Fans of Manchester City have been reacting to a post on Twitter, which relays comments made by former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan regarding City’s finances.
In the post, which features footage of Jordan speaking on talkSPORT, the former Palace owner states that he hopes Manchester City’s two-year ban from Champions League football is upheld, while adding: “I don’t like the way they think they can run their football club.”
In reaction to his comments, which were relayed by City Chief on Twitter, fans of the club flocked to have their say on the matter, with many stating their belief that Jordan is bitter, while others have commented on how Palace entered administration during his spell as the owner of the club.
?| @SJOpinion10 on City’s UCL ban:
"I hope they get two years. I don't like the way they think they can run their football club."
Reminder that under Simon Jordan’s ownership Crystal Palace went into administration in 2010…
— City Chief (@City_Chief) March 31, 2020
14 grand Simon. That’s including VAT. So it’s not just my company you ripped off, but HMRC, too.
— Anthony Kerr (@Tony_kerrAG) March 31, 2020
I think your hair is a suspiciously vibrant colour and you are breaking the rules of ageing
— Kev Greenhalgh (@Scuzzlebutt84) April 1, 2020
Jealous bitter
— Karl Mcfc (@mcfckarl) April 1, 2020
He’s a United fan I think. Never says a bad word about them.
— Natalie Varley (@tillyv) April 1, 2020
I think c/palace almost went bankrupt because you had no dream…for that club
— Joe G (@JoeG64871706) April 1, 2020
Thanks for your comments, considering you have no connection to mcfc and it doesn’t benefit you in any way to have an opinion out loud!!! Mind your own business springs to mind!!!!
— Dawn Morris (@Dawn1894) April 1, 2020
What do we think?
While many City fans seem to have taken offence to Jordan’s comments about their club, it is possible that another way of looking at his remarks is in a more advisory manner.
When Jordan was the owner of Crystal Palace, the club was entered into administration after accruing debts of around £30m back in 2010.
While the riches of Manchester City’s owner Sheikh Mansour means that City are not likely to suffer the same fate as the south London club, Jordan’s remarks about “the way they think they can run the football club” could be interpreted to mean that he thinks the way City is run is not overly sustainable, and that if Mansour were to ever withdraw his investments, that the club could end up in significant financial trouble.