The Great Autumn International Break of 2026

No City matches to report on, but the Gang reconvene to discuss English football being on fire thanks to some other club named City, ANOTHER car being flipped at the training ground, a new redevelopment in West Park for the Tigers Trust, England's Nations League campaign, and a preview of the return of regular football with the arrival of Everton to East Yorkshire on Hull Fair Sunday...

Suggested reading:

- Manchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breaches, by David Ornstein (The Athletic):

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7049721/2026/09/25/manchester-city-charges-verdict-premier-league/

- The Premier League's statement on Manchester City:

https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4727779/premier-league-statement-manchester-city-fc

- Sham deals to dishonest witnesses: full scale of Man City’s cheating revealed, by Martyn Ziegler (The Times)

https://www.thetimes.com/article/476dddf5-6bcf-421b-a274-d444e3c36ae4?shareToken=c735dbcae74b9f625d1d7b2c57dc4905

- Manchester City confirm appeal against Premier League verdict: ‘The club is innocent’, by Jordan Campbell (The Athletic):

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7652264/2026/10/02/manchester-city-appeal-premier-league-verdict/

- Inside the Manchester City guilty verdict: Hidden costs of bonuses, alleged £100m breach in 2017-18, by Jacob Whitehead (The Athletic):

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7651933/2026/10/02/manchester-city-premier-league-verdict-bonuses/