City Fallout, Spurs Preview

#1055 | Ed and Dharnish talk about Manchester City's cheating three weeks on from the verdict and with the appeal under way. City's “it was government money” defence falls apart when the government, the sponsors, and the owner turn out to be one family. With club and fan denial hardening, the likeliest exit is a sale, or a vote to expel if City keep fighting. There's some chat about why Financial Fair Play was created in the first place, Andy Burnham and the UAE’s investments in the UK, and what Guardiola knew. Then it’s back to the football with Spurs on Saturday. Sesko is ruled out and Dorgu is injured. Will Cunha play through the middle again, what's the right balance in midfield as Baleba returns, and is there a case for Yoro’s pace at centre-back after his France debut? The episode finishes with Ronaldo’s complaint over his Portugal minutes against Messi’s emotional send-off, and Ferguson’s book tour and what he said about living to see the new stadium. Ready to have an AI that can tackle real work? Try Claude Cowork today. Claude.ai/NQAT 0:00 Intro: Spurs, City and Fergie 1:36 City’s CPC defence 7:53 Abu Dhabi, power and the exit route 16:51 FFP, the appeal and Burnham 24:56 What did Pep know? 30:05 Spurs preview: team news, midfield and Yoro 44:32 Ronaldo and Messi 50:42 Fergie and the new stadium Hate the ads? Want more NQAT? For ad-free listening and our weekly bonus show, find us on Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices