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I don’t think we’ll do it again.

Wouldn't it be nice?

I’m not excusing the fraud that took place - sorry that IS taking place everywhere you look in football- starting with on the pitch cheating every single match and moving onto the brown envelops department of sports agents and even to the head - Infantino trying to sell the fucking thing like it was London Bridge! Even down to the turnstile operators letting you in for cash at Wembley. It’s fucked. Everywhere. I think those grasping for their pearls about this particular manifestation of corruption in football are about thirty years too late. Arguments about the industrial scale of the cheating and poor hard done by other 91 clubs fans and all the rest don’t impress me much. Man City got caught. Juventus caught caught in Calciopoly. Real Madrid should be non existent but instead have a lovely collection of CL trophies. They are all at it in one way or another. The loudest complainers probably the worst ones not caught yet. Also, fun fact : Watch fir the big clubs who say nought. They are the real big time swindlers!

Which, billionaires or working men?

Not directly obviously. At the heart of each case is a charge of cheating / bringing the game into disrepute, so there is a connection. Whether one case is more serious than the other is irrelevant unless you are acutely aware of how the FA inner circle operates, but the cases are indirectly related and are being handled at the same time. The charges against City could result in huge sanctions and we are already hearing that City will appeal before even hearing their punishment, plus it’s not clear whether the FA have the balls to face up to City’s lawyers. If you think both cases have not been discussed by the same individuals at the FA I’d say evidence suggests you’re wrong.

"We needed a new manager quickly," said Dragan Solak. "I reached out and said 'help me, Rhonda' and here we are. God only knows what I'd be without her, and we have good vibrations for the rest of the season."

I'm amazed he could find any left.

Is that your long lost pal? 🤔

Doing a little dance for anyone who invests in his precious hometown is the type of thing you see in corrupt dictatorships. Im not sure what Farage or Lowe have to do with this, but personally I want to live in a country where integrity matters, and corruption is rooted out, not rewarded. How this is handled has bigger implications than just football imo.

Welcome to the club, and first permanent female manager in the EFL, Rhonda Beckett.

The old days relied on wealthy local business men investing heavily in their local club which worked until they ran out of money or died . The rot started when clubs became PLCs and eventually dodgy foreign States thought it would enhance their country's world standing if they got involved in famous sports clubs in the western sphere . They did this by bending all the rules and bare faced lying that they are still doing despite being found out in 113 cases . They couldn’t care less about the clubs they own , not surprised Burnham is panicking the dodgy arabs might cut and run now they have lost any reputation they thought they had . Selling Man City would be excellent , restarting afresh under full scrutiny is the only way to restore the clubs reputation .

Best get Farage in power now, or Lowe. They’re squeaky clean on your book. 🤣 As PM he should’ve not got involved, but given he was mayor of Manchester he probably had a lot of discussions with them previously. Doesn’t mean he knew anything about their (lack of) sporting integrity.

Burnham siding with oil billionaires over the working man’s game. Another deceitful champagne socialist… quelle surprise

Whilst I agree, sadly too many cases in this country eg Stefan Kiszko, Andrew Malkinson and others, the coppers never face proper justice for their crimes. Duckenfield and Hillsborough. Stefan Kiszko is the worst, as described by a Tory MP at the time. Dick Holland was corrupt on this, concealing evidence, and if this wasn’t bad enough, he messed up badly in the Yorkshire Ripper (albeit he wasn’t alone, see Oldfield, Gregory Hobson etc) enquiry leading to further murders after he told a junior detective at the time, Andy Laptew. who raised concerns after interviewing the Sutcliffes that he’d be put on traffic duty if he suggested further investigation into Peter after the interview and several spotting of his car in red light areas where police were active. If they’d have matched the sightings to the interview, the various photo fits, and trailed Sutcliffe, they’d have caught him earlier. Grade A arsehole of a copper and coward of a man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lesley_Molseed

The radio had an Israeli spokesperson on, and he had "diplomacy" in his title. "Israel will not take shit from anyone." Which is pretty direct from a diplomat.

Did he say which Tues or Weds though?

I’m sure. Sportswashing after all. They’ve left no stone unturned in their corruption. Not just politicians but celebs too:

If it's Adam in charge it should be quite predictable. We will play on the left and play on the right, make Messi look shite and everyone in the stands will do a ghey wave.

I am still struggle with balancing the extreme predictions (here and press) with the FA's response to Bielsa. B spied every game TE charged with 3 However, TE comes after FA's warning after Bielsa. The reporting at that time said the FA confirm they would conclude the matter without pressing sporting charges. Instead, they issued a formal warning to Bielsa, Leeds United, and a club analyst. However, the FA made it explicitly clear what rules governed the offense. They cautioned that any similar behavior in the future could prompt formal disciplinary action under FA Rule E3(1). This specific regulation penalizes participants who act improperly or bring the game into disrepute. Because the EFL had already sanctioned Leeds heavily with the £200,000 fine and a severe reprimand, the FA deemed the formal warning sufficient at the time. We have been sanctioned a lot more heavily already by EFL so the FA argument for starting with no punishment is valid. However the aggravating factors of not learning from Bielsa, the new rules , whether they find he bullied staff into it etc, and the public outcry etc will inevitably bring a punishment. I think he will get a ban. My guess is something like 3 to 6 game stadium ban, (maybe if upper end or little longer some suspended) and a fine. This will hit him and the club but is unlikely to be appealed, and also avoids him fighting any loss of employment case. I do think the FA will see the irony of a really harsh punishment could end up being less of a punishment for TE and more saints again, with him moving abroad.

I think there are a few people on this thread that need to give this song a good listen... "I'm alright Jack, keep your hands off of my stack".

There have been a couple of articles about the police operation on the Portsmouth News website https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-fc-southampton-south-coast-derby-bubble-busses-st-marys-9224093 https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-fc-southampton-police-south-coast-derby-costs-9219643 "I would love for us to be in a position in the future - if the two clubs remain in the same league - that we won’t need buses. For the fans to have a much more normal experience, we need to make sure we are balancing that with the threat risk assessment... At the moment, the risk is at a point where between these two clubs it still needs that level of intervention. Ultimately, the game and the security arrangements are down to the club themselves and the police are supporting and advising... With the coaches, it’s called a managed travel approach within football, which is very much the decision of the football club. Clearly the police give advice to the club, but the football club have decided that the managed travel approach is what they want to adapt." Apparently there will be fewer police officers this time around, and also it was the police that specifically requested the games to take place in October and February. Hopefully we can move away from the bubble after this season. The fans really need to put pressure on the club. Also, the Portsmouth coaches are arriving a bit later than last year, so hopefully it'll be the same for us and we won't have to get to the ground at 7am!!

these are the other big transfers that summer. At the time i think they said it was because his release clause kicked in that season, but it doesnt make sense a apparently the year before they rejected bids of 120m from other clubs

He was the Mayor of Manchester, probably had a lot of contact with them and their supposedly massive investments in the City.

I doubt many people in the republic recall the days of British rule in the 1800s

That fee, even at that time, was very low. Got to me far more to it than that. No doubt his wages are very 'complicated' also