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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 9h

Cheers Peter. There’s certainly plenty of headaches for all involved - however tangentially

Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 16h

Anyone wondering how the panel was was set up and why it took so long to come to a decision, this piece from a few months ago is especially helpful. Reading now it seems that a mix of scenario 7 and 8 was the most likely reason for delay. Scenario 3 is a must-read. www.thelawyer.com/where-is-the...

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Where is the Manchester City judgment? Eight possible scenarios

Manchester City went to the top of the Premier League ladder for the first time since August after its win over Burnley on Wednesday night. Although Arsenal re-took the lead on Saturday…

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 16h

City will struggle to string out an appeal: the onus is now on them to prove their innocence, which they clearly haven't been able to do. If they try to push it higher they would need their witnesses to repeat the testimony they've given in a courtroom, which could end up sending them to jail.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 17h

The key for any external action against City is how much Burnham is prepared to step in Manchester received a mountain of investment from UAE under his mayorship. The new Number 10 North is going to be in Ancoats, a development zone that is joint-funded with Abu Dhabi cash.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 17h

Perhaps the most impish suggestion from this week's pod was if City do go under as result of the Mansour being divested and the club buckling under the debt of fines and legal action, will United move into the City of Manchester stadium?

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 17h

I think it's probably for the best if outlets print two tables - with and without City's results. The January fire sale is going to be fun: "Give us Haaland and we won't sue you"

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 18h

In the chat, we discussed how kicking City out would damage the brand of the Premier League. The answer would appear to be not much. Out of the so-called Big 6, City are the only side without a club-specific podcast produced by The Athletic (Why Always Me was binned-off in 2024)

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 29/09/2026

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/09/soun... Manchester City have been found guilty of all Premier League charges against them, in what could be the biggest sporting fraud ever. So what happens now? But could political pressure save the club from the most severe punishment.

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Sound of Football Podcast 670 - Guilty

Manchester City have been found guilty of all Premier League charges against them, in what could be the biggest sporting fraud ever. What happens now?

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 29/09/2026

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Sound of Football Podcast 670 - Guilty

Manchester City have been found guilty of all Premier League charges against them, in what could be the biggest sporting fraud ever. What happens now?

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 29/09/2026

In context - I rewatched it and blinked at least a dozen times during it.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 29/09/2026

You wouldn't know our irrefutable evidence, it goes to another school

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 29/09/2026

What that false money more than paid for: 15/16: De Bruyne, Sterling (£99m) 16/17: Stones, Jesus, Sane (£112m) 17/18: Walker, B Silva, Ederson (£123m)

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 26/09/2026

Someone’s already gone through the Wiki page for the list of English league champions putting in the asterisks. (It wasn’t me)

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 26/09/2026

Is this because it’s not been officially announced?

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 26/09/2026

I agree. Usually there’s sympathy for the fans of a club facing bankruptcy thanks to the decisions of its owners but this time it’s very different.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 26/09/2026

I’m sure HMRC are taking a close look as well if player payments were somehow disguised.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 26/09/2026

Looking forward to the formation of FC City of Manchester

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 26/09/2026

What if this destroys City? Mansour banned as an owner? Club forced into a debt it has no hope of servicing in the EFL?

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 24/09/2026

We’ve taken a break this week. If that’s left a hole in your listening why not listen to us talking about a 33 year old action movie…

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 24/09/2026

They’ve been allowing beer at WSL matches at the Emirates for a while now and it only took a couple of games for the giddy excitement to wear off. The major difference is it’s significantly easier to get a drink at half time and almost everyone is back in their seat for the start of the second half

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 23/09/2026

There is not. I’m in France. Back next week.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 22/09/2026

I’m in France right now and thought it was just a local thing. Clearly not!

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 22/09/2026

Disney obviously didn’t get the memo about hydration breaks not being a thing anymore. Put a three minute ad break in the middle of the second half of Arsenal Women’s Champions League game

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 19/09/2026

Charlton v London City Lionesses is turning up the heat

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 18/09/2026

Using words obviously makes it seem less mathematical

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 18/09/2026

Now, I don’t need much of an excuse for pedantry, but can someone explain how you can be joint 20th for anything in the Premier League.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 18/09/2026

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/09/week... This week viewing includes a choice of Millwall on free-to-air TV on Saturday lunchtime. What a time to be alive! @firefli.es on BREvCHE, SEVvBAR, CELvRAN & JUVvATA @terryduffelen.com on MILvWHU & VFBvBVB @janbilton.bsky.social on BOUvLIV

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Weekend Boxset: Free Millwall, twice

Brentford v Chelsea, Millwall v West Ham, Stuttgart v Dortmund, Sevilla v Barcelona, Celtic v Rangers, Bournemouth v Liverpool, Juventus v Atalanta

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 18/09/2026

Chelsea seem to be able to get growth from nothing but vibes. Some of their deals in the transfer market this summer seemed almost too good to be true and now it seems the deals they do with themselves are too.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 16/09/2026

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/09/soun... New name, still an apology of a system. Pro Ref picks up where the PGMOL left off, issuing its first mea culpa just four games into the season. VAR brought us here, that's why people who love the game should want it gone.

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Sound of Football Podcast 669 - The mysterious world of offside

We only had to wait four games before the newly rebranding Pro Ref issued its first apology, this time for a huge VAR fail in the Manchester derby

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 16/09/2026

“it was a mistake” - Jan Bilton, Sound of Football

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 16/09/2026

So I see Sunderland won a penalty 10 minutes after Dan Ballard came on. Funny that.

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 16/09/2026

Thank you, Andrew. I won’t rest until I’m recognised as the undisputed king of crossfades

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 16/09/2026

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Sound of Football Podcast 669 - The mysterious world of offside

We only had to wait four games before the newly rebranding Pro Ref issued its first apology, this time for a huge VAR fail in the Manchester derby

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 14/09/2026

I’m pretty sure it doesn’t work like that for the O’ in Irish names

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 13/09/2026

Insane finish to Sassuolo v Juve. 1-0 with 8 minutes to go. Finished 3-2

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 10/09/2026

In the wide view, United look more like Arsenal than Arsenal did yesterday

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 09/09/2026

Before we shout about poor refereeing standards always remember that the KMI panel only has one referee on it. The rest of the panel is usually made up of TV pundits as gatekeepers for the “smell of the game”

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 08/09/2026

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/09/soun... The return of the mega-table Champions League, surprise results in the Bundesliga, and the BBC canning their WSL highlight show in favour of YouTube content