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A rant about why Man City's success is tainted and why I'll never respect their titles, no matter how many they win.

Look, I'm still buzzing from that match. The atmosphere, the shithousery, the pure pettiness of it all. But then you see City fans acting like they've earned it, like they're some plucky underdog story, and you just have to laugh. Or cry. Or both. So here's my take: City can win 50-0 every week and it won't matter. Their whole thing is built on cheating. I'll never take a single result seriously.

Their Trophies Are Tainted, Simple As

I don't care how many goals they score or how pretty their football is. When your success is built on a decade of financial doping, it's meaningless. Those titles? Hollow. That Champions League? A joke. And the worst part is, they know it. That's why they celebrate like they've overcome something, when really they just bought their way to the top. It's like winning a marathon because you drove a car for half of it. No one's impressed.

And don't even get me started on the fans. They act like they've been there through thick and thin, but most of them couldn't name a player from before the oil money. They're the football equivalent of a bandwagon fan who shows up when the team starts winning. Cringe doesn't even cover it.

Man City Cheated, So Their Trophies Mean Nothing

But What About the Players?

I get it, some of their players are worldies. De Bruyne is a genius, Haaland is a machine. But would they be there without the cheating? Probably not. And that's the point. Their entire project is built on a foundation of lies. So when they celebrate, it feels fake. Like they're trying to convince themselves as much as us. And those gestures after the match, the 'see, we're doing the talking' stuff? Embarrassing. You didn't do the talking, your accountants did.

Plus, the refs seem to give them everything. Chris Kavanagh needs investigating, I'm telling you. It's like they've got a direct line to the Premier League. But that's a whole other rant.

Why I'll Never Respect Them

It's not just about the trophies, it's about the principle. Football is supposed to be about fair competition, about clubs earning their success. City bypassed all that. They cheated, they got caught, and they're still acting like they're innocent. So no, I won't ever respect them. I don't care if they win the next ten leagues. It's all meaningless.

And to the City fans who say 'but you guys spent money too' – there's a difference between spending what you earn and spending what you've cooked the books for. We earned our success. You bought yours. End of.

So yeah, I'm glad we gave them hell. The fans deserved it. And I hope it stings. Because until they admit what they are, nothing they do on the pitch matters.

Anyway, rant over. Back to FPL where I'm still crying over not captaining Salah.

The Bottom Line

City's success is a sham. Their trophies are tainted, their fans are plastic, and their celebrations are cringe. I'll never take them seriously, and neither should you. If you do, you're part of the problem.

Do Man City's trophies mean nothing?

To me, yes. They're built on cheating, so they're tainted. I don't care how many they win, it's all meaningless.

Why do you hate Man City so much?

Because they cheated. They broke the rules for a decade and act like they're innocent. It's a slap in the face to every club that plays fair.

Are Man City fans plastic?

Most of them, yeah. They showed up when the money did. Before that, they were irrelevant.

Should Man City be stripped of their titles?

Ideally, yes. But the Premier League is spineless, so it won't happen. Still, we all know the truth.

What did you think of the ref in the Liverpool vs City game?

Typical. Chris Kavanagh was awful. City get all the decisions. It's beyond a joke.