This broke me 🤣🤣🤣

Listened to @themagic_tophat podcast on the City situation at 3am this morning. Coherent, evidence based insight, obviously a knowledge of the law at a seriously impressive level. Exceptional insight. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

🎶He Built Sham City🎶 This sums it all up. #mancity #ffp 👇

🚨 THE MANCHESTER–UAE–LABOUR NETWORK We traced the political structure around Manchester’s relationship with Sheikh Mansour’s investment network. The result reaches well beyond football. 🏗️ MANCHESTER LIFE Companies House records Sheikh Mansour as a person with significant control of Manchester Life Development Company, while Manchester City Council is also recorded as a significant shareholder. Manchester Life sits at the centre of the council-development relationship. 🏛️ SIR RICHARD LEESE Leese led Manchester City Council for 25 years and became a Manchester Life director. When Andy Burnham became Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017, Burnham appointed Leese as Deputy Mayor with responsibility for business and the economy. Leese therefore sat across Manchester City Council, Manchester Life and Burnham’s regional economic leadership. He was later appointed Honorary President of Manchester City. 🏗️ BEV CRAIG Craig succeeded Leese as Manchester council leader and also succeeded him inside Manchester Life. She subsequently became a senior Greater Manchester figure on economy and business under Burnham. So the political succession is remarkably neat: Leese → Craig Both occupied senior Labour roles in Manchester while also holding positions inside Manchester Life. 👔 ANDY BURNHAM Burnham was not a Manchester Life director. His importance is political. He placed Leese, already embedded in Manchester Life, at the centre of Greater Manchester economic policy. Craig later became another central economic figure in his administration while also sitting inside Manchester Life. That makes Burnham the political bridge between the local development structure and the wider Greater Manchester economic model. 🎟️ JEFF SMITH MP Jeff Smith has declared football hospitality involving Manchester City fixtures. His current register includes £900 of EFL hospitality for Manchester City v Arsenal at Wembley in March 2026. 🎟️ LUCY POWELL MP Lucy Powell has also declared hospitality involving Manchester City fixtures. Her current register includes: • £900 of EFL hospitality for Manchester City v Arsenal • £580 of FA hospitality for Manchester City v Chelsea. Again, these are declared interests, not evidence of improper conduct. ✈️ DAN CARDEN MP Carden declared a £9,364 visit to the UAE, funded by the UAE Embassy between 27 January and 1 February 2026. That covered flights, accommodation, food and in-country transport. 🇦🇪 RUSHANARA ALI MP Ali is a current Labour Vice-Chair of the UAE All-Party Parliamentary Group, Westminster’s formal cross-party group for strengthening UK-UAE relations. 🇦🇪 LORD BLUNKETT Former Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett is also a current Vice-Chair of the UAE APPG. 🇦🇪 SAMANTHA NIBLETT MP Niblett also served as a Vice-Chair of the UAE APPG before leaving that role. 🇦🇪 YVONNE FOVARGUE Former Labour MP Yvonne Fovargue repeatedly served as a Vice-Chair of the UAE APPG across previous parliamentary registers. 🇦🇪 JOHN SPELLAR Former Labour MP John Spellar also served as a Vice-Chair of the UAE APPG. 🇦🇪 KHALID MAHMOOD Former Labour MP Khalid Mahmood likewise served as a Vice-Chair of the UAE APPG. 🇦🇪 STEVE McCABE Former Labour MP Steve McCabe also appears in previous parliamentary registers as a Vice-Chair of the UAE APPG. 💷 THE UAE APPG ITSELF The group has declared UAE Embassy-funded benefits, including travel to Abu Dhabi and parliamentary events. As of June 2026, its officers included Rushanara Ali and Lord Blunkett, and the register recorded: • £6,001–£7,500 for the chair’s Abu Dhabi travel • £1,501–£3,000 for a UAE National Day parliamentary reception • £22,501–£24,000 for an Abu Dhabi visit by the chair and another MP. 🔍 THE NETWORK The documented Labour names are therefore: Andy Burnham Sir Richard Leese Bev Craig Jeff Smith MP Lucy Powell MP Dan Carden MP Rushanara Ali MP Lord Blunkett Samantha Niblett MP Yvonne Fovargue John Spellar Khalid Mahmood Steve McCabe

Hello @LucyMPowell As MP for Mcr Central which includes Wastelands, is there anything you'd like to share about your little visit to Abu Dhabi & your role cheerleading for @ManCity's corrupt owners in the UAE APPG 👇 Or do we have to wait for it all to come out in the wash? 🤔

Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread:

This is the literal reason why sportswashing works. This is exactly the aim.

Lawyers on £400,000 a week couldn’t defend a single charge of 115 BUT fear not, mcscotty808 has “read the majority of the documents” and has found holes in the case! A lifeline here for Manchester City!

Not sure we'll be hearing much from @GNev2

See the extremely favourable terms Manchester City Council gave ADUG in 2015 on a vast tranche of brownfield in Ancoats & Beswick. 999 year leases/bargain prices. Signed off by CEO Sir Howard Bernstein, who then took a role as strategic development adviser to City Football Group!

But that would be cheating... 😔

Oasis's 11 date 2027 Manchester gigs will now be played at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Someone get Joe Hart on the phone

Ai was made for ripping City 🤣

114/115 charges… guess it was never gonna be a full house with City

One for Sheikh Mansour to enter. If he wins he’ll get to see a second MCFC home match in 18 years.

A message to Manchester City and all their fans. #MCFC #115Charges #EPL

Send this to every Man City fan you know. #115

Paul Scholes: United can win the league. Arsenal will finish 3rd or 4th.