DanWM

Those quotes from Martinez are great. He's just missing one elephant in the room in that they probably need to start by getting a new centre back who isn't 5ft0. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crlykw9eevx3o "They need to get rid of me for a start - I'm crap"

There's a better joke here about their players choosing to look the other way for the past 15 years.

I'd heard Nedum Onuoha on the radio beforehand joking about going on The Traitors. Saying he'd be good on it because he's "good at minding his own business" Obviously no one went for the joke - yes, you and every other City player for the last 15 years.

If it's real, that "tariff" table is so so grim.

Conte's such a kick-off, the owners won't go near him. Would be funny though, his opening press conference saying all the players are s***e.

Yes same, our songs about when we won loads of trophies. Not trying to workshop a new song here

Think I'd rather we just sang about how we've won loads more than them. We've known for years that they've been cheating, let's remind them that they didn't get close to us in the process. Their fraudulent era is going to be a blip in our timeline of winning everything.

Ha, this was after I'd heard national press saying the song on Sunday will be, "you cheating b*****ds, we know what you are" and thinking that feels a bit s***? "Going down" will sting, even after if they might have scored.

Going down going down going down

Haven't read the article but your summary sounds a bit like City may have found their fall guy/ an angle for them to save face while they take the charges.

Haaland went off injured tonight.

"Manchester City has the right to defend herself"

I'm not sure about pointless, looks like it's been written by a UAE delegate: "The money flowed around football. It made a lot of other clubs richer. It helped teams everywhere and especially in the Premier League."

Front page of bbc football explains how city's fraudulent money has actually benefited your club https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmew9w451vx8o

He's probably still got his nightstick