Mancunian influence-peddling? Or BBC (London) trying to change focus? No ManCity story today, except the one below.

oday BBC reports: “The head of English football’s independent regulator says he will resign if he encounters any political interference over the future of Manchester City.”

He probably refers only to the former mayor who is now a Prime Minister with a rather Mancunian cabinet.

There’s also an appeal in the making. It’s not over.

Tonight there’s an important match here against PSG. The weather is perfect (sunny; I even managed to sunbathed for an hour, warmed up by a litre of coffee) and the impact of a ManCity win would be profound. ManCity has won every game for months already; an impact of a win against the European Champions (CL) can only be lessened by antagonistic media like the BBC [1, 2].

Tomorrow

oday we expect to see some tourists from France around here, as there’s a big opportunity for ManCity to show that it’s better than the two-times (in a row) champions of Europe, PSG.

It’s going to be partly sunny today and tomorrow.

This coming weekend we’ll need to do further testing of new improvements to sites, as there are long-overdue things in the queue and procrastination prevents further work on further extensions.

I recently managed to split my writings across more sites. It helps keep the signal-to-noise ratio higher.

This year Rianne and I found a good rhythm and have managed to stay highly productive and focused.

For ManCity, sooner or later the negative press will fade away and people will talk about the football.

Trip to Liverpool

oday we discussed some of the tasteless things Liverpool FC (LFC) fans did yesterday at the match, using caricatures of players in prison and saying words like “penalties” or “breaches”. As if the players were guilty of something…

ManCity is appealing and it gave a bitter defeat to LFC (0-3 at home).

No penalty kicks.

LFC should have prepared for a match, not a show trial by grotesque placards.

With Co-op Live and then the hotels, the Etihad Stadium has been like a construction site since COVID-19 began 7 years ago

esyerday we fed about 80 birds (maybe more) when there were sunny spells. We saw several more lodged under a bridge (at ManCity stadium) on the way back, but we had run out of food at that point. It looks like the ManCity stadium (or Etihad Stadium) is nearly finished with the construction work. Some bits and niggles will need adjusting and polishing off, but no construction equipment is visible anymore (none in sight to a visitor).

Many fans from Paris will probably flock here this week, ahead of the match on Wednesday night. PSG fans are notoriously violent these days (ask Hungary).

The following night Barack Obama gives a talk there.

Kickoff at 8PM

he big win at Anfield (0-3) is a good “ramp” or ‘warm-up’ ahead of a home match against a very potent PSG. Can PSG break the winning streak of Enzo?

What I find very useful about PSG is a demonstration of “double-standards”.

With all the accusations against ManCity (and now the Prime Minister, formerly a Manchester Mayor), how about spendings by PSG?

In terms of value:

In perspective:

Is ManCity singled out for breaches becoming known? How many other clubs do the same or worse?

Also, is the finger-pointing due to envy?

Focus on the game/s

HE BBC is still preceding everything it says with court news, not the match. But this ~10-minute video summary (“highlights”) shows a football club that plays well and gave Liverpool a hurtful 0-3 defeat in Anfield.

Wait until the appeal is done.

How BBC covers it:

“The City fans are certainly backing their club today.”

ooking at BBC, everything there is not about the match but about courts so far today.