Reposted by Nick McGeehanChristoph Becker @chwb.bsky.social · 5hUnd @ncgeehan.bsky.social, neun Jahre alt, nicht weniger relevant medium.com/@NcGeehan/th...medium.comThe Men Behind Man City: a documentary not coming soon to a cinema near youI have had an idea for the opening scene of Amazon Prime’s in-production fly-on-the-wall documentary about Manchester City’s 2017/2018… 011
Reposted by Nick McGeehanFairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 5hIn "Petropopulism" we explained how the UAE is turning its attention to Reform and the far-right, and how similar UAE meddling in multiple countries has undermined democracy and the rule of law, and led to it fuelling bloody conflict in Libya and a genocide in Sudan. fairsq.org/petropopulis...fairsq.orgPetropopulism: FairSquare publishes new report on UAE links to Reform UK and the far-rightA new report from FairSquare highlights the extensive links between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the UK’s Reform party and the far-right, and calls for the UAE to be added to the “Enhanced Tier”... 042
Reposted by Nick McGeehanFairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 5hIn "Easy Cities to Buy" we charted how Tony Blair sold the idea of UAE investment in Manchester and a whole bunch of pliant political leaders welcomed the UAE with open arms, and allowed them to buy up cheap land and buy off criticism fairsq.org/easy-cities-...fairsq.orgLack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projectsFairSquare report provides further evidence of the harms of state ownership of football clubs A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declin... 133
Reposted by Nick McGeehanFairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 5hIt is a colossal political failure to have encouraged the UAE to buy up swathes of the British economy and prized cultural assets like Manchester City while evidence of its greed and brutality and contempt for the rule of law was all around. Two @fairsqprojects.bsky.social reports worth reading 👇 12110
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMatt Ford @matt4d.bsky.social · 6hAlready seen the caveat of "economic benefits for Manchester" doing the rounds re Manchester city*. But how good has Abu Dhabi really been for Manchester? Story with @ncgeehan.bsky.social & @fairsqprojects.bsky.social a few years ago: www.dw.com/en/sportswas...dw.comSportswashing: Manchester, Newcastle 'easy' targets — reportA new report details how the takeovers of Premier League football clubs Manchester City and Newcastle United have been facilitated by economic austerity, supported by local politicians and not scrutin... 023
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is not merely the worst cheating scandal in English football history, it must have a claim to be one of, if not the, most sustained and serious act of cheating in professional sports history. 57018
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I would encourage everybody to read the document. Despite some redactions, it's not long or complex. And it is extremely damning. From the moment they bought the club, City's owners implemented a scheme to cheat on a massive scale. resources.premierleague.pulselive.com/premierleagu...resources.premierleague.pulselive.com 34713
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The purpose of these schemes was found to have been to artificially inflate the club’s revenues, and reduce its costs, by more than £900 million." That is an absolutely massive sporting fraud. www.premierleague.com/en/news/4727...premierleague.comPremier League Statement: Manchester City FCAn 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. 622189
Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 22hHas UEFA lied to the Football Association of Ireland about its anti-racism rules and protocols? If so, it should be a big problem for UEFA and the Israel Football Association. But only if the FAI takes this seriously and puts this latest incident in context. A 🧵 www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...rte.ieFAI investigating alleged racial abuse of IdahAn alleged racist incident involving Ireland goalscorer Adam Idah during the Israel Nations League game is being assessed by the FAI. 11712
Reposted by Nick McGeehanFairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"A Reform London will remember you." That's what Nigel Farage told UAE officials at a private GB News party in Dubai in January. Our new report, 'Petropopulism', sets out the UAE's connections to Reform UK and the wider far right. Read the full report: fairsq.org/petropopulis... #politics #media 021
Reposted by Nick McGeehanJules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My latest, co-written with @edgeofsports.bsky.social: "Irish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s Refusal to Play Against Israel Puts Him on the Right Side of History." For @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comIrish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu's Refusal to Play Against Israel Puts Him on the Right Side of HistoryBazunu's decision raises the perennial question: Why is a country that is currently committing a genocide allowed to compete in the first place? 36525
Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gavin Bazunu's refusal to play against Israel merits a lot more attention, as does the fact that gross UEFA/FIFA misgovernance is (yet again) at the root of things. @julesboykoff.bsky.social and @edgeofsports.bsky.social give Bazunu the credit he richly deserves www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comIrish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s Refusal to Play Against Israel Puts Him on the Right Side of HistoryBazunu’s decision raises the perennial question: Why is a country that is currently committing a genocide allowed to compete in the first place? 0112
Reposted by Nick McGeehanTristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 29/09/2026It is "electoral suicide" to drop the triple-lock, but apparently not to blow a hole in the side of public finances with a xenophobic campaign to make the whole UK hostile to immigration 1305
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page of @scotnational.bsky.social 121358520
Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UAE's respect for rules, exhibit 115: "The suspected infection at the UK prime minister’s office was associated with a Pegasus operator we link to the UAE." (findings of the award-winning digital investigators at @citizenlab.ca) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comNo 10 suspected of being target of NSO spyware attack, Boris Johnson ‘told’No 10 subjected to UAE-linked spyware attack, says report, but Israeli firm suggests allegations are false 011
Reposted by Nick McGeehanJonathan Emmett @jonathanemmett.com · 28/09/2026When Andy Burnham was Mayor of Manchester he said that ethical concerns about UAE investment were an issue for the UK government to address rather than a city mayor. Now that he's in charge of the UK government, I'd love to see him address them. www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheu...tiktok.comGreater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham skirts question on Abu Dhabi human rights. From a previous episode of Pod Save the UK, available wherever you get podcasts. #Podcast #Podcasts #FootballTikTok video by Pod Save the UK 041
Reposted by Nick McGeehanDave McGrath-Boyle @theboyler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When he was FA Chair, David Triesman told me he was more concerned about state ownership of football than anything else - at the time mainly for its ability to drive and absorb inflationary pressures on player salaries beyond what was reasonably able to be competed with 002
Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Manchester City case has to be the moment we revisit the issue of state ownership of football clubs, and demand they be banned and phased out. In 2023 @fairsqprojects.bsky.social wrote to the then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport making this argument. fairsq.org/fairsquare-c... 23311
Reposted by Nick McGeehanOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why is the far right rising? The West rigged the economy, then launched a series of catastrophic wars. The far right found someone else to blame. 1222292
Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There should be space in the discussion of Manchester City's breach of Premiership rules for an examination of the UAE government's open contempt for rules and the dire and bloody consequences of their rule-breaking outside the realm of sport. A 🧵... 43820
Reposted by Nick McGeehanbylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NEW: Why Manchester City's 115 charges are about a lot more than football... @GoldbergRadio @bylinetimes.bsky.social is joined by Dr Jan Zglinkski Listen: pod.fo/e/65c01d Watch: youtu.be/e-eGJ5g2lic?...youtu.beThe State Of Manchester CityYouTube video by Byline Times TV 043
Reposted by Nick McGeehanDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 18671972987
Reposted by Nick McGeehanJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fergal Keane: 'For Bazunu to refuse to play is a sacrifice that required immense moral courage. Ultimately, he was the lone voice who said no, and that will be remembered in the broken alleys of Gaza.' 411457
Reposted by Nick McGeehanPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Following the news that Manchester City FC has been found guilty of 114 breaches of the PL's rules and regulations, @josimarfootball.bsky.social has lifted the paywall on articles of ours focusing on MCFC and its commercial partners since 2018. Links follow in this thread.josimar.noThe Men Behind Manchester City: The Dark Side | Josimar 10338139
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23858593978
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A club guilty of a decade-long scheme to submit false financial information to the league, for the purpose of securing an unfair on-field advantage, should not only be thrown out of the league and have all its titles vacated, its owner should be compelled to sell the club. 1938086
Reposted by Nick McGeehanJosimarFootball @josimarfootball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We have taken down our paywall for 48 hours - for you to enjoy some of our reporting about Manchester City. First up - The men behind Manchester City: The dark side By @ncgeehan.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2018/08/10/t...josimarfootball.comThe men behind Manchester City: The dark side - josimarfootball.comOn the pitch, Manchester City impressed everybody last season. Now let’s take a look behind the scenes – on the men who own the club. 17554
Reposted by Nick McGeehancrypttext.bsky.social @crypttext.bsky.social · 26/09/20269month old, but still relevant today more than ever… 001
Reposted by Nick McGeehanJules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Read @karimzidan.com on "The Art of Not Banning Israel" from world soccer: "The Ireland-Israel fixtures expose the hypocrisy of the sport's balancing act on Palestine & the illusion that 'football unites the world'." www.sportspolitika.news/p/ireland-is...sportspolitika.newsThe Art of Not Banning IsraelThe Ireland-Israel fixtures expose the hypocrisy of the sport's balancing act on Palestine and the illusion that “football unites the world.” 0155
Reposted by Nick McGeehanroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This guy seems to misunderstand people are angry at the political response of the UK Government to coddle the far right paramilitaries for years. Not just the legal mechanisms. The former is completely about politics and political communication not the law. 172
Reposted by Nick McGeehan🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 121121545138
Reposted by Nick McGeehanAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The BBC has long given up even pretending to be interested in who these people are, why they are coming or how they might feel, in favour of acting as a kind of shop window for the parties to display their wares of violence and crueltybbc.co.ukMost migrant small boat arrivals in single day of 2026A total of 781 migrants arrive on Wednesday, but the yearly total is below the same point in 2025. 14530178
Reposted by Nick McGeehanRachel Shabi @rachelshabi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is unlawfully denied an entry visa to the US, while the wanted war criminal, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is now in New York speaking at the UN General Assembly. What a world 1328
Reposted by Nick McGeehanCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396392560
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house. 685248895501
Reposted by Nick McGeehanSock Council @sockcouncil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🇵🇸 FREE PALESTINE SOCKS:! 📣 We can't advertise these Socks on META, they're "political". Shares/RT appreciated, thanks! sockcouncil.com/product/free... 2️⃣ SIZES S & L PROFITS TO PALESTINIAN CHARITY LAJEE CENTRE. 023
Reposted by Nick McGeehanM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is how the BBC is reporting Danny Tommo attacking a RNLI boat with a knife. He’s mentioned in passing on paragraph 15. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMigrants taken to Dover after more than 30 hours at seaProtesters gathered in Gosport after initial reports the small boat would be brought further west. 27489184
Reposted by Nick McGeehanTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The complete and total collapse of state function in the face of far right extremists. It is frankly ludicrous that Daniel Thomas continues to be at large given the series of crimes committed which he has literally filmed. 281173378
Reposted by Nick McGeehanPhil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My views in the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social piece from @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Does anyone honestly believe that Nigel Farage’s myriad side hustles and outside interests do not influence his judgement on important policy matters?⬇️bylinetimes.comNigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns 33811
Reposted by Nick McGeehanFairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The UK government already requires anyone working for Russia or Iran to declare it publicly. This report makes it clear that the UAE should be added to that list 051
Reposted by Nick McGeehanFairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It's the first in-depth look at this relationship, bringing together our own research with the incredible investigative work by @desmog.com into GB News and its backers, and into Reform's business ties to the UAE. 181
Reposted by Nick McGeehanFairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Reform UK's funding has made headlines this year. But its ties to the UAE have largely flown under the radar. Our new report maps how an oil-rich Gulf state with no elections has built links to Farage et al, and into the wider UK far right, including Tommy Robinson. fairsq.org/petropopulis... 13219
Reposted by Nick McGeehanSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Sophy Ridge asks Dylan Law, the Greens deputy mayor of Hackney, why he got involved in politics. 2198
Reposted by Nick McGeehanSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026BBC report fails to mention "Tommo" slashing a dinghy (!) Not beating the Reform Party propaganda allegations www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMigrants taken to Dover after more than 30 hours at seaProtesters gathered in Gosport after initial reports the small boat would be brought further west. 711156418
Reposted by Nick McGeehanMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you. 341250374771
Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In Dublin Wednesday evening to discuss the Ireland - Israel match and broader issues of football misgovernance. Harry Browne, @rebeccaokeefe.bsky.social and @seanmacr.bsky.social will be among those there. Do come along if you're around. 043
Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Russia got kicked out of football is because Sweden and Poland refused to play them. Sporting boycotts helped end apartheid in South Africa. Boycotts can be messy and contentious but don't let anyone tell you they aren't effective. www.rte.ie/sport/soccer...rte.ieSportspeople ask ROI players to boycott Israel fixturesOver 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter to the Irish senior men's national football team, urging them to "act collectively with conscience" and refuse to participate in their upcoming g... 061
Reposted by Nick McGeehansianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Asylum seeking people don’t have the freedom to work, they don’t even have the freedom to shop using cash or choose where to shop, in temp accommodation they don’t have the freedom to cook or choose their own food - honestly this headline is batshit 1631201
