johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 3hConsidering what you get sent off for nowadays, that’s an absolute certain red 000
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Welsh public not exactly flocking in to see their team against Norway 000
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The highly irregular nature of the arrangement, and the Commission's findings of sham and intentional concealment, suggest to us that there should be a criminal investigation. 3402
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026So I think they didn't pay the £12m UK tax. I expect HMRC worked this out some time ago. But we can't know what happened. Did HMRC give up? Doubt it. Did City pay up? No sign of that in their accounts. Is an investigation still ongoing? Wouldn't surprise me. 2433
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026So this was all a sham. The consultancy's only purpose was to funnel money to Mr Mancini which Manchester City pretended was not from Manchester City and its owner. That was the Commission's conclusion: 1412
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread: 611035439
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Have now slowly re-read the ruling, and it is even more damning than at first reading. The ruling pretty much sets out Manchester City was fraudulent on a systemic long-term basis. Not just mere non-compliance, but ‘concealments’ and ‘disguises’. Also some MCFC witnesses were ‘dishonest’. 814150
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The fight for the shirt off his back after the game will be like the end of the World Cup Final #wirthafortune 010
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialSky News @news.sky.com · 29/09/2026Man and woman charged with perjury following Conor McGregor's failed appeal over sexual assault findingnews.sky.comMan and woman charged with perjury following Conor McGregor's failed appeal over sexual assault findingA man and a woman who swore affidavits on behalf of Conor McGregor ahead of his appeal against a sexual assault finding have been charged with perjury. 1104
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialTariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 29/09/2026830m pounds in “sham” income over almost a decade of cheating is hard to get your head around. And even during the hearing evidence given on behalf of the club by witnesses was “false in a number of key respects” and they gave evidence “that they knew to be untrue and so had to be dishonest.” 35410
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialTariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We have been working on these stories for a decade now and the Independent Commission has now ruled. Even if some technicality appears, several different bodies have now discovered rampant cheating underpinned the emergence and success of the team that redefined English football. Seismic. 36810
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pro rata the number of points deduction compared to other teams and what they got for a minimal amount of overspend, and then think of a figure for non cooperation and you will get a high number 430
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialThe Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 29/09/2026🔺 BREAKING: The Premier League has confirmed that an independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of nearly all 115 charges related to the league’s financial rulesthetimes.comPremier League: Man City inflated revenues and reduced costs by £900m 3115
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Szoboszlai has decided that he’s just going to get round the ref at every opportunity Moaning after every foul 010
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Robbie Savage going to Peterborough to work for McAnthony👀🤣 There is a recipe for disaster 000
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Vikings draft people got this one badly wrong 000
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This last 10 minutes on Redzone has been wild #NFL 000
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What a bloody game of rugby that was this morning #NRL Epic stuff 020
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Daphne brings her new boyfriend home who seems remarkably similar to Niles. FRASIER (1997) ‘Mixed Doubles’ 3386
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Wanted DCL to be running on to that Rogers cross there. Didn’t gamble 030
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Not often you will hear the words, but that was a very enjoyable England game 010
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Been a great game. The missed pen being the turning point, but hard to argue that Spain don’t deserve to be in front They have had the better chances 010
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 26/09/20262 Man City players to blame for Spain scoring 010
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Played the game at a good tempo there England 000
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gordon capping off a good 37 minutes for him with that goal 020
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Quansah playing like you would expect a centre half playing at full back 010
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When people talk about punishment for City, and relegating them to League 2, or National League, the problem with this is the PL & EFL don’t get on, so EFL may not want them in League 2, so logistically, the best way would be to dock them enough points, so they definitely get relegated. 1/2 220
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.social Premier League News @plnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The sentencing session will be secret. Signals point to unprecedented penalties: point deductions, title stripping, relegation, or expulsion. 4244
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.social Premier League News @plnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026An appeal to overturn the conviction seems nearly impossible. Facts are settled, and unlike CAS, evidence and witnesses will not be re-examined from scratch. City's conviction on 114 of 115 charges followed 12 weeks of lengthy hearings where all evidence and testimonies were rigorously examined. 2153
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.social Premier League News @plnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026and they may look to challenge absolutely every point on appeal: the commission’s legitimacy, how long it took to get to judgment, the admissibility of evidence used in the trial. They may even try to bring a challenge in the High Court once it is all done. 171
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.social Premier League News @plnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Legal journalist Christian Smith on the Man City case: This Man City case has a way to go. Remember, the club overturned the initial UEFA judgment against them on appeal to CAS in 2020. Lord Pannick is really an appellate lawyer, rather than a trial lawyer. For the owners, it’s possibly existential. 4134
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📌 ICYMI — Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in Augustbylinetimes.comRupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August 1811681
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialbskycheck.com @bskycheck.com · 25/09/2026📈 17.2K new users joined Bluesky yesterday (↘ 6.4% from previous day) Welcome to all the new users on Bluesky! 👥 User count: 46,690,497 🎯 47M expected on Oct 13, 2026 ⚡ Averages: 794/hr, 0.22/sec 📊 Weekly momentum: ↗ 13.9% www.bskycheck.com 051
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Trying to compare apples to oranges here 210
Reposted by @johnrawes.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026HMRC have filed a petition to wind up online estate agent Purplebricks. Purplebricks told me it had been lodged in error and withdrawn by HMRC, but they have not substantiated this despite repeated requests. And their accounts are three months late. 47219
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We are in the international break obviously #lufc 430
johnrawes.bsky.social @johnrawes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I am tempted to say, I am not surprised #NFL 000
