Champions League 24/25

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona in the end, Ferran Torres with his second.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mark Ogden: "Man City fans trying to leave the Juventus Stadium have just been told over loudspeaker that they have to stay until they're allowed out. Brutal"

Hopefully 20 years with parole for good (but not by Manchester standards) behaviour.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mark Ogden: "Man City fans trying to leave the Juventus Stadium have just been told over loudspeaker that they have to stay until they're allowed out. Brutal"

Who would leave during a 2-0 anyway?

[Niall_Quinn]

Who would leave during a 2-0 anyway?

People who have last trains that go anywhere but Manchester.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looking like Paisley era Liverpool. Remember tables like that, back when it was real.

[Marc Overmars]

City could be knocked out if they lose at PSG next.

What a disaster of a season they’re having and it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving bunch.

[Niall_Quinn]

City could be knocked out if they lose at PSG next.

What a disaster of a season they’re having and it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving bunch.

Mercenaries can't be trusted. Seems there has been a subtle change in reffing, things you would never see are now being seen. Maybe the authorities have decided the fan backlash is bad for business.

[Letters]

Maybe the authorities have decided the fan backlash is bad for business.

Or maybe the underlying thesis about the authorities was wrong.

[Niall_Quinn]

Or maybe the underlying thesis about the authorities was wrong.

Are you genuinely suggesting the football authorities aren't corrupt to the core? Not even you could go that far surely?

[Letters]

Are you genuinely suggesting the football authorities aren't corrupt to the core?

Years ago someone said to me that in a sport with that much money sloshing around there had to be corruption. And that conversation took place over 25 years ago, before the money became truly insane. So yes, it is hard to believe that there's no corruption. I mean, the World Cup has just been awarded to Saudi Arabia. But...is there any great conspiracy to prevent Arsenal from winning a title? I call bullshit on that. It is certainly more plausible that there's more of a pro-City policy, fuelled by money changing hands behind the scenes. And earlier in the season I was coming to that view. But now with City having dropped off a cliff that is harder to believe. I think mostly the standard of officiating is really poor. To me that explains a lot of what we see. You can make an anti-Arsenal narrative fit by cherry picking incidents but the fans of every club believe their club is uniquely maligned.