The Kraken

Indeed. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2kwlx2jg3do Apparently he blubbed like a child when he was sent down.

Oh dear. Tommo Thick inside chokey for at least a year.

Irrelevant, anyone called Brexit Ian doesn’t get a vote on such matters.

A bit like “is he Jonno quick?” Now “is he Tommo thick?”

Yes but Ramsdale isn’t competing for the number one spot in form. It seems that the only way he’ll get the spot is if Perez gets injured. At the moment Ramsdale isn’t even training with the first team group. So, yeah, it is a bit of a story.

Monday’s not over yet. Personally I’m fully expecting an announcement around 1157 that will prove to all of you doubters that MB definitely is fully all over his brief.

I haven’t kept up with matters of this incident so I’m very much playing catch up, but the whole thing is immensely bizarre. You surely don’t go from genuine terrorist suspect to released in 24 hours on bail . There’s a theory out there that these were just a gang of lads trying to nick red diesel! The "Red" Logo Connection: One of the suspect vans bears a red logo advertising fuel delivery. A listed mobile number on the van leads straight to an automated Lycamobile voicemail. Whatever, the whole thing seems like a clusterfuck. Trump claiming these lot had been watched for weeks, yet the only reason police responded was because a local called it in about some suspicious looking sorts with balaclavas and three vans. If it turns out they’re genuinely just nicking diesel 🤪

I remember when we got the punishment from the EFL, I know it’s a different governing body but the speakers man said that the 4 point deduction was for the league transgressions, and with punishments like that they always try to look forward rather than back. With Man City, while I firmly expect a relatively light punishment, I’d be 99% sure that any punishment will only affect future competitions and will not look to strip them of anything.

It’s a moot point now, the game is set to go ahead.

It’s being directly instigated by the players, the Irish FA want the game to proceed. If it doesn’t, it will be directly down to a number of individual players refusing to play and convincing the whole squad to also withdraw and not play.

I don’t think a US system would have stopped this. City are guilty of over inflating sponsorship deals, and also of paying substantial sums to club staff through other companies outside of the City group, so that those wages don’t appear in PSR calculations. It’s skullduggery on an obscene level to cheat the financial rules already in place.

What should happen is that they get a Rangers style punishment and sent down to League 2. Some of the charges are awful, it’s way beyond overspending, it’s a huge deception, corruption and then cover up of finances from Man City. What will actually likely happen will be a massive dilution and Everton’s punishment will stay as being more severe. Much like Chelsea just got a slap on the wrist, but on a much bigger scale.

And Shea Charles bangs in a winner in the 98th minute!

Yes, and it buys more time to sort out a replacement.