*** The Official 26/27 Premier League Thread ***

[Baleforce]

I don’t buy into the narrative that the players are surprised victims here. Look at Haaland, they bought him for just £50m at a time when he was a £150m player. Everyone knew that was a strange one at the time. He must have known it was dodgy but he went along with it. He’s absolutely blameless of course and it’s not his fault, but to say the players are surprised and shocked that City have been found guilty of financial shenanigans is difficult to believe. .

exactly, he more than most knew what City were, his dad (who was crap) played for them for christ sake

 

[Rorschach]

I hope city win the league, for the laugh.

Ouch. Some miss that from Coventry. That would have sealed it.

 

[thfcsteff]

3 games in a row he's done the square root of feck all.
Never stood out for me at Everton either. Again, it's the price tag that get people exited and creaming all over themselves.

Agreed.
I was happy we did not sign him TBH

 

[thfcsteff]

Yeah, honestly thought the coverage was just bizarre and turned off before the end of the game. I get why the broadcasters are doing it, because if you were to state it plainly that one side is made up of cheats who are likely to be punished with at least one relegation, you might lose viewers. But at the same time, having to hear ‘controversy aside, that was a great goal’ or whatever, does my fudging head in. The controversy is the entire point that they can afford those players! You cannot separate them! It is inherently less impressive because they acquired those players by cheating.

The punishment can’t come soon enough.

Unfortunately, it will not come soon enough. There's the appeals process. I differ from several friends here when I say I would not be surprised to hear that some of the independent KC's being approached to review are suddenly going to be 'on holiday' or the like for a while longer thus pushing things back further. Maybe I've been in the US too long where the justice system can be 'massaged' (what a nice phrase eh?!) to work as you wish if yoiu have the means...

 

[Zavod 311]

and people thought coventry at home will be a home banker

 

[Rorschach]

Yikes. Just shows what happens when you take a shot instead of trying to walk it in.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Lampard starting to get a tune out of this mob.

 

[Mikey10]

Lampard starting to get a tune out of this mob.

Just in time, obviously.

Down to 19th for us.

 

[billyiddo]

Lampard starting to get a tune out of this mob.

Forgot he was their manager, he'd absolutely love to get on over us