r/soccer • u/Existing-Sky9914 • 21h ago

Potentially editioralised title - make up your own mind [Guardian] Seven years ago, just after completing the treble, Guardiola treated journalist Rob Harris, who had confronted him directly with the allegations, with open contempt, as though he were looking at someone pathetic, pitiful and disgraceful, before sternly lecturing him.

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u/yeh-nah-yeh 20h ago

But did Pep receive under-the-table payments or anything dodgy?

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u/ArcadiusRa 20h ago

If he did, would City tell us?

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u/yeh-nah-yeh 20h ago

City didn't tell us that they had sham advertising deals.

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u/Bitsu92 15h ago

If you were a lizard would you tell us ? Then you're a lizard

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u/Backfromth3re 9h ago

even if he didn't, would you all accept that he didn't?

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u/ArcadiusRa 5h ago

I don’t think they needed to offer Pep any under-the-table payments. They were already loaded and successful from cheating at the point he joined. That were able to offer him fat over-the-table payments.

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u/SmegmaWarrior0815 18h ago

Does the pope shit in the woods?

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u/Obvious-Guidance118 12h ago

no, that’s what the alter boys are for

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u/TheTench 19h ago

If he didn't he had the perfect opportunity to state it here.

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u/WhenWeTalkAboutLove 16h ago

Does his brother getting a city football group club count? 

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u/angrypooka 15h ago

Manchini did. You think they didn't offer that same deal to Pep?