Манчестер Сити санхүүгийн дүрэм зөрчсөн хэргээр буруутай нь тогтоогдсоны дараа хөгжөөн дэмжигчид “ticker” хэмээх баннераа шинэчлэн гаргаж ирэхээр болжээ.
Манчестер Юнайтедын хөгжөөн дэмжигчид бямба гарагт болох Тоттенхэмтэй хийх тоглолтын үеэр “ticker” хэмээх баннераа 15 жилийн дараа дахин дэлгэхээр бэлтгэж байна. Анх 2000 онд Стренфорд Энд хэсэгт байршуулж байсан уг баннер нь Манчестер Ситигийн цомын амжилтын тааруу байдлыг илэрхийлдэг байсан юм. Тухайн үед “24 жил” хэмээн бичигдсэн байсан бол 2011 онд Манчестер Сити ФА цомыг хүртсэний дараа баннерыг буулгаж байжээ.
Харин одоо Манчестер Сити санхүүгийн дүрэм зөрчсөн хэргээр буруутай нь тогтоогдсоны дараа хөгжөөн дэмжигчид уг баннерыг “51 жил” хэмээн шинэчлэн өөрчилж, 114 фунт стерлингээр шинээр хэвлүүлсэн байна. Бие даасан комиссын дүгнэлтээр Манчестер Сити 2009-2010 оноос 2017-2018 оны хооронд хуурамч гэрээ байгуулах замаар орлогоо 830 сая фунт стерлингээр хууль бусаар нэмэгдүүлсэн нь тогтоогдсон билээ. Манчестер Сити уг шийдвэрийг эсэргүүцэн давж заалдаад байгаа юм.
Манчестер Юнайтедын хуучин дасгалжуулагч Жозе Моуриньо энэ асуудлын талаар байр сууриа илэрхийлэхдээ, шүүх хурал болон давж заалдах үйл явц урт хугацааг хамарна гэдгийг онцолжээ. Тэрээр санхүүгийн дүрэм зөрчсөн багуудад онооны хасалт хийх нь зүйтэй гэсэн байр суурийг өмнө нь илэрхийлж байсан бөгөөд 2017-2018 оны улиралд Манчестер Юнайтед аваргалах ёстой байсан гэж үзэж буйгаа дахин сануулсан байна.
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A group of Manchester United fans will display an updated version of the ‘ticker’ banner for Saturday’s Premier League clash against Tottenham, 15 years after it was last seen at Old Trafford.
It is expected to be an eventful weekend of Premier League action as the fallout from Manchester City being found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of financial rules continues to spark debate.
An independent commission found that between 2009-10 and 2017-18, the club arranged “sham” contracts with commercial partners as part of a “disguised funding scheme” to artificially inflate the club’s revenues by £830 million.
Last week, City confirmed that they have appealed the decision that threatens to diminish their achievements during that nine-year period and beyond.
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Manchester United fans, meanwhile, are preparing to mock their local rivals with a banner that was first introduced to the Stretford End in 2000.
For those unfamiliar, the ‘ticker’ banner originally read ’24 YEARS’, a reference to City’s lengthy trophy drought, which stretched back to their League Cup triumph in 1976.
But 11 years later, after City lifted the FA Cup in 2011, the banner was removed from Old Trafford for obvious reasons.
At the time, the counter had reached ’35 YEARS’ but now – after City were found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of Premier League financial rules – a new ’51 YEARS’ version will be displayed in the Stretford End.
Man Utd fans are set to bring back the ‘ticker’ banner. Image credit: Getty
A report from The Athletic claims The Red Army (TRA) group has paid £114 to have an updated version made ahead of Saturday’s game against Tottenham.
Jose Mourinho gives his take on Man City charges verdict
Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has joked that he could be 80 years old by the time City’s legal battle with the Premier League is over.
“I would rather laugh about it,” he told Corriere dello Sport, after being asked for his thoughts on the case.
“I think we will eventually get an ending, but we are both in our 60s and we’ll need to be lucky enough to still be around when the final verdict arrives. There will be a verdict, then appeals, then more appeals.”
Speaking to Canal 11 last year, Mourinho suggested those who break financial rules should “pay in points” before claiming that Manchester United should have won the Premier League in 2017-18.
“There’s a critical moment at that club, not only with Sir Alex’s departure, but also with David Gill’s. David Moyes came in, but when my Netflix documentary comes out, the story will be told,” he began.
“I’ll arrive later, and when I arrive, I’ll arrive at a club still going through that period. We won several things, we finished second in the league. I still say I don’t understand clubs that are punished with financial fair play and pay [in cash].”
Mourinho added: “I think they should pay points. Manchester City was punished, and legally, we should have won the league. But it wasn’t enough for me to have stability, continuity.”
