selling this company... To a company which just happens to be owned by.. You guessed it! Khaled Al-mubarak and Sheik Mansoor!
It's not dodgy though, because he doesn't own it any more.
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Post by simple on Nov 22, 2024 16:13:42 GMT
And we’ve still got the special promise the PL made us write to say that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman run Saudi government wouldn’t interfere with the country’s sovereign wealth fund PIF or the person who runs it, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Post by Gruf on Nov 22, 2024 16:20:05 GMT
Pinky promise, so its all legally binding
Unless the Saudi's cut you up and put you in a box that is
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 22, 2024 17:04:52 GMT
Moussa Diaby going to PIF's Al-Ittihad for £55m in late June was also the only big Saudi move that really helped any PL clubs with PSR this summer.
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 23, 2024 9:58:37 GMT
Pep: "75% of rival clubs want us to go down".
Nonsense, it's far higher than that.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 23, 2024 10:27:40 GMT
I don't want them to go down.
I'd rather they were expelled from the entire football pyramid.
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Post by ryder35 on Nov 23, 2024 12:30:25 GMT
Didn't Pep say in the past he would leave if City were found guilty? Now he is staying to bring them back up!
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Post by RobEG on Nov 23, 2024 12:31:58 GMT
I wonder what changed his mind.
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Post by ryder35 on Nov 23, 2024 12:38:47 GMT
The burning desire to right the terrible injustice that the PL has inflicted on City?  |
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 23, 2024 12:47:48 GMT
Leicester being astonishingly poor "defending" there.
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Post by RobEG on Nov 23, 2024 12:47:53 GMT
Exactly what I was thinking, obviously.
Great defending there
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Post by Blackmarsh63 on Nov 23, 2024 13:05:41 GMT
Leicester are a surprisingly dirty team these days. 😞
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 23, 2024 13:12:35 GMT
Not sure they'll have eleven at the end of the match, could easily have one player already off.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 23, 2024 13:48:13 GMT
Hilarious defending for Palmer's shot.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 23, 2024 15:17:19 GMT
Nicely done Bukayo Saka!
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 23, 2024 15:21:53 GMT
Players playing in their natural positions and the attacking balance is back.
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 23, 2024 15:25:03 GMT
Can't believe that was a yellow. Barely even made a challenge.
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Post by monkman5000 on Nov 23, 2024 15:31:37 GMT
Men v boys so far ☹️
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 23, 2024 15:32:49 GMT
The standard of refereeing in the PL is just so bad, what's a yellow just feels like a complete lottery at this point.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 23, 2024 15:34:15 GMT
Jesus's booking was ridiculous.
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Post by monkman5000 on Nov 23, 2024 15:35:47 GMT
Can't believe that was a yellow. Barely even made a challenge. The Jorginho one that Elanga is still feeling? |
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 23, 2024 15:36:03 GMT
The ref just seems to be going on player reactions rather than what actually happened.
Again there on that clean tackle from Jorginho.
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Post by Mark1412 on Nov 23, 2024 15:37:54 GMT
Need more goals before ref sends someone off for the narrative.
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Post by muddyfunster on Nov 23, 2024 15:38:15 GMT
Can't believe that was a yellow. Barely even made a challenge. The Jorginho one that Elanga is still feeling? Maybe I need to see it again but it looked to me that Jorginho brushed him fairly softly but Elanga wanted a free kick as he had no support so threw himself to the ground theatrically at full sprinting speed. Not surprised it hurt, but it wasn't entirely due to the challenge. He made a choice. I'll accept a foul but a booking was so OTT. |
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Post by monkman5000 on Nov 23, 2024 15:44:12 GMT
The Jorginho one that Elanga is still feeling? Maybe I need to see it again but it looked to me that Jorginho brushed him fairly softly but Elanga wanted a free kick as he had no support so threw himself to the ground theatrically at full sprinting speed. Not surprised it hurt, but it wasn't entirely due to the challenge. He made a choice. I'll accept a foul but a booking was so OTT.  Those are always given, slower defender takes down quick attacker he'll never keep up with. Those are always yellows. |
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 23, 2024 15:45:29 GMT
This ref must have put a spread bet on for cards.
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Those are always given, slower defender takes down quick attacker he'll never keep up with. Those are always yellows.