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At the end of the storm, there's a golden sky. LFC always. Historian (see @jjphillips94.bsky.social for more on that one). Sport, gaming, culture and politics #YNWA #JFT97

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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 2h
Never has "punch-drunk" been a more appropriate adjective.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 3h
Very odd these interventions. Has absolutely no need to raise suspicions and yet almost feels compelled to muddy the waters.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 3h
I think he already is for me. Sami was my favourite for a long time for the same reason. Class matched with an understanding of how unique the club is and what it means to have the opportunity to represent us.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 3h
Despite him implying there will be a departure at some point, I want him to retire at the club. I think he deserves to have that moment of ending his career with us.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 6h
But with the IFR now in place, it's a real acid test of their capacity to police this.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 6h
Nobody would care about that new league. They've only entered the PL because of the global notoriety it had in the early 2000s and the respect that arrives with winning it. Any punishment that doesn't rip that respect away from them, has failed to be proportionate to the charges.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 7h
Whatever happens, I don't think that club should be allowed to be in the hands of the current owners. Or any club for that matter.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 7h
Is Isak definitely out? With that three, I'd play Barcola down the middle, Rio off the left, Muñoz off the right.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 8h
Also realise that the GIF only works if you're fond of the Dark Knight Rises which I know isn't to everyone's taste.
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Stephen Drennan (BabuYagu) @babuyagu.bsky.social · 11h
Haven't said anything yet about the City verdict - I'm seeing a lot of downward negotiating and the talking heads in the media saying the Premier League and its clubs have 'no appetite' for expulsion or title stripping... so lets talk about this. 🧵 Why Cheat? In the simplest terms, to win. In a
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 8h
Stephen returning for the biggest scandal in the sport's history.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Not enough. Not even close.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is what a bankrolled mid-life crisis looks like.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
But Germany's worst period still contained a trip to the knockout rounds at three major tournaments and now they have the coach the supporters deserve. Scotland's return didn't really get them close to that despite qualification and now they have a coach with far more question marks about direction.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Box office finish in the WRC.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Terminator Says 'Who, Me?'
ALT: Terminator Says 'Who, Me?'
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Keynote speaker....on the importance of zips for the preservation of the cause.
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Arsene Wenger struggles with jacket zipper
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Go 14 years further back for the original precedent. The culprits may surprise you.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Turns out we were part of one all along.
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Suspicious Spy in Filing Cabinet
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Crypto Cartel Social: Man Raises a Toast
ALT: Crypto Cartel Social: Man Raises a Toast
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ah ignore my original response then.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The announcement or statement earlier this week 👇 Are you referring to the independent panel leak on Friday before the statement?
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Premier League Statement: Manchester City FC
An independent Commission has found Manchester City FC guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gauge the public reaction ahead of the official PL announcement of the decision, and subsequent punishment?
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What we wanted wasn't my question. What was expected was.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Did anyone really think the verdict would be this damning?
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James Nalton @jdnalton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Again, this is what happens when states own football clubs. The Premier League became a land grab for state ownership, billionaires, and private equity. All to the detriment of the game and its supporters. Man City a pawn in a geopolitical game.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 02/10/2026
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Jamie ⚽️ @jayloveslfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Flo got a Jurgen hug #lfc #Redsky #YNWA
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All a bit farcical and tactically inept. Of all the things, he didn't want to invite people to start thinking about links between his mayoralty and investment into Manchester by City owners. Downing Street protecting him from speaking out of term again.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Update, think the PM got the message.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The last line is critical. Burnham was testing the waters yesterday.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Spit It Out Doughboy
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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think this will be one of the defining images of the Premier League's void years: a proudly working class fanbase celebrating that the ruling family of an oppressive regime had hired a barrister on £10,000-an-hour to try and prevent them suffering consequences for their cheating. Embarrassing.
A bunch of mugs celebrating their perceived impunity
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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Asked to respond to whether his team were 'not German enough' or 'not white enough', Klopp said there was no point in giving room to 'such people and their utterances', adding: 'I have little time in everyday life for idiocy'. Story: @kateconnolly.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’
Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are ‘white enough’
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Criminal investigations might. I'm not so sure on the sporting side. Whatever it takes now, there's no going back from this.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They can go kicking and screaming but they will go. Too much at stake for everyone else now.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What, the silent one?
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Maybe for potential criminal investigations but not on the sporting side. The PL have to consider the alternative that, if they fail, the rest of the league will bury them too. Punishing City in a way that matches the severity laid out in the charges is their only way out.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Took him long enough to see which way the prevailing wind was blowing and have an opinion.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm sure it happens more frequently than perceived but it's a concern when specialists are consulted on a major injury. I just have Ronaldo's (Brazil) ordeal in my head and how that panned out.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I never thought we'd get this level of charge in fairness. I thought it be swept under the rug and probably City did too. That they haven't changed tactics at all shows how little they've adapted to it and how hubris will damage them again.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kind of proving the independent panel's point there....
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Genie is out of the bottle now. I genuinely think the whole structure crumbles if they don't.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/09/2026
These are the people Burnham is thanking. They're currently trying to burn down one of Britain's most successful industries because they were caught cheating in it. City and Etihad Airlines both owned by Abu Dhabi bsky.app/profile/pras...
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My overarching thought is that if we think this is too big to comprehend, think how bad it will get if the punishment does not match the level of what City have done to all of us. It will be the football equivalent of a nuclear war. We've all already lost but there's a path which is far worse.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Worth reminding ourselves too after Guardiola's cowardice that these charges are only addressing the first half. If the second half is investigated, there is absolutely nowhere for him to hide either.
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Andrew Beasley @andrewbeasleyfootball.com · 30/09/2026
Bald. Fraud.
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JJP_LFC @jjplfc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Charlatan. Play oblivious all you want. We all know now.
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😳 Pep before cheats verdict: “If you lie to me, the day after I am not here. I will be out and I will not be your friend anymore.” Pep after verdict: “I am, always have been, always will, be behind my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran, the players staff, Enzo and you, our unique supporters.”
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The Anfield Wrap @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'The reason Jürgen Klopp builds a team that takes 110 from 114 and wins a European Cup and World Club Cup during that time span...is because they were trying to beat a team that had cheated to the tune of £900m...' ✍️ @knoxharrington.bsky.social column… 👉 Read here: mailchi.mp/theanfieldwr...
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