Outrage at the Hammers but what about City?

Antonio’s form will be so important

The players are back…Man City have hit a few political problems which may or may not have very serious consequences, yet despite them  being found guilty of serious rule breaking, I don’t hear much outrage.

The London-based media – always close and watching the Irons – have been jumping on our back for days but apparently City’s aren’t really worth too much condemnation.

The club was found guilty by Uefa’s club financial control body (CFCB) of having falsely inflated their sponsorship revenues, when they made submissions for the FFP compliance process.

Hardly insignificant yet apparently a family war at West Ham is worthy of more  column inches than such scenarios at the Etihad.

It’s a pretty unbalanced situation and we will wait and see whether those top writers, generally so keen to give the Hammers a bashing on the back of a section of Hammers change wanting change,  reckon City are worth as much trouble.

I can only assume that people bashing is a much sexier pastime than understanding breaches of FIFA rules.

In the meantime we have the little job of taking something from a club which is clearly facing some big internal difficulties as they await the final outcome of their misdemeanour.

How Moyes decides to play this game will be interesting and there seems little point in going to defend. With Antonio fit and Jarrod Bowen hopefully set to strut his chance I refuse to rule out anything.

I’m not expecting the off field problems at City to be reflected on it but any edge we may get is better than none at all.

COYI