Манчестер Сити санхүүгийн дүрэм зөрчсөн нь тогтоогдсоны дараа Жэйми Каррагерийн өнгөрсөн хугацаанд хэлсэн үг шүүмжлэл дагууллаа.
Премьер лиг болон УЕФА-гийн санхүүгийн дүрмийг ноцтой зөрчсөн хэргээр Манчестер Сити буруутай нь тогтоогдсоны дараа Ливерпүүлийн хамгаалагч асан Жэйми Каррагер тус клубийн эздийг явуулж, 2009-2018 оны хооронд авсан бүх цомыг хураахыг шаардсан юм. Энэ хугацаанд тус клуб ивээн тэтгэгчийн нэрээр 830 сая фунт стерлингээс давсан хөрөнгийг нууцаар оруулж ирсэн гэх мэдээлэл бий.
Харин энэ үйл явдлын дараа 2022 онд Жэйми Каррагерийн “Diary of a CEO” нэвтрүүлэгт оролцохдоо “Хожигдсоноос хууран мэхэлж хожсон нь дээр” гэж хэлж байсан нь олон нийтийн анхааралд өртөж, Саймон Жордан түүнийг хоёр нүүртэй зан гаргаж байна хэмээн буруутгажээ. Саймон Жордан talkSPORT радиод ярихдаа, талбай дээрх хууран мэхлэлт болон санхүүгийн залилан хоёр нь зарчмын хувьд ижил гэсэн байр суурийг илэрхийлсэн байна.
Үүний хариуд Жэйми Каррагер өөрийн байр сууриа X хуудсаараа дамжуулан тодрууллаа. Тэрээр 2005 оны Аваргуудын лигийн тоглолтын үеэрх Луис Гарсиагийн гоол болон өөрийн гараар бөмбөг хааж байсан тохиолдлуудыг дурдаад, талбай дээрх жижиг алдаа нь олон жилийн турш 900 сая фунт стерлингийн хуурамч ивээн тэтгэлэг бүртгэсэн үйлдэлтэй адилгүй гэдгийг онцолжээ.
Манчестер Сити өөрсдийгөө гэм буруугүй гэж үзэн энэхүү шийдвэрийг давж заалдаад байгаа бөгөөд тус клубийн үйлдлүүд нь Ливерпүүлийн 2013/14 болон 2018/19 оны улирлын амжилтад шууд нөлөөлсөн гэж үзэж байна. Жэйми Каррагерийн хувьд өмнө нь хэлж байсан үг нь түүний одоогийн байр суурийн жин нөлөөг сулруулж болзошгүй гэсэн шүүмжлэл үргэлжилсээр байна.
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Jamie Carragher has clarified comments he made four years ago, stating he’d “rather cheat and win than not win” after Simon Jordan called him out live on talkSPORT.
Carragher has been vocal about Manchester City ever since they were found guilty by the independent commission for all serious breaches relating to the Premier League and UEFA’s financial rules.
The former Liverpool defender demanded that City’s owners be forced out and all titles stripped during the nine years between 2009 and 2018 when the club disguised more than £830million in funding through “sham” sponsorship arrangements, while mapping out a punishment lasting five years.
Jamie Carragher’s ‘rather cheat and win’ comments resurface
Man City have maintained their innocence throughout the case, claiming they have ‘irrefutable evidence’ to support it and have since appealed the guilty verdict.
Carragher and many others are standing by City’s actions being a stain on English football after cheating, though the 48-year-old has caused backlash for comments he made about cheating four years ago that contradict his current view.
Speaking on Steven Bartlett’s ‘Diary of a CEO’ in 2022, Carragher discussed his competitive nature and reflected on his obsession with finishing on the winning side, even going as far as to say that he would “rather cheat and win than not win”.
“I’d rather cheat and win than not win – and I don’t think I’ll ever be any different,” he said. “That’s why I think football has taken me to places in my life that almost bring a tear to my eye.”
While his remarks were not directly referring to Man City’s charges, many – including Simon Jordan – have called out Carragher for being “hypocritical”.
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Jamie Carragher responds to Simon Jordan’s ‘hypocritical’ claims
“He has been caught in a hypocritical moment; I also went on to say that doesn’t alter what he’s saying about Man City,” the former Crystal Palace chairman said on talkSPORT. “So he can defend the indefensible if he wants, so how far does that not extend to then?
“When players were getting done in the 80s for match-fixing in football, does that not inform part of the hypocrisy argument that I’m making for Jamie to turn around and say that it is ‘cheating on the field’. Cheating is cheating.”
Carragher has since clarified that the context of the original comments was in reference to Luis Garcia’s infamous ‘ghost goal’ against Chelsea in the 2005 Champions League.
“No it’s not hypocritical,” he said in response to Jordan’s claim on X. “I’m talking about my striker diving for a penalty, me stopping a ball going over the line with my hand!
“I’m not talking about 900M in fake sponsorship over a number of years.”
Carragher argued that cheating on the pitch is nowhere near as bad as inflating sponsorship revenue by almost £900million in City’s case.
Liverpool have been heavily impacted by their actions off the pitch, finishing second behind Man City on two occasions when the alleged cheating was happening, including in 2013/14 and 2018/19.
That is why Carragher feels so strongly about their punishment, although his viewpoint arguably carries less weight after condoning cheating in some capacity.
