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yeah, we get loads of these too probably some dodgy reporter trying to get you to say bad things.

My youngest daughter is 14. I'd say that she's a decent Man United fan. But her age makes her a different kind of red. She's too young to have been shaped by their constant winning. So my point is there is probably a new breed of red on the way through. More humble (assuming any fan of any club is actually humble). Also, weirdly, she shows as much interest in the womens team as the mens. Times they are a changing.

I don't believe that we were ever interested. We may have been used by various people to make things happen. But he just doesn't remotely fit the player profile.

from afar, i'd have to say i agree. i can't see bruno going anywhere either. he's clearly settled, loves life there and now you get to offer CL football. reckon if he was going it would have been 2 years ago.

I didn't really know much about UAE or Saudi prior to the take overs. Just the standard stuff. Didn't really care. I know a fair bit more now. But still don't really care. I'll worry about me and mine and that's plenty enough thanks. What is interesting though, is what effect it is having on the ordinary Mo in the streets of UAE/Saudi. The press seem to focus on what the West thinks of the middle east. How much "better" we are, etc. But how is it effecting the youth in UAE/Saudi? Is it opening their eyes to western culture. In that respect it could be a really important step. Of course it might be the opposite. Mo public might be disgusted by the way that Joe public has vilified their culture. ho hum.

We didn't like them before the takeover. But various high profile decisions in their favour (pre and post VAR) along with the infamous coach attack and the general scouseness of their fans have exacerbated it

Lifted from Gary James on bluemoon... figured you might be interested on here too. This is well worth remembering when someone throws ‘sportswashing’ at you…. Some academic research has been undertaken showing how nations accentuate their ‘attractiveness’ through sport. In essence you could argue this means sportswashing. For those wondering…. The UAE is 21st behind Portugal and just ahead of Norway! The USA is top, UK 2nd… ( Saudi Arabia is 16th ) You can see it all here: https://publika.skema.edu/sport-soft-power-ranking/ This is genuine academic research which should be considered, so those who liberally throw the word sportswashing about need to at least recognise that the UAE is 21st, not number 1 or even number 2, 3, 4 etc.

Congratulations guys and gals well deserved football isn't just about winning, it's a bout the joy of going to the game with friends and family but bloody hell, on days like that the winning doesn't half make up for the pain of losing hope you all enjoyed every single second of it. i was driving from manchester to london with my daughter after going home for the brighton game. had it on in the car. i'm absolutely made up for big dan burn. always liked the lad. a monster of player but seems like a diamond geezer. the fact it was liverpool makes it all the sweeter. hmm did you knock us out? did we lose to the winners? i'd take that too. made up for you all.

mate i honestly don't care about who owns who. love that gif though

It's desperation. Tebas is a Real Madrid fan and he hates us. Not helped by Sheikh Mansour pulling out of a huge finance deal (daily mail) to upgrade the Bernabeu back in 2014. Real tried to restructure payments. The Sheikh said no and pulled out of the finance deal. Real tried to sue the Sheikh but failed. Real ended up getting the finance elsewhere and it cost them a lot more.

The Javier Tebas story that was in the media yesterday, saying City (and PSG), have broken European law feels like a non story. Essentially he complained, by letter, to the European Commission in 2023 that the CFG, and by extension City had broken a European law. The law in question was new and came in on 12th July 2023. The law relates to state owned businesses. Essentially it says that states putting money into businesses is uncompetitive, unfair on its rivals. The UK not being in the EU is no get out as we still operate within it. City aren't state owned, but i believe that you are so thought i'd post it here. Fairly sure that the CAS statement said that we're not state owned too. We're owned by a member of the ruling family. Apparently he has heard nothing back from the European Commission, but states it as being ongoing. Personally I assume that means any contracts signed prior to that are golden and no one need worry. The story was in the papers in 2023, so i'm not sure why its in the news. Maybe they've got wind of us winning the 115.

yeah sorry about that lads. we were pants.

i also have a lot of love for @PrestwichBlue having a go at Sam Wallace on Twitter and @BlueCityBrain defending Citys January spending on Twitter and even those guys give deference to Petrusha on bluemoon ( i think he may be a former lawyer )

quite a lengthy Twitter piece about you guys from Stefan .... Stefan Borson on Twitter discussing Newcastle and SELA

Stefan on talksport talking APT, City and Newcastle (Sela)