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Not just Pep that's had payments like that, wasn't there something similar reported about Mancini too?

As @Hocca says, the player's name is Savio. The Man City move isn't 100% confirmed yet, but looks as good as done. Here's one of a number of articles about the transfer. https://www.football365.com/news/savio-man-city-absolute-sham-multi-club-ownership-model-opinion

Bit of a difference isn't there between someone supporting City because of their familial ties but not being local, versus someone who follows Man City or whoever happened to be winning at the time and has never even tried to go to a game.

Those options like being part of a 13 club group and shady transfer dealings between them? Like Troyes making a record signing, then loaning him out to Girona (part owned by Pep's brother) and then selling that player to Man City without ever playing a game for Troyes? With there having to be a change in the Girona ownership for next season or they'll be demoted to the Europa League because it would otherwise conflict with the UEFA policy of clubs owned by the same people not being in the same competition.

Not disputing that other clubs have benefitted from spending big money before Blackburn and Chelsea both other examples Has a club done it with so many (alleged) breaches and cheating as Man City though?

Do I get to do what you do now and focus on this and cry about being insulted instead of addressing the flaws in what you said? How dare you scorn me so!

The season they signed Laporte, Mendy, Walker, Bernardo Silva and Ederson then? A not insignificant number of big signings who played a part of their squad in more titles after that. The season before that there was Stones, Jesus, Sane and Gundogan. The season before that having De Bruyne, Otamendi and Sterling. A large chunk of their squad that's still winning (as it stands) the title this season were players signed under the period that's getting investigated.

Net spend on transfers for one season. But not what they've spent on the squad, the wages they pay etc You bitch and moan when people point out you being disingenuous, or outright denying reality, but then you go and be disingenuous over and over.

That was Millenium Stadium era

If we spent £12.5m and one penny of the £25m for Scott we would have spent most of it. It would be by the smallest possible amount, but it would be "most". This is literally the type of thing children learn at about 6 years old.

Perhaps you should try addressing the questions asked instead of finding excuses.

Started a Clyde one, and ended up having to play Queen's Park in a cup game. Day before the game they tried to buy my best player which made him agitate for the move. Played the game and got a 1-0 smash and grab win, transfer was about to go through but I had a game against St Mirren that I needed a win to get an unlikely space in the next round so I delayed the transfer for a week. Lost to St Mirren (kept it down to just 2-0) and went out, the player has gone as well but at least I got a win over a rival 2 divisions higher.

Was he claiming he achieved perfection, or saying that's the standard he has to reach/is judged against? Saying "I have to get decisions 100% right" and "I get 100% of my decisions right" are very different things.

They can keep their sectarian shit. No place for the religious bigotry.

Not a bad shout and might try them if Clyde is too long term, went for the biggest challenge by starting in the lowest league I could though.

Yes, to varying degrees I think. If the player is in a league that your club/scouts will have some knowledge of them you might get a range for the stats until you scout them. Not sure exactly how this is determined. The way I play is attribute masking (their term for it) is turned on, and I can only sign players that my scouts/recruitment team show to me. I do allow myself to sign players from a club I've already managed if I move though. The way some managers have players they'll sign at multiple clubs. Likewise I can't search for known good quality scouts, but have to hire ones that apply for the position. Makes it a fair bit more challenging, and certainly slows progress down. I did get a freak signing on last year's one though, a 37 year old Brazilian who'd spent most of his career in Russia. Signed for about 40k and scored a dozen goals and got a dozen from the wing and the winning goal in a playoff final then retired.

Was thinking of starting one with a club in/around Glasgow and try to make them bigger than Celtic/Rangers. Was looking at Clyde in Scottish League 2 and hoping they aren't part of the sectarian crap that Celtic and Rangers are.

You started off your comment with "a few weeks ago" I spoke about "this year" And now you've gone back to last year.

Arsenal have failed to win in just 2 league games this year, one of those being the draw against Man City. Strange definition of "wobble" that you have if that's one.

No, I realise that, I was commenting on the ability of those 2 players who were at Taunton this season, based on what I've seen of them over the last few years at Manor Farm. That those 2 players are more than capable of good football, but I couldn't comment on the rest of the Taunton squad

He was setting the fastest laps of the race when he wasn't in first, got the lead by managing his tyres better than others so he was able to stay out longer. There was a safety car which allowed him to get a 'cheap' pit stop, but even after the restart he was the quickest driver out there. He only lost fastest lap because his teammate was forced to pit from some damage and got fresh tyres on with a much lighter car (from fuel use)

Opposite to how Farm have played all season, they got sucked into playing the same way Frome were.

Disappointing for Farm. Frome pen looked a dive, so glad that was saved, but 2 set piece goals and a defensive mix up gifted the game to Frome. That said, Frome were the better side for most of the game and Farm got sucked into the hoofball in bad conditions.

They had over 1300 there when they played Torquay in a cup game earlier this season. Think this will be pushing 1500

Get in! Well deserved Lando. Should have happened at Sochi a couple of years ago but he's got a very deserved win now.