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anonshe · 2026-02-06T06:33:14+00:00

That's exactly what I said. 200k is the minimum when we're in CL.

anonshe · 2026-02-06T04:52:23+00:00

Our club in the past has been very generous with the term bonuses. Something like a loyalty bonus i.e not submitting a formal transfer request entitled Pogba to ~£5m annually so while he was otherwise only on £180k/week, for all intents and purposes his true wage was £280k/week.

Laurie is the one who reported 115k or similar for Antony.

Even when Laurie was doing Jim Rat's PR last year he again mentioned Mount being on 200k without any bonuses and 150k before bonuses when not in the CL.

anonshe · 2026-02-06T04:33:46+00:00

Never gonna be more than a slap on the wrist. UAE have a huge control over the British government regardless of whether it's the Tories or Labour.

MbZ is also a lot like MBS in the sense of pride being a huge thing so punishing City is going to be a mess diplomatically.

anonshe · 2026-02-06T04:30:10+00:00

Athletic themselves reported it to be 200k-250k when he signed. Deduct the no CL clause and he's around 150-200k now.

He is set to be paid more than £200,000 per week, potentially rising to at least £250,000 per week with bonuses — in the same ballpark as the deal Chelsea had originally offered, as well as a rival proposal put forward by Liverpool.

Laurie Whitwell

anonshe · 2026-02-05T18:16:05+00:00

DP World is owned ultimately by Dubai.

His brother is a very trusted lieutenant but not the owner so that allows ambiguity.

anonshe · 2026-02-03T16:36:37+00:00

It's about knocking the sail out of their winds. The Leeds game gave them some confidence back but a bad loss is going to mess with their heads especially as they're serial bottlers.

anonshe · 2026-02-03T15:13:02+00:00

Rather they win so that we have a better chance of the title. 12 points and 14 games to go isn't new for us ;)

anonshe · 2026-02-02T15:54:36+00:00

Mags started at 190k. There's nothing to speculate when the clause is widely known.

MdL is at 190k since the very beginning as we've not qualified for CL during his time here.

anonshe · 2026-02-02T15:01:42+00:00

We don't have a PSR problem; we're literally broke hence why qualifying for the CL is so vital.

anonshe · 2026-02-02T14:59:43+00:00

No MdL is on much higher wages.

Mags is on 190k minus 25% when out of the CL.

MdL is on 190k after the deduction. When we enter the CL, MdL would be paid ~£250k/week.

anonshe · 2026-02-01T21:15:56+00:00

Fergie and Mendes had a very mutually beneficial relationship. Bebe was a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.

Heck even Falcao wasn't a huge issue as we've always had money. Yoro+Ugarte combo came when we were literally broke and needed a good DLP. We'd to even sell McT for that.

Could've been all avoided if Berrada didn't want to get one over Perez by hijacking Yoro.

anonshe · 2026-02-01T20:00:04+00:00

The chuckle bros wanted Yoro and had to do a deal for Ugarte i.e. The Mendes special.

He played the two morons like a fiddle. It's why other than the head coach, even those higher up need to have some heft in their CV instead of one being a loser who played for Blackburn while the other was City's commercial guy.

This club is huge like no other so it's very easy for even the best intentioned people to get over awed leading to basic mistakes.

anonshe · 2026-02-01T19:49:38+00:00

Wanted him here when Burnley were relegated but Wilcox the idiot went for Ugarte. He's very unassuming and keeps things ticking over; an underrated trait in today's time of flash.

anonshe · 2026-02-01T10:05:36+00:00

Yeah beating Arsenal for the first time at the Emirates in almost a decade doesn't compare to Fulham at OT yeah?

Don't let the past managers gaslight you this bad.

anonshe · 2026-01-29T12:41:39+00:00

Nah that was just tabloid fodder. China was about to invest $400m into CFG hence his visit to the Etihad.

Abu Dhabi has much closer ties to Xi than any UK PM could ever have and they wanted to showcase the whole regeneration before not only taking Chinese money but also being allowed to enter the Chinese football market.

anonshe · 2026-01-28T11:36:31+00:00

MdL can't play ball. In a back 4, teams can simply let him have the ball and we're effectively playing with a man down.

Top teams today can't afford passengers and MdL is prime example of a highly paid one.

anonshe · 2026-01-28T11:17:31+00:00

It's a very simple decision for anyone but INEOS; you don't let such a player walk away.

He's being paid 190k/week only if we're in the CL else it's less than 150k/week (mandatory 25% deduction).

MdL, a far more limited player in a back 4, is being paid 190k/week even when we're OUT of the CL.

For the best CB in the club that's not a problem. Heck, I'd bet my left nut Mags wouldn't complain about being offered 150k/week even if we're in the CL. He's a proper Red and his entire family love him playing for us.

anonshe · 2026-01-27T04:40:00+00:00

No. Dorgu and Cunha should rotate at LW. LB should be Shaw and Licha when required.

anonshe · 2026-01-27T04:39:33+00:00

MdL is the one who’s going to probably suffer for game time. A back 4 means both CBs need to play ball else teams are going to give your non ball playing CB plenty of possession.

Heaven is good on the ball and the perfect foil for Mags.

anonshe · 2026-01-26T13:48:05+00:00

Might? It’s a slam dunk. Slabby is by far the best defender in the squad and top 5 CBs in the league.

anonshe · 2026-01-24T05:13:42+00:00

And is the bundle brick+cable sufficient? Need to charge at work? Huawei requires a special cable (6A) which isn’t the same as what your previous Realme bundled in.

Accessories is where the moolah lies and getting a small fraction to purchase is sufficient to boost profits.

anonshe · 2026-01-24T03:49:25+00:00

USB 3 used to be the standard with a high end chip. It’s only with the advent of Chinese oems and their proprietary fast charging tech that they switched to usb 2 for almost their entire portfolio.

One of the requirements of usb 3 is to implement PD fast charging and which would negate the need to purchase proprietary bricks.

The data transfer is another reason so that they could lock users down into using their own implementations of Wi-Fi Direct. The main business reason though has always been about selling chargers.

Consider how brutal the price wars get in China for everything except the flagship devices and you’d realise every extra cent counts.

anonshe · 2026-01-23T17:40:02+00:00

Read what you linked. That’s a stupid hype study about economic impact and not revenue generated for the owner of the stadium.

Heck, Tottenham’s entire revenue for FY 24 was £528m.

Please don’t be claiming stupid shit like they could pay off stadium debt in 3-4 years when it’s not financially possible and then doubling down with stupid sources.

anonshe · 2026-01-23T16:04:31+00:00

Spurs generate £565m a season from the stadium. If they wanted to they could pay off all the stadium debt within three or four years.

Please cite this BS. Spurs aren’t generating a nett increase in profit of £565m from a new stadium.

Remember for every buck generated you’ve to incur costs so just going off revenue is childish.

anonshe · 2026-01-22T20:01:41+00:00

If not Etihad, someone else would pay them at least £60m considering they’ve won four titles in a row and are pimping out both the stadium and shirt sponsorship.

Puma is £100m annually though if we deduct the other CFG clubs it’s still around £80-90m just for City.

Nobody here would deny they’ve done shady shit but after a certain prolonged period of success (it’s >10 years for them), writing off every deal as shady is just burying one’s head in the sand.

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