Man City confirm appeal as whistleblower protection fears grow; Brighton September awards roundup

Manchester City

Manchester City has confirmed it will appeal against a guilty verdict. In a club statement, it said the ruling contains "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe" ^[3]. Meanwhile, a Portuguese computer hacker who released documents that helped trigger the Premier League investigation into Manchester City is set to lose his witness protection despite fears for his life ^[4].

Other clubs and programmes

Peterborough United's director of football Barry Fry predicts that life under Robbie Savage will be anything but dull ^[1]. A Brighton-related headline indicates that Hürzeler, Gross and Dunk won September Premier League awards; the item's title carries a September time context and its body is empty ^[6].

The Women's Player of the Month vote has opened, but this evidence is an index entry and the full text must be viewed by clicking through to the original ^[5]. On Football Daily, John Murray and Ali Bruce-Ball are joined by Conor McNamara to chat about commentator life ^[2].

Note: This batch of evidence does not include match results or transfer developments, so the items above do not cover scores or transfer information.