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One of the most disgraceful, embarrassing, gutless 90 minutes of football I have ever witnessed. Arteta failed. The senior players failed. The backup players failed. The academy players failed. An absolute fucking humiliation from the first whistle to the last.
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Turkish, I love you man, but this is disingenuous. You can’t all jump on this, make content out of it, blow it up, then 5 days later say “let’s move on.” Did Rio apologise? Clearly it wasn’t that deep then. If you really felt that strongly, you and Saeed could engage with Lippy. But here you’re telling everyone to move on. We all know it…Rio is always an easy trigger, the interactions follow, the engagement rolls in and then Ching ching. 💰 rinse and repeat.
Shouldn’t be throwing stones in a glass house, the place could get very messy @Filthy_Fellas It happened on Friday and it was left on Friday. It’s Wednesday now, move on cause I’m SURE you man have other things to talk about…
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See a Saka Hatty today against Forest. 0:5 Arsenal
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As an Arsenal fan, I genuinely think these 3 Liverpool IG creators are the David Attenboroughs of football content. It’s all about the tone, the measured narration, and how perfectly it’s timed with the visual evidence to keep you hooked until the very last second. All love and respect to you guys. I wish we had 1 or 2 Arsenal creators doing that. All our IG creators fall under 4 types, but most seem to follow the same formula: high energy, rapid-fire commentary, and a lot of motion. Great in doses, but we need a David Attenborough type. I know two creators kind of fit this bill, but they don’t really do Arsenal content full-time. Arsenal is just a small piece of what they do. But they’re really good at it. If you guys know anyone who fits this kind of content creator, let me know. @itsurboyhass @waves_max @AATalksBall #Arsenal
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Even AI thinks Saka is shit Give it just 5 things: player position, team formation, FotMob season totals, per 90 stats and heat map from every PL game this season. No name. Just the data.
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Calling all the Football finance experts, Lawyers, the EFL experts, and everyone who's been on this case since day one 👇 I really like @matissearmani(18:00 seconds) plan. But I feel Owners will remain so tell me if this below is possible. The Sanctions Agreement with EPL and EFL for a staggered relegation all the way down to League Two, + fine, no transfer ban. Owners Sheikh Mansoor somehow retains ownership. Revenue lose EPL TV money, UCL money, stadium will look even more empty. Revenue Magic: Commercial. This is my first issue. Because in the EFL, as I understand, squad wages are capped around 30ish percentage of revenue and losses can be covered by owners. Which means they can keep a lot of players. Correct? So, we're right back to the commercial deals that make no sense Question 1: So, is there any rule in the EFL that limits those deals? Can City take all the same huge commercial income down with them? Because even a percentage of it is still massive compared to every other EFL club. Question 2: Let’s just say that the Premier League and EFL agree to a guaranteed staggered relegation. Can they even make an agreement like that? Has anything like it ever been done? Question 3: If there's an agreement and a points deduction at each stage of the EFL, wouldn't it have to be based on the relegation point line in each division? What is that magic relegation number to guarantee going down in each division? And would a point deduction like that survive an appeal? Or could they skip the points entirely and just say "you're going down"? Would that hold up in court? @KieranMaguire, @CWeatherspoon_ , @Adam___Williams, @sportingintel @TheBig6ixShow @matissearmani @SaeedTV_ @tapintobs @GrizzKhan #BigSteve @SkullThuggeryYT
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Before points. Before stripped titles. THEY NEED TO PAY UP Approximately around: $2.86 BILLION in lost revenue, lost wages, inflation adjusted, plus 4% annual interest. See below: Nine seasons. 35 clubs. Players included. Club by club. Year by year. #115Charges #ManCity #PremierLeague #AFC #CFC #MUFC #LFC #THFC #EFC #NUFC #SaintsFC #SAFC #SCFC #Swans #HCAFC #NCFC #BurnleyFC #BCFC #BWFC #WAFC #bigSteve
🚨 Premier League clubs planning legal action following guilty verdict against Manchester City relating to financial rule breaches. Lawyers instructed & work under way for some time before #ManCity outcome; would be after any appeals process @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/7630331…
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2017/18 – City champions, League Cup Clubs: · Man Utd lost out on the title and lost approx. ~£5–10m (~£9–18m today) · Chelsea lost out on CL and lost approx. ~£40–50m (~£73–91m today) · Arsenal lost out on the cup and lost approx. ~£1m (~£1.8m today) · Everton lost out on Europa and lost approx. ~£8m (~£15m today) · All 19 clubs below City lost A total of ~£36m (~£66m today) Players: · Man Utd players lost out on title bonuses approx. ~£15–20m (~£27–36m today) · Chelsea players lost out on CL bonuses approx. ~£10–15m (~£18–27m today) · Arsenal players lost out on cup bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£1.8m today) · Everton players lost out on Europa bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£1.8m today) Relegation: · Swansea finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£100m loss (~£182m today). · Players at Swansea lost wages approx. ~£10m (~£18m today)
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Here's what each club lost, 2009/10–2017/18 (clubs + players, inflation + 4% interest):
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Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer or an accountant, just a fan who looked at nine seasons. Prize money, UCL and Europa payouts are ballpark figures, player bonuses are guesses (contracts are private), and relegation losses don't subtract parachute payments. Treat all of it as a rough estimate.
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2013/14 – City champions, League Cup Clubs: · Liverpool lost out on the title and lost approx. ~£5–10m (~£11–23m today) · Everton lost out on CL and lost approx. ~£30–35m (~£68–79m today) · Sunderland lost out on the cup and Europa and lost approx. ~£5m (~£11m today) · All 19 clubs below City lost A total of ~£23m (~£52m today) Players: · Liverpool players lost out on title bonuses approx. ~£10–15m (~£23–34m today) · Everton players lost out on CL bonuses approx. ~£5m (~£11m today) · Sunderland players lost out on bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£2.3m today) Relegation: · Norwich finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£60m loss (~£135m today). · Players at Norwich lost wages approx. ~£8m (~£18m today)
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2016/17 – City 3rd Clubs: · Arsenal lost out on CL and lost approx. ~£40–50m (~£78–97m today) · Southampton lost out on Europa and lost approx. ~£8m (~£16m today) · All 17 clubs below City lost A total of ~£32m (~£62m today) Players: · Arsenal players lost out on CL bonuses approx. ~£10–15m (~£19–29m today) · Southampton players lost out on Europa bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£1.9m today) Relegation: · Hull finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£100m loss (~£195m today). · Players at Hull lost wages approx. ~£10m (~£19m today)
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2015/16 – City 4th, League Cup Clubs: · Man Utd lost out on CL and lost approx. ~£35m (~£73m today) · Liverpool lost out on the cup and Europa and lost approx. ~£5–10m (~£10–21m today) · All 16 clubs below City lost A total of ~£20m (~£41m today) Players: · Man Utd players lost out on CL bonuses approx. ~£10m (~£21m today) · Liverpool players lost out on cup and Europa bonuses approx. ~£2m (~£4.1m today) Relegation: · Newcastle finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£100m loss (~£207m today). · Players at Newcastle lost wages approx. ~£15m (~£31m today)
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2014/15 – City 2nd Clubs: · Spurs lost out on CL and lost approx. ~£30–35m (~£65–76m today) · Swansea lost out on Europa and lost approx. ~£5m (~£11m today) · All 18 clubs below City lost A total of ~£22m (~£48m today) Players: · Spurs players lost out on CL bonuses approx. ~£5–8m (~£11–17m today) · Swansea players lost out on Europa bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£2.2m today) Relegation: · Hull finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£60m loss (~£130m today). · Players at Hull lost wages approx. ~£8m (~£17m today)
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2011/12 – City champions Clubs: · Man Utd lost out on the title and lost approx. ~£5–10m (~£13–25m today) · Spurs lost out on CL and lost approx. ~£25–30m (~£64–76m today) · Everton lost out on Europa and lost approx. ~£5m (~£13m today) · All 19 clubs below City lost a total of ~£15m (~£38m today) Players: · Man Utd players lost out on title bonuses approx. ~£10–15m (~£25–38m today) · Spurs players lost out on CL bonuses approx. ~£5m (~£13m today) · Everton players lost out on Europa bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£2.5m today) Relegation: · Bolton finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£40m loss (~£102m today). · Players at Bolton lost wages approx. ~£5m (~£13m today)
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2012/13 – City 2nd Clubs: · Spurs lost out on CL and lost approx. ~£25–30m (~£60–71m today) · Everton lost out on Europa and lost approx. ~£5m (~£12m today) · All 18 clubs below City lost a total of ~£14m (~£33m today) Players: · Spurs players lost out on CL bonuses approx. ~£5m (~£12m today) · Everton players lost out on Europa bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£2.4m today) Relegation: · Wigan finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£40m loss (~£95m today). · Players at Wigan lost wages approx. ~£5m (~£12m today)
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2009/10 – City 5th Clubs: · Everton lost out on Europa and lost approx. ~£3m (~£8.9m today) · All 15 clubs below City lost a total of ~£12m (~£36m today) Players: · Everton players lost out on Europa bonuses approx. ~£0.5m (~£1.5m today) · Players missed out on small bonuses for finishing 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. Relegation: · Burnley finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£40m loss (~£118m today). · Players at Burnley lost wages approx. ~£5m (~£15m today)
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2010/11 – City 3rd, FA Cup Clubs: · Spurs lost out on CL and lost approx. ~£25–30m (~£68–82m today) · Stoke lost FA Cup and lost ~£1m (~£2.7m today) · Liverpool lost out on Europa and lost approx. ~£5m (~£14m today) · All 17 clubs below City lost a total of ~£14m (~£38m today) Players: · Spurs players lost out on CL bonuses approx. ~£5m (~£14m today) · Stoke players lost out on cup bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£2.7m today) · Liverpool players lost out on Europa bonuses approx. ~£1m (~£2.7m today) Relegation: · Birmingham finished 18th and could have survived but went down with approx. ~£40m loss (~£109m today). · Players at Birmingham lost wages approx. ~£5m (~£14m today)
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The only thing better than a stripped trophy from 15 years ago? HARD COLD CASH 💸 Make it rain in the desert. City owe the league £2.86bn 🧵below My rough estimates of the financial harm clubs and players suffered from 2009/10 to 2017/18, adjusted for inflation plus 4% yearly interest: Clubs: ~£1.09–1.15bn (~£2.38–2.52bn today), including ~£580m (~£1.27bn today) from relegation Players: ~£170–200m (~£375–435m today) Combined rough estimate: £1.26–1.35bn (~£2.76–2.96bn) Not included: lost sponsorship and commercial deals, cup and UCL runs City cut short for other clubs, or other relegated sides who could argue they'd have stayed up. And that's before counting the owners, sponsors and investors who put money into these clubs. It's a whole ecosystem of losses. @David_Ornstein @TheBig6ixShow #115Charges #ManCity #PremierLeague #AFC #CFC #MUFC #LFC #THFC #EFC #NUFC #SaintsFC #SAFC #SCFC #Swans #HCAFC #NCFC #BurnleyFC #BCFC #BWFC #WAFC #bigSteve 👇
🚨 Premier League clubs planning legal action following guilty verdict against Manchester City relating to financial rule breaches. Lawyers instructed & work under way for some time before #ManCity outcome; would be after any appeals process @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/7630331…
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