*****Offical 22/23 Champions League Thread*****

[Loyal72 11,480]

real supporters suffering the tourist wanks.

 

[theblueoysterbar 19,701]

Wee bit of investment in us wouldn't go wrong. Not sure I'd want full ownership by Saudis though.

[Ger_onimo 20,488]

1 minute ago, The Specky Non Liar - Sometimes said:

Not massively but it's a year or so in and they were already part of the overly commercialised Premier League.

I’d take an overly commercialised SPL tbh

[.Williamson. 82,792]

7 minutes ago, SkylineBlue said:

I cant imagine it would feel like Rangers anymore. 

Mate you aren’t going to eradicate a loyalist fanbase and a club that already sells out its ST’s just because the owners have money

City couldn’t fill that ground before the money and even now it’s piss easy to get league tickets to their games 

[Ger_onimo 20,488]

2 minutes ago, spanther22 said:

Bit harsh some of them have waited five long years for this moment.

😂

[.Williamson. 82,792]

2 minutes ago, SkylineBlue said:

Nah, I'm not into it at all.

I am, I’m massively into the idea of us dominating domestically and competing in Europe, I couldn’t care less where the money comes from 

[Craiggybear 6,192]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59934051

 

"Despite the judge accepting that there was a connection between Bennell and Man City and that he was scouting for them, coaching their feeder teams and helping to organise trial games for them, the club has escaped liability on a technicality," 

 

But aye congratulations.

[Loyal72 11,480]

Just now, .Williamson. said:

Mate you aren’t going to eradicate a loyalist fanbase and a club that already sells out its ST’s just because the owners have money

City couldn’t fill that ground before the money and even now it’s piss easy to get league tickets to their games 

The first time the city of Manchester football stadium (later the Etihad) was properly sold out, was in 2008.

For the Europa League final between us and Zenit.

[.Williamson. 82,792]

It doesn’t even really feel like they’ve done anything as ridiculous as that sounds. Man Utd’s seemed like a genuine achievement, this one just feels literally plastic

[The Specky Forum Organiser 65,174]

Having Saudi level money in Scotland would get boring very quickly.

[BLUEDIGNITY 33,662]

Fantastic Treble Manchester City 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[Loyal72 11,480]

Just now, .Williamson. said:

It doesn’t even really feel like they’ve done anything as ridiculous as that sounds. Man Utd’s seemed like a genuine achievement, this one just feels literally plastic

Manchester United was genuine though, Fergie took a fucking struggling club, even nearly getting the sack himself early doors and turned it into a power house.

This feels fake, because the owners could've literally picked any team and done this. It's been what, 15 years?

This sort of shit happens on football manager or FIFA, then you get bored of it and make yourself harder challenges. 

It's strange that it could feel so fake. Inter winning would've been the football feel good story, sending the corporate juggernauts packing again.

They could've done this with West Brom, Swansea, Bournemouth. It's a bankrolled monster that's buying up football.

[BlueVanguard 6,721]

Not a city fan but was happy for some of there players.

Great achievement, Gary Neville will be spewing 

[ForeverAndEver 71,687]

6 minutes ago, Loyal72 said:

Manchester United was genuine though, Fergie took a fucking struggling club, even nearly getting the sack himself early doors and turned it into a power house.

This feels fake, because the owners could've literally picked any team and done this. It's been what, 15 years?

This sort of shit happens on football manager or FIFA, then you get bored of it and make yourself harder challenges. 

It's strange that it could feel so fake. Inter winning would've been the football feel good story, sending the corporate juggernauts packing again.

They could've done this with West Brom, Swansea, Bournemouth. It's a bankrolled monster that's buying up football.

Genuine by spunking money on high wages and players.

[TEFTONG 60,290]

9 minutes ago, BLUEDIGNITY said:

Fantastic Treble Manchester City 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

https://amp.mancity.com/citytv/mens/manchester-city-celebrate-being-crowned-champions-of-europe-63822027

[Loyal72 11,480]

Just now, ForeverAndEver said:

Genuine by spunking money on high wages and players.

We were spending more than them at one point, it doesn't equal success tbh.

[G.E.C. 18,865]

10 minutes ago, Loyal72 said:

Manchester United was genuine though, Fergie took a fucking struggling club, even nearly getting the sack himself early doors and turned it into a power house.

This feels fake, because the owners could've literally picked any team and done this. It's been what, 15 years?

This sort of shit happens on football manager or FIFA, then you get bored of it and make yourself harder challenges. 

It's strange that it could feel so fake. Inter winning would've been the football feel good story, sending the corporate juggernauts packing again.

They could've done this with West Brom, Swansea, Bournemouth. It's a bankrolled monster that's buying up football.

Yorke and Cole were big transfer fees.

[ForeverAndEver 71,687]

Just now, Loyal72 said:

We were spending more than them at one point, it doesn't equal success tbh.

So City deserve credit then, because money doesn’t equal success?

[TEFTONG 60,290]

11 minutes ago, Loyal72 said:

Manchester United was genuine though, Fergie took a fucking struggling club, even nearly getting the sack himself early doors and turned it into a power house.

This feels fake, because the owners could've literally picked any team and done this. It's been what, 15 years?

This sort of shit happens on football manager or FIFA, then you get bored of it and make yourself harder challenges. 

It's strange that it could feel so fake. Inter winning would've been the football feel good story, sending the corporate juggernauts packing again.

They could've done this with West Brom, Swansea, Bournemouth. It's a bankrolled monster that's buying up football.

[alk3 438]

13 minutes ago, Loyal72 said:

Manchester United was genuine though, Fergie took a fucking struggling club, even nearly getting the sack himself early doors and turned it into a power house.

This feels fake, because the owners could've literally picked any team and done this. It's been what, 15 years?

 

winning a CL final and having nicky butt, ronny johnsen, and jesper blomqvist in the starting 11 fuck sake

[The Specky Forum Organiser 65,174]

3 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

So City deserve credit then, because money doesn’t equal success?

Absolutely not.

[Loyal72 11,480]

Just now, ForeverAndEver said:

So City deserve credit then, because money doesn’t equal success?

They've spent billions upon billions, way beyond the reach of other clubs, even buying other football clubs to assist in that process, ensuring that they had everything the best that money could buy.

Including getting one of the best managers in football in to lead the hunt for that success.

Not to mention that at several points along those years, they breached financial fair play. Not that it mattered, because no other clubs can compete with their level of spending.

Money doesn't always equal success, in this case it was pretty much guaranteed however.

[Craiggybear 6,192]

Taigs doing the math trying to work out what level of spending allows for pedophilia in the 60's/70's to be wiped clean... 

 

[TEFTONG 60,290]

8 minutes ago, Loyal72 said:

They've spent billions upon billions, way beyond the reach of other clubs, even buying other football clubs to assist in that process, ensuring that they had everything the best that money could buy.

Including getting one of the best managers in football in to lead the hunt for that success.

Not to mention that at several points along those years, they breached financial fair play. Not that it mattered, because no other clubs can compete with their level of spending.

Money doesn't always equal success, in this case it was pretty much guaranteed however.

 

[ForeverAndEver 71,687]

12 minutes ago, Loyal72 said:

They've spent billions upon billions, way beyond the reach of other clubs, even buying other football clubs to assist in that process, ensuring that they had everything the best that money could buy.

Including getting one of the best managers in football in to lead the hunt for that success.

Not to mention that at several points along those years, they breached financial fair play. Not that it mattered, because no other clubs can compete with their level of spending.

Money doesn't always equal success, in this case it was pretty much guaranteed however.

Aye, because, Real Madrid, Barca, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal etc etc all spend buttons on players.

Real Madrid are spunking £35million on a boy from Brazil that they canny even get for another 2 years. Man United spunked £90 million on Pogba, £70+million on Lukaku and McGuire, look at a list of Chelsea highest ever signings and you’ll be lucky to find a good signing, Arsenal spending £70million on Pepe.