UEFA FFP investigation - CAS decision to be announced Monday, 13th July 9.30am BST

[KinkyGeorgian]

The actual corruption is plainly stated in the final 2 paragraphs of the Times article, where Panja notes the PSG chairman is on the UEFA board, and his BEIN Sports is the biggest rights bidder for UEFA. Hence PSG (who had the same the "inflation of sponsorships" years back but at exorbitant rates that were absurdly out of line with the market) got various settlement slaps on the wrist but nothing approaching the threat of a ban. What with David Gill and Juve's owner Agnelli on the board, the alignment of embittered forces vs. some the most beautiful football ever played is just a sad state of affairs for the world game.

 

[mat]

Court please.

This.

Everything out in public.

Good or bad.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Trouble is, all the players love it. Imagine a five year ban from the CL. Now imagine how many of the current team, who’d still be playing in 5 years, would still be here. The answer is none, I’m afraid.

Not a prayer it’d be a 5 year ban so pointless statement.

 

[chaddblue]

The day after beating “European Royalty” to the trophy they crave more than anything

Could they be more predictable !?!?

 

[bluebrother55]

If we end up getting banned from the CL next year, it’s a stick on we will do 3 in a row.

 

[jimharri]

Trouble is, all the players love it. Imagine a five year ban from the CL. Now imagine how many of the current team, who’d still be playing in 5 years, would still be here. The answer is none, I’m afraid.

Care to explain/elaborate on where you get this 5 year ban from?

 

[mat]

If we end up getting banned from the CL next year, it’s a stick on we will do 3 in a row.

We'll do 5.

Khaldoon will give Pep whatever he wants to have two winning squads. I look forward to Vinny leading the press vanguard in his new role as Club shitkicker.

 

[BosnianBlue]

Guess they are coming up with this at this particular moment to try to sabotage some of our transfer business.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Where’s PB?

He’ll have the inside on this article. ;-)

He mentioned leaving the forum a few weeks ago. It was over conflicting interests about City Matters and abuse he was getting off a couple of posters on here in that thread.

Not seen him since he started a thread about leaving the forum. The thread was removed pretty quickly though.

 

[minimalistic]

Nothing is going to happen. The last wo paragraphs say it all. If PSG get away with no fines and bans so will we.

 

[avoidconfusion]

Like I said before, I do not give a fuck about the Champions League anymore. City will take them to the courts anyway but even if this does happen, I literally do not give a fuck.

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Huge difference between what the jealous media want to happen and what will actually happen. I suspect a lot of this is more fanciful than reality. If they do want to ban us I only hope that UEFA, the clubs in the background who are pulling the strings and various individuals all have deep pockets as there is no doubt that this time we won’t take the pinch

 

[SebastianBlue]

Nothing is going to happen. The last wo paragraphs say it all. If PSG get away with no fines and bans so will we.

Unfortunately, UEFA are currently allied much more closely to Qatar than the UAE.

And guess who don’t like each other very much?

 

[KinkyGeorgian]

Nothing is going to happen. The last wo paragraphs say it all. If PSG get away with no fines and bans so will we.

City lacks an advocate sitting on the board, huge difference it seems!

 

[BosnianBlue]

I've just got a PM, o innocent one from the Liverpool fan on Instagram. This news and he asks - what is this mate? My answer was - "something that should worry you mate :D"

 

[cleavers]

The day after beating “European Royalty” to the trophy they crave more than anything

Could they be more predictable !?!?

Could have done it the night before to try and disrupt us ?

 

[RandomJ]

I would fucking love them to do this. We would have them in court faster than they could open their next jar of caviar.

 

[roy.or.r]

I am a bit nervous about this tbh. Just hope City have everything in place to fuck them all. On the other hand, I get some encouragement that they won't do anything to PSG. If that happens, we will surely win in court?

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

I would fucking love them to do this. We would have them in court faster than they could open their next jar of caviar.

The reality is that nothing is guaranteed in court cases like this. They rumble on forever and the outcome is a lottery.

 

[BosnianBlue]

‚I'm not nervous at all. Yes, we'd lose some money but out owners have quite enough of it and will take care the mails don't leak again while doing exactly the same stuff to run the club without any problems.

And meanwhile, we'd piss all over the league.