Come on Masters - it’s time to talk about City.

It’s incredible isn’t it? Chelsea are handed the biggest ever PL fine and a one-year suspended transfer ban - and quite rightly so, but there’s still nothing - absolutely nothing on the 135 charges (that’s right 135) that City faced. How much longer can this farce be allowed to go on?

It’s been just over three years since City were charged. Three years ffs. In that time not once have the PL uttered a word about what’s coming down the line. Why not? It’s a joke.

It’s also an insult to all of us that watch or work on the product - but especially Everton, Forest and Leicester fans, three clubs who’ve also been punished for irregularities.

It’s time for Richard Masters to front up. He’s either got to tell us he’s impotent because City have got good lawyers and a bottomless pit of money, or nail them. It’s one or the other. And a decision is long overdue. The silence is a disgrace.

Somebody who is making a lot of noise is ‘Arry. You can’t shut him up at the moment. He’s been trying like a bear to get the Spurs job, even telling us that Daniel Levy called him to say he’d have given him the job until the end of the season had he still been at Spurs.

I wonder why I find that to believe? I’m not saying it didn’t happen, but why would Levy call ‘Arry now? Redknapp admitted, when he was claiming he’d taken the call last week, they hadn’t spoken since he left the club in 2012.

The time is fast coming now when I’m going to be able to tell a few tales. I’ve twice had a go at writing a book and been unhappy with the results, so third time lucky eh?

In the meantime I’ll share this one with you, because it’s current.

Not long after Andy and I left Sky we found ourselves sitting on Joe Lewis’s boat lunching. I say boat - it was a ship really. It was moored by Tower Bridge. Reidy and Mark Bowen were with us. It was a fine day and a lot got spoken about. I can’t share all of what that was or the reason we were on board - yet.

But as we were leaving I was asked if I’d go back and speak with Joe and Daniel Levy. ‘Why not?’ I thought. I had a feeling about what they wanted to discuss and it was too good an opportunity to spend time with the secretive Levy and a mythical  guy I’d only ever read about.

It’s no secret that ‘Arry and his boy are not on my Christmas card list and I’m not getting into why that is now either. That's also for another day. But it had to be ‘Arry they wanted to talk about surely?

Anyway, I did go back. When I got on board I was escorted to a gorgeous lounge where Lewis and Levy were waiting. It was ‘Arry they wanted to talk about.

Not for a minute do I believe I told them anything they didn’t already know and I’ve thought about why I was there. As the years have passed I’ve become convinced it was more a case of me adding to - or confirming - what Levy had already told Lewis.

My belief is Levy wanted ‘Arry out of Spurs. Perhaps Lewis didn’t. I don’t know. What I do know is just a matter of weeks later ‘Arry was gone.

The reason I’m telling you this is because - as I’ve said - I find it hard to believe Levy would make a call now, knowing how he felt about his manager back then. Maybe I’m wrong. The whole ‘boat’ story is fascinating and I promise to share it with you one day.

Credit where it’s due - Michael Carrick is making a really good job of his chance at United. They’re not in the title race, but suggesting they might be would’ve been ridiculous before Amorim left.

What they are is in the race for a CL place. I’ve said this before - Carrick is making obvious, simple decisions and treating his players like men. They’ve responded.  Good luck to him.

It’s not getting any better at Liverpool is it? I still think I’m on for a double come the end of the season. Both Liverpool and City will be looking for a new coach.

Chelsea could be as well. Liam Rosenior isn’t short of self-confidence but it looks to me as though he’s starting to feel the pressure of being Chelsea boss.

What sort of nonsense was that when he tried to explain how Paul Tierney ended up in the middle of their huddle? ‘My players made a decision they wanted to be around the ball’. He said. Why?

He went on ‘….to respect the ball’. What? ‘Nurse…..’. And Tierney was weak. He should’ve told them to fuck off and huddle somewhere else.