06 Feb 2023 11:20:39
Just reading City are possibly in trouble with their financial dealings (again)
1.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 12:37:53
Edoo2 can you tell us what you know of the city situation?
{Ed002's Note - It is very simple, a number of accusations have been referred to an independent commission for consideration.}
2.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 13:11:50
Just hand us the medals now ???☝?.
3.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 13:51:30
Je won’t be done this season this will take a while.
4.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 14:31:21
I feel so sorry for Pep and the players and fans if these accusations are proven.
{Ed001's Note - is that you being serious? It is backhanded under the table payments to Pep that is one of the biggest issues here. I am sure players are the same as well. They get payments off the books to avoid it affecting FFP. They are as guilty as anyone here.}
5.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 15:16:52
Blimey Ed I didn't know that! I just thought it was the owners doing dodgy dealings!
{Ed001's Note - well it is, but one of those dodgy dealings is under the table payments. That Football Leaks hack uncovered it initially - they started doing it at least as early as Mancini. If there is a way of cheating, Citeh have been doing it. I am not sure if it is covered as well, but I hope they have also looked at how they always announce a sell out when the stadium is consistently half-empty, as there is no way that many people are just not using their tickets. It is clearly a scam going on there too with unsold tickets being 'sold' to the owners companies no doubt.}
6.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 15:46:19
How much is enough money for some people Ed? These people are mega rich but still its not enough it seems.
If you don't mind my asking, is this common practice throughout elite football clubs?
7.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 15:48:18
And if it has been going on so long would Arteta have been part of the scam as well?
8.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 16:02:59
I remember someone saying that the atmosphere at City is really dead Ed, that might be why.
Still I suppose we have to wait for the investigation to conclude, whichbis only fair.
{Ed001's Note - they can't even sing when they are winning, it is shocking.}
9.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 16:37:31
How has it taken this long to be uncovered?
{Ed001's Note - because they only got proof when it was shoved in people's faces by Der Spiegel. Up until then, everyone was happily looking the other way.... greased palms comes to mind.}
10.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 16:57:35
Will Mikel be implicated do you think Ed?
{Ed001's Note - actually that is a very good point I had not even thought about that. I would think not though as his wages are unlikely to have been high enough they needed to hide some of it.}
11.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 17:01:33
That’s a shame VM. It’s going to be interesting to see what comes to fruition ?
ed01 comments are intriguing. looks like this sh*t runs deep.
12.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 17:06:15
Could they get a points deduction and if so could it be this season?
13.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 19:44:56
In hope not Cobbler, I want to win the title because our own brilliance on the pitch not because of another clubs off field activities
This is the best Arsenal team ever after the first 20 games, I believe we have it in us to be the best team over 38 games of football.
{Ed014's Note - as they have super, super rich owners and got off the with the last charges I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if they got off with these too.
They will drag it out for as long as possible no doubt.
Their legal team will be the best of the best.
14.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 20:25:10
Hi Ed014 mate, personally I'm really into the politics of city's financial dealings be them dodgy or distinguished, I'm only interested in us getting more points than them and everyone else 2022/ 2003 without needing the fa to deduct City points for that to be possibly.
Again personally I really think we are good enough to stand on out own two feet, the only thing I want more than for is to be champions is, for us to be undisputed worthy champions.
{Ed014's Note - absolutely mate, I don’t want charity to win the title, just us doing in our own right.
Bit pathetic to see United posters asking should they celebrate league titles for finishing behind city should they get stripped of them! ?♂️
15.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 20:51:07
About time - I really do not like what money has done to and for both Chelsea and City. Both were nothing until they went on financial steroids and polluted the financial landscape. Couldn’t believe they got away with their fake advertising claims etc.
NOT JEALOUS - just don’t like what happened there. Their personal debt and non football revenue is a joke. Hope it ends.
16.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 21:16:54
Hi Ed014 mate, I think we should use those United posts to remind ourselves of just how far we've come as a club and how United have fallen, there are those who talk the talk, and talk themselves up because absolutely no one else takes them seriously, and there are those who walk the walk and do there talking on the pitch ???.
{Ed014's Note - totally agree with you 62, let’s just do our thing this season!
17.) 06 Feb 2023
06 Feb 2023 21:54:11
Bang on Ed014 mate, we are brilliant and that's more than enough to keep me happy mate ❤❤❤.
{Ed014's Note - 100% mate! Can’t wait for the next game.
18.) 07 Feb 2023
07 Feb 2023 15:26:45
I personally think 62 and Ed 14 ought to be in the middle of the pre-match huddle. Stirring stirring speeches
COYG?????.
19.) 07 Feb 2023
07 Feb 2023 15:29:55
Careful chaps - it wasn't that long ago you were the laughing stock, I'd hate for you to have to eat humble pie in the near future!
20.) 07 Feb 2023
07 Feb 2023 18:30:26
When were we the laughing stock mate.
21.) 07 Feb 2023
07 Feb 2023 19:08:02
Hi Rosie, I remember a United fan posting on here a very genuine and very fair question to us Arsenal fans, they asked " whatever happened to you? " in regards of us losing our ambition and hunger to be the very best and trying to make ourselves sound like challengers when in realty we were 4th place happy club.
I ask you and all United fans that very same question, " whatever happened to you? " where you are 8 points behind the leaders having played a game more and trying to persuade everyone including yourselves that you are in the title race, and are left hoping the Fa will make it possible for you to finish second.
We appear to have swapped places completely Rosie, we are now back in the business of genuinely fighting for titles and you? Well, that 4th place trophy won't polish itself you know ????.
22.) 09 Feb 2023
08 Feb 2023 23:43:07
Let’s not gloat until the season is over
Face egg on are keys words to remember
Long long long way to go.
23.) 09 Feb 2023
09 Feb 2023 09:12:13
Fair comment Banbury mate, in reality I'm totally aware things could go poppadoms up between now and May but I'm just really enjoying what is rather than thinking and worrying about what might possibly be one way or the other.
No matter what happens this season has been and is a wonderful experience, as for the future well, there are absolutely no facts about the future mate ?.
24.) 14 Feb 2023
14 Feb 2023 11:22:19
Thank you for continuing to prove my point. Nobody saw Arsenal coming out of their slump and yet here they are.