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BordeauxBlue said:
Lukaku an actual detriment to the team. 

City were there for the taking, shame. 

Hopefully they get stripped of everything. But I wouldn't hold my breath... 
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Highly doubt they get stripped of anything. At most, they get a point deduction and a transfer ban which will basically be a slap on the wrist since they'll be back to the top in no time with their squad depth and financial resources.

 
Sconnie Blue said:
BT certainly does. 
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They're just following a script. Ever since BT got the rights to Champions League football, they have been desperate to make it seem like they have it better than ITV and SKY ever had it. Their coverage in comparison is a big step down though.

 
Frankie8Lampard said:
Highly doubt they get stripped of anything. At most, they get a point deduction and a transfer ban which will basically be a slap on the wrist since they'll be back to the top in no time with their squad depth and financial resources.
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Being finally proven guilt is all the world needs tbh. Trophies will then have an asterisk. 

 
Frankie8Lampard said:
Highly doubt they get stripped of anything. At most, they get a point deduction and a transfer ban which will basically be a slap on the wrist since they'll be back to the top in no time with their squad depth and financial resources.
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If they are found guilty, I just don't see how a transfer ban and points deduction is sufficient. They have gained more than any club in world football during that period, the minimum punishment should be to have their titles taken from them and a demotion from the Premier League. Other clubs in the past have had similar charges, but none of them gained as much as Man City and they were still demoted.

If City are guilty, then they have seriously damaged the sport, they would have to be made an example of.

 
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I am amazed that the media aren’t calling City out for their 115 charges and putting more pressure on them to clear it all up quicker. Instead they are following the same narrative of them being the best. 115 charges clearly suggest that something has happened. The media (and football fans) should be furious and demand this gets resolved quicker. 

 
Inter didn't even have to lose this game

worst final i've ever seen apart from the liverpool tottenham one 

 
JM7 said:
I am amazed that the media aren’t calling City out for their 115 charges and putting more pressure on them to clear it all up quicker. Instead they are following the same narrative of them being the best. 115 charges clearly suggest that something has happened. The media (and football fans) should be furious and demand this gets resolved quicker. 
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The more it's going ignored, the more annoyed I am becoming. Nobody shut up about our transfer ban a few years ago and we were punished before we could even get an appeal started. So come on, you've charged them with 115 breaches, when are they going to be punished?

 
charierre said:
Mc Clair from Celtic and Irwin from Oldham, Bruce Norwich
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I remember McClair had that horrible run as bad maybe even worse than Torres and could bring myself to bold him. Wasn't sure on the others though the ones I 'bolded' I recognised as the top talents of the day. 

 
Term_X said:
It’s not just corruption and being owned by a state, it’s also luck.. how on earth did they fluke their way through those big two Inter chances. 

Football is just horrible on days like this. And just like that City have wiped away anything we had over them, a treble is a once in a generation feat and they’ll always laud it over everyone. Lukaku the absolute donkey, don’t even get me started. 
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These European finals have been three big boots in the ball bags for Serie A.

 
chelsea would never have bottled the final like inter did 

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JM7 said:
I am amazed that the media aren’t calling City out for their 115 charges and putting more pressure on them to clear it all up quicker. Instead they are following the same narrative of them being the best. 115 charges clearly suggest that something has happened. The media (and football fans) should be furious and demand this gets resolved quicker. 
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It is not news there is one rule for most sides, and one for us. Long been agenda against us.

That's why I have maintained had Roman owned Liverpool he would have faced no Visa issues nor been forced to sell.

 
Koulibaly leaves Napoli and they win the league for the first time in over 30 years. 
 

Sterling leaves City and they win the treble. 

 
Sconnie Blue said:
Koulibaly leaves Napoli and they win the league for the first time in over 30 years. 
 

Sterling leaves City and they win the treble. 
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Not a coincidence for me. You get rid of poor players and upgrade and good things can happen.

City did their best to blow this final too but Lukaku was having none of that.

 
Endless pot of money? Checked. Great Manager with total control of the team? Checked. See, it's not hard to build a great team, I'm sure Boehly is taking notes City as we speak. It's funny the 115 charges never resurfaced in the media again, this is what you get with elite team of lawyers. Everyone will forget about the charges after City do 5 in a row in the league and defend the triple.

 
xG on the Lukaku header miss was 0.42, so although it looked easy, I bet that is a fair bit lower than most would think ... 

Also I can't see how he is at fault for the Di Marco miss either. If it doesn't hit him then Dias clears it off the line anyway. Di Marco should initially have done better with the attempt that hit the bar, and  the follow up chance that hit Lukaku is 100% on Di Marco. He has the whole left hand side of the goal to aim at and has time to place it there (see still below)

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Inter probably wonder how that one got away last night. Shots 14-7 in their favour ; shots on target 6 to 4. Sometimes you need a bit of luck to go your way.

I thought the two Milan defenders between Rodri and the goal should have done much better with closing him down and attempting to block the shot. Great finish though.

 
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