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Post by tepidterrier on May 19, 2024 18:19:26 GMT 1
100 years after the first of our three consecutive titles, Manchester City have become the first English club to win four titles in a row.
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Post by kennyk2 on May 19, 2024 18:22:33 GMT 1
100 years after the first of our three consecutive titles, Manchester City have become the first English club to win four titles in a row. With 115 charges of cheating hanging over them. |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on May 19, 2024 18:27:19 GMT 1
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Post by harrychrishner on May 19, 2024 18:28:05 GMT 1
If it wasn't for Jürgen Klopp in 2020 it would now be SEVEN in a row for Man City! danke Kloppo!
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Post by Wingman on May 19, 2024 18:29:24 GMT 1
They’ll wriggle (pay) their way out of it. Disgustingly. Once a precedent is set, that is it, it’ll happen again and again. Time to stand firm against financial doping.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on May 19, 2024 18:33:40 GMT 1
They’ll wriggle (pay) their way out of it. Disgustingly. Once a precedent is set, that is it, it’ll happen again and again. Time to stand firm against financial doping. I’d love to think that would be the case, but sporting morals fucked off out of the building years ago… It really is a corrupt league that gets held up as the best in the world. The sooner they fuck off and form their own league the better. There will still be a degree of TV money knocking around. If you want homogenised football, look at Man C now. They won the title about 30 mins ago, but they need to get the stage set up, get all the props in place etc. Those supporters should be heading for the pubs now… |
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Post by richhtfc on May 19, 2024 19:28:06 GMT 1
If it wasn't for Jürgen Klopp in 2020 it would now be SEVEN in a row for Man City! danke Kloppo! Was reading Martin Samuel’s in the Times earlier and quite a few teams have nearly done better than 3 in a row over the years. Aston Villa won 5 titles in 7 years in the late 1800’s. We’d have had 4 in a row but finished second by 5 points in 1927. If Arsenal had not been beaten by two points in 31/32 they’d have 5 straight titles, and Man United would have 5 straight were it not for Blackburn beating them on goal difference in 94/95 |
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Post by workshyfop on May 19, 2024 19:29:18 GMT 1
What’s four? Quadruple champions? Fuck ‘em! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️*
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Post by detox on May 19, 2024 19:30:59 GMT 1
3rd
1st
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2nd
2nd
Stood for almost 100 years.
There is only ever one first..Town..and Citeh..
Immortals
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Post by DuffMan on May 19, 2024 19:31:16 GMT 1
Don’t get the bitterness here. The teams with the most money have been winning the top division in English football since the 70s and probably before
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Post by workshyfop on May 19, 2024 19:32:59 GMT 1
I can’t say I’m that arsed really. The game has changed so much. It’s fair play us celebrating our achievements, but no one else gives a shit and none of us were even born then. Maybe we should move on and look to the future? It’s been a crutch for years of failure “yeah, but we won the league three times in a row”.
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Post by goodbet on May 19, 2024 19:34:47 GMT 1
Don’t get the bitterness here. The teams with the most money have been winning the top division in English football since the 70s and probably before I reckon it is since the Premier League was formed everything has been twisted to aid the top 6 clubs and that is why most people hate where football is today. |
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Post by htafcokay on May 19, 2024 19:35:39 GMT 1
I can’t say I’m that arsed really. The game has changed so much. It’s fair play us celebrating our achievements, but no one else gives a shit and none of us were even born then. Maybe we should move on and look to the future? It’s been a crutch for years of failure “yeah, but we won the league three times in a row”. Agreed. While I'm a bit gutted our record has finally gone, Huddersfield Town is far more than the Thrice Champions. |
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Post by shawsie on May 19, 2024 20:24:22 GMT 1
Dont get the hatred - they are a brilliant team and to win 4 titles in a row which has never been done before is a fantastic achievement.
Yes - teams have won 5 in 7 , 6 in 8 etc but 4 yrs on the bounce is unbelievable consistency really.
The only thing which besmirches it is the financial cloud - but given what the top 6 have driven in the game in recent years i have no sympathy for the likes of liverpool. arsenal, man u etc - get used to being 1st/2nd or 3rd losers chaps cos if pep stays you aint winning much in the near future.
Sad to see our 3 in a row tag usurped - but time for the owner and ,mgr / team to create some new sporting success memories.
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Post by kennyk2 on May 19, 2024 20:36:43 GMT 1
One hundred and fifteen charges... how many will stick? The PL are in a right predicament here. We're talking global politics and the chance of upsetting one of the main countries in the Middle East, who might be our friend... or might not.
I reckon there is real government pressure on the PL to kick this into the long grass for as long as possible. A case of too difficult to handle, so pass this hot potato onto the next lot.
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Post by ruggedivy on May 19, 2024 20:48:15 GMT 1
One hundred and fifteen charges... how many will stick? The PL are in a right predicament here. We're talking global politics and the chance of upsetting one of the main countries in the Middle East, who might be our friend... or might not. I reckon there is real government pressure on the PL to kick this into the long grass for as long as possible. A case of too difficult to handle, so pass this hot potato onto the next lot. I have a feeling a few of these four wins may eventually be chalked off the record. I can't see the case against them going away. |
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Post by kennyk2 on May 19, 2024 20:51:46 GMT 1
One hundred and fifteen charges... how many will stick? The PL are in a right predicament here. We're talking global politics and the chance of upsetting one of the main countries in the Middle East, who might be our friend... or might not. I reckon there is real government pressure on the PL to kick this into the long grass for as long as possible. A case of too difficult to handle, so pass this hot potato onto the next lot. I have a feeling a few of these four wins may eventually be chalked off the record. I can't see the case against them going away. It's a complete cluster... no-one has the balls to do that. Geopolitics take over here. |
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Post by htafcokay on May 19, 2024 20:54:41 GMT 1
No chance whatsoever of the titles being chalked off. All that will happen is that City will have to pay a fine.
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Post by workshyfop on May 19, 2024 21:02:32 GMT 1
If they did get stripped of titles, where would be the enjoyment? Like VAR on steroids. People dancing in the streets of St Albans because Liverpool or Man U had won one by default? Let them crack on and start moaning when Newcastle start winning stuff.
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Post by Big Ern on May 19, 2024 21:12:22 GMT 1
Time to start a new era
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Post by Big Jim on May 19, 2024 21:53:11 GMT 1
Unfortunately, the Premier League has become stale and boring and we are in line with France and Germany (apart from this season due to the Harry Kane Effect) where 1 team wins the league every season. Hopefully Klopp leaving won't make that even worse.
Everton, Forest, and City have all had charges against them for FFP. 2 teams have been docked points this season and the other has won the Premier League. Corruption at its finest.
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Post by 28901 on May 19, 2024 23:47:59 GMT 1
Don’t get the bitterness here. The teams with the most money have been winning the top division in English football since the 70s and probably before True but it wasn't quite as straight forward in the 70s. Derby won it, QPR, Ipswich, Watford challenged and they were never rich. Man U and Spurs went down also. Thats never going to happen again. |
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Post by kyg on May 20, 2024 0:03:31 GMT 1
I never had an issue with Man City until the takeover took place and now they represent the very worst of modern day football. They literally went from mediocrity to world beaters but purely on the back of massive amounts of cash being pumped. in. So while I do think they are the best team in the UK today, and one of the very best in Europe and the World, I have literally no respect for how they got there. On top of all that they have been cheating for years and have not been punished for it like other teams have. I would support stripping them of titles if they are proven to have broken the rules even though I think that would be a horrible way for a club to be awarded a title.
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Post by BlueValour on May 20, 2024 0:44:33 GMT 1
I never had an issue with Man City until the takeover took place and now they represent the very worst of modern day football. They literally went from mediocrity to world beaters but purely on the back of massive amounts of cash being pumped. in. So while I do think they are the best team in the UK today, and one of the very best in Europe and the World, I have literally no respect for how they got there. On top of all that they have been cheating for years and have not been punished for it like other teams have. I would support stripping them of titles if they are proven to have broken the rules even though I think that would be a horrible way for a club to be awarded a title. You can't unravel titles of years previously. But I would support following the Rangers' precedent and demote them to League 2!! |
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Post by BlueValour on May 20, 2024 0:47:39 GMT 1
Don’t get the bitterness here. The teams with the most money have been winning the top division in English football since the 70s and probably before True but it wasn't quite as straight forward in the 70s. Derby won it, QPR, Ipswich, Watford challenged and they were never rich. Man U and Spurs went down also. Thats never going to happen again. Leicester City also broke the mould ... |
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Post by detox on May 20, 2024 7:06:38 GMT 1
I never had an issue with Man City until the takeover took place and now they represent the very worst of modern day football. They literally went from mediocrity to world beaters but purely on the back of massive amounts of cash being pumped. in. So while I do think they are the best team in the UK today, and one of the very best in Europe and the World, I have literally no respect for how they got there. On top of all that they have been cheating for years and have not been punished for it like other teams have. I would support stripping them of titles if they are proven to have broken the rules even though I think that would be a horrible way for a club to be awarded a title. Similar really to Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid...all won titles thanks to massive financial backing and a few glitches on the way. Remember Napoli winning the title with Maradona on obscene wages... All we've done is catch up with European clubs who've been doing it since the 60's. |
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Post by detox on May 20, 2024 7:14:25 GMT 1
No chance whatsoever of the titles being chalked off. All that will happen is that City will have to pay a fine. You're probably right. The problem for the FA is the rules they've made cannot be enforced within the year they were broken. Punishment cannot be delivered within the season transgressions were made, so they're left with the ludicrous situation they have now where it's always retrospective. We see it in the championship sometimes where points are deducted the following season meaning sometimes clubs stay up and others get relegated. It's utterly farcical. If they can't apply punishment to the appropriate season then why bother? |
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Post by onesteviekindon on May 20, 2024 8:00:18 GMT 1
I can’t say I’m that arsed really. The game has changed so much. It’s fair play us celebrating our achievements, but no one else gives a shit and none of us were even born then. Maybe we should move on and look to the future? It’s been a crutch for years of failure “yeah, but we won the league three times in a row”. I completely agree. I got far more buzz from us playing in the Autoglass Trophy final 30 years ago than from any talk of winning the pig's bladder league 3 times in a row. |
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Post by Wingman on May 20, 2024 8:48:57 GMT 1
The point was that the triple championship kept us relevant, it kept us as a source of confusion when the question came up in the pub quiz. Even yesterday watching a Sky Sports a graphic came up showing the clubs who had won the triple championship and we were on there, it was a source of pride for me. Some people will have seen that yesterday and thought ‘wait, Huddersfield Town?!’ and that alone made me smile.
City winning/buying the fourth league title in a row makes us now less relevant than we currently are. It just feels a little sad to me.
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Post by htafcokay on May 20, 2024 8:51:48 GMT 1
The point was that the triple championship kept us relevant, it kept us as a source of confusion when the question came up in the pub quiz. Even yesterday watching a Sky Sports a graphic came up showing the clubs who had won the triple championship and we were on there, it was a source of pride for me. Some people will have seen that yesterday and thought ‘wait, Huddersfield Town?!’ and that alone made me smile. City winning/buying the fourth league title in a row makes us now less relevant than we currently are. It just feels a little sad to me. One way of creating some new history is to win the League One title, meaning we have a full set. |
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