I think it would be strange if the Premier League didn’t make any public statement of congratulations to City and personally I don’t think it has any relevance to the charges or how they’ll be handled.
You don’t think it’s weird that the company who are actively trying to prove they broke all financial rules and may throw them out of the competition are congratulating them on winning trophies that have nothing to do with the Premier League?
Not really, no.
I think they’re following normal procedure while the investigation is ongoing.
I also think they’re completely different departments.
So they're inocent till found guilty then.
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 9 minutes ago
Not really, no.
I think they’re following normal procedure while the investigation is ongoing.
I also think they’re completely different departments.
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Definitely different departments but the CEO can direct the marketing and social media department what to post.
comment by groovyduringthewar (U1054)
posted 7 minutes ago
So they're inocent till found guilty then.
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Why are you - an Arsenal fan - defending them?
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 9 minutes ago
Not really, no.
I think they’re following normal procedure while the investigation is ongoing.
I also think they’re completely different departments.
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Definitely different departments but the CEO can direct the marketing and social media department what to post.
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Of course, but it would be very odd to do that at this stage.
Even if they’re found guilty and punished, it would still be weird for the PL not to comment on them winning a European trophy.
The funny thing is the Chelsea fans moaning in the replies that no congratulations was posted when they won it
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 7 minutes ago
The funny thing is the Chelsea fans moaning in the replies that no congratulations was posted when they won it
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Hahahaha amazing.
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 22 minutes ago
Not really, no.
I think they’re following normal procedure while the investigation is ongoing.
I also think they’re completely different departments.
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Abolutely
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 6 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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Yeah I’ve seen that. I don’t understand it at all.
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
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You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
I think we all have to realise that financial doping has made football a bit shiiit and we're all complicit in that. The bubble needs to burst and some Man Citys, Chelseas, PSGs, need to go bust before football can reorganise itself into a more sporting and competitive format again.
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
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You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
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We have more reason than anyone to be bitter about City tbf.
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 16 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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A psychologists dream….
If the PL's comms/marketing team were instructed to ignore protocol and effectively take a hostile stance against City before a ruling had been made, they could legitimately talk about failing to observe due process.
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
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You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
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Who said anything about "our dominant era".
Face it and stop deluding yourself. You've won one league cup in 8 years. City and Liverpool have each won every single trophy available at least once during that period. You haven't won a league or European cup in 11 years and that's definitely not gonna change anytime soon. Your best chance of a trophy next season is the league cup again. That's your level now.
The best you can do in reply is to mention a few times Utd finished above Liverpool. Thats all you got? What does that tell you? Here you go. The finished above Liverpool trophy
Some Liverpool fans are taking their poor season really rather badly.
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
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You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
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Who said anything about "our dominant era".
Face it and stop deluding yourself. You've won one league cup in 8 years. City and Liverpool have each won every single trophy available at least once during that period. You haven't won a league or European cup in 11 years and that's definitely not gonna change anytime soon. Your best chance of a trophy next season is the league cup again. That's your level now.
The best you can do in reply is to mention a few times Utd finished above Liverpool. Thats all you got? What does that tell you? Here you go.The finished above Liverpool trophy
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You've won 1 league title in 33 years. Hardly the record of a big club is it?
comment by Glazers Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
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You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
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Who said anything about "our dominant era".
Face it and stop deluding yourself. You've won one league cup in 8 years. City and Liverpool have each won every single trophy available at least once during that period. You haven't won a league or European cup in 11 years and that's definitely not gonna change anytime soon. Your best chance of a trophy next season is the league cup again. That's your level now.
The best you can do in reply is to mention a few times Utd finished above Liverpool. Thats all you got? What does that tell you? Here you go.The finished above Liverpool trophy
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You've won 1 league title in 33 years. Hardly the record of a big club is it?
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We've won one league and one Champions league in 4 years.
Even if they did break ffp the most they can get is a fine.
Lot of hoohah about nothing
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Glazers Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
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Who said anything about "our dominant era".
Face it and stop deluding yourself. You've won one league cup in 8 years. City and Liverpool have each won every single trophy available at least once during that period. You haven't won a league or European cup in 11 years and that's definitely not gonna change anytime soon. Your best chance of a trophy next season is the league cup again. That's your level now.
The best you can do in reply is to mention a few times Utd finished above Liverpool. Thats all you got? What does that tell you? Here you go.The finished above Liverpool trophy
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You've won 1 league title in 33 years. Hardly the record of a big club is it?
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We've won one league and one Champions league in 4 years.
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Which is exactly the same as one league in 33 years. Congratulations.
We've won 13 in that time frame. 😁
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 23 seconds ago
Even if they did break ffp the most they can get is a fine.
Lot of hoohah about nothing
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By the letter of the law, they can get more than a fine, but I get your point. They wont actually get anything more than a fine and they'd appeal even a fine anyway as paying it can be seen as admission of guilt and delegitimises their success because they cheated and got fined. They wont want to fined and will fight that too.
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Premier League Hypocrisy
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posted on 11/6/23
I think it would be strange if the Premier League didn’t make any public statement of congratulations to City and personally I don’t think it has any relevance to the charges or how they’ll be handled.
posted on 11/6/23
You don’t think it’s weird that the company who are actively trying to prove they broke all financial rules and may throw them out of the competition are congratulating them on winning trophies that have nothing to do with the Premier League?
posted on 11/6/23
Not really, no.
I think they’re following normal procedure while the investigation is ongoing.
I also think they’re completely different departments.
posted on 11/6/23
So they're inocent till found guilty then.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 9 minutes ago
Not really, no.
I think they’re following normal procedure while the investigation is ongoing.
I also think they’re completely different departments.
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Definitely different departments but the CEO can direct the marketing and social media department what to post.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by groovyduringthewar (U1054)
posted 7 minutes ago
So they're inocent till found guilty then.
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Why are you - an Arsenal fan - defending them?
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 9 minutes ago
Not really, no.
I think they’re following normal procedure while the investigation is ongoing.
I also think they’re completely different departments.
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Definitely different departments but the CEO can direct the marketing and social media department what to post.
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Of course, but it would be very odd to do that at this stage.
Even if they’re found guilty and punished, it would still be weird for the PL not to comment on them winning a European trophy.
posted on 11/6/23
The funny thing is the Chelsea fans moaning in the replies that no congratulations was posted when they won it
posted on 11/6/23
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 7 minutes ago
The funny thing is the Chelsea fans moaning in the replies that no congratulations was posted when they won it
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Hahahaha amazing.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 22 minutes ago
Not really, no.
I think they’re following normal procedure while the investigation is ongoing.
I also think they’re completely different departments.
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Abolutely
posted on 11/6/23
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 6 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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Yeah I’ve seen that. I don’t understand it at all.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
posted on 11/6/23
I think we all have to realise that financial doping has made football a bit shiiit and we're all complicit in that. The bubble needs to burst and some Man Citys, Chelseas, PSGs, need to go bust before football can reorganise itself into a more sporting and competitive format again.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
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You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
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We have more reason than anyone to be bitter about City tbf.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 16 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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A psychologists dream….
posted on 11/6/23
If the PL's comms/marketing team were instructed to ignore protocol and effectively take a hostile stance against City before a ruling had been made, they could legitimately talk about failing to observe due process.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
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Who said anything about "our dominant era".
Face it and stop deluding yourself. You've won one league cup in 8 years. City and Liverpool have each won every single trophy available at least once during that period. You haven't won a league or European cup in 11 years and that's definitely not gonna change anytime soon. Your best chance of a trophy next season is the league cup again. That's your level now.
The best you can do in reply is to mention a few times Utd finished above Liverpool. Thats all you got? What does that tell you? Here you go. The finished above Liverpool trophy
posted on 11/6/23
Some Liverpool fans are taking their poor season really rather badly.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Who said anything about "our dominant era".
Face it and stop deluding yourself. You've won one league cup in 8 years. City and Liverpool have each won every single trophy available at least once during that period. You haven't won a league or European cup in 11 years and that's definitely not gonna change anytime soon. Your best chance of a trophy next season is the league cup again. That's your level now.
The best you can do in reply is to mention a few times Utd finished above Liverpool. Thats all you got? What does that tell you? Here you go.The finished above Liverpool trophy
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You've won 1 league title in 33 years. Hardly the record of a big club is it?
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Glazers Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
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United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Who said anything about "our dominant era".
Face it and stop deluding yourself. You've won one league cup in 8 years. City and Liverpool have each won every single trophy available at least once during that period. You haven't won a league or European cup in 11 years and that's definitely not gonna change anytime soon. Your best chance of a trophy next season is the league cup again. That's your level now.
The best you can do in reply is to mention a few times Utd finished above Liverpool. Thats all you got? What does that tell you? Here you go.The finished above Liverpool trophy
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You've won 1 league title in 33 years. Hardly the record of a big club is it?
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We've won one league and one Champions league in 4 years.
posted on 11/6/23
Even if they did break ffp the most they can get is a fine.
Lot of hoohah about nothing
posted on 11/6/23
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Glazers Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Melbourne Red (U5417)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 22 seconds ago
comment by RB&W - Whiteside has done it again (U21434)
posted 3 minutes ago
There are lots of 'United fans' too, who seem to be compelled to congratulate City for their Treble this season. Strange as that might seem and even more so when they also suspect that they have been cheating all this time.
Football supporting for some is a complicated business.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
United are has beens whose success is in a forgotten era. Their city rivals and greatest rivals have been successful since. Each fan will handle this bitter reality differently.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You realise we’ve finished above you in two of the last three seasons yeah, in your supposedly “dominant” era? You’ve won one league title in 23 years. Pipe down.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Who said anything about "our dominant era".
Face it and stop deluding yourself. You've won one league cup in 8 years. City and Liverpool have each won every single trophy available at least once during that period. You haven't won a league or European cup in 11 years and that's definitely not gonna change anytime soon. Your best chance of a trophy next season is the league cup again. That's your level now.
The best you can do in reply is to mention a few times Utd finished above Liverpool. Thats all you got? What does that tell you? Here you go.The finished above Liverpool trophy
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You've won 1 league title in 33 years. Hardly the record of a big club is it?
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We've won one league and one Champions league in 4 years.
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Which is exactly the same as one league in 33 years. Congratulations.
We've won 13 in that time frame. 😁
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Timmy (U14278)
posted 23 seconds ago
Even if they did break ffp the most they can get is a fine.
Lot of hoohah about nothing
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By the letter of the law, they can get more than a fine, but I get your point. They wont actually get anything more than a fine and they'd appeal even a fine anyway as paying it can be seen as admission of guilt and delegitimises their success because they cheated and got fined. They wont want to fined and will fight that too.
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