Pundits, Stick to the Script on City Case…
In the world of football drama, Sky Sports has taken on the role of strict school teacher, telling their naughty pundits to ‘stick to the facts’ as Man City’s financial soap opera approaches its season finale. With Liverpool and the rest of the club universe tuning in like it’s the latest Netflix drop, Sky is desperate to avoid any punditry gaffes that might light up the controversy like a Christmas tree in July.
According to The Mail, the punditing power quartet – Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards – have been slipped a little note saying, “Think before you speak, lads!” The memo is short on flattery and long on sense: hold the ‘snap judgments’ until the final whistle is fully blown on City’s alleged Premier League financial hoop-jumping. With both sides potentially claiming some ‘We won!’ moment, pundits are warned to read the playbook before spilling their beans on air.
Sky’s plan involves arming their presenters with a dossier thicker than a footballer’s autobiography and advising them to let the professionals – i.e., journalists – hold the mic when the judgment drops. Meanwhile, Man City is swamped in allegations as juicy as a transfer window rumor, denying it all faster than a striker in a goal-scoring slump. And as always, rival clubs are ready with their legal tomes should City walk away without a limp.
