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

[kippaxwarrior]

 

[Marvin]

A fine is an easy way out for UEFA. They know they can't pin anything on a few seven-year-old emails stolen as part of a criminal enterprise. I wonder if UEFA have even seen the so-called emails. They don't have any evidence. The reputation of Der Spiegel is in tatters over separate (and admitted) cases of fake news. The hacker Rui Pinto is facing a big prison sentence.
But it all hinges on whether City accept "the pinch" this time. UEFA's lawyers seem to be gambling that City will not want years of legal battles that could cost them more than any fine. But what about the scumbags in the UK press who published all the smear allegations that City would be banned fed to them by you know who?

There's the CAS case as well.

If this passes under the bridge we should go after Liverpool Football Club.

 

[nmc]

I think you're right mate. It's journalist sources. Unconfirmed, but I would say they are likely to be correct.

https://theathletic.com/1377968/?source=twitteruk

This will be true - UEFA always leak news like this to the AP in advance.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

A fine is an easy way out for UEFA. They know they can't pin anything on a few seven-year-old emails stolen as part of a criminal enterprise. I wonder if UEFA have even seen the so-called emails. They don't have any evidence. The reputation of Der Spiegel is in tatters over separate (and admitted) cases of fake news. The hacker Rui Pinto is facing a big prison sentence.
But it all hinges on whether City accept "the pinch" this time. UEFA's lawyers seem to gambling that City will not want years of legal battles that could cost them more than any fine. But what about the scumbags in the UK press who published all the smear allegations that City would be banned fed to them by you know who?

I know it probably wouldn't make any financial sense to fight a fine, but purely for the integrity of the football club and to show the world what corrupt fuckers are running football and who the clubs that they are pandering to, I would prefer City to categorically deny any wrong doing and let it go to CAS.
A few threats about compensation should we be vindicated, thrown into the mix also.

I'm just sick of how football has gone and would love it all exposed.

 

[BosnianBlue]

if our defence was "we did nothing wrong", that is what we should pay them - NOTHING!

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

There's the CAS case as well.

If this passes under the bridge we should go after Liverpool Football Club.

We should go after Liverpool FC but I doubt we will. Our reputation has been trashed but it would be so hard for us to take any legal action against the smear sources. We could go after some of the tabloids though and also those at the BBC who repeated the false allegations as fact.

 

[abu13]

I know it probably wouldn't make any financial sense to fight a fine, but purely for the integrity of the football club and to show the world what corrupt fuckers are running football and who the clubs that they are pandering to, I would prefer City to categorically deny any wrong doing and let it go to CAS.
A few threats about compensation should we be vindicated, thrown into the mix also.

I'm just sick of how football has gone and would love it all exposed.

I agree totally,
Let the case go to CAS for them to make the decision,

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

And then move on to relegating Liverpool from the Premier League and banning them from the Champions League.

I'd settle for the fine to be honest. Hope it's true. Others may disagree.

A fine for what exactly ?

 

[Fred_Quimby]

There's the CAS case as well.

That should prove interesting when the results are known - eventually.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

A fine may be because there are some technical failings, rather than grand scale corruption.

I'm thinking in a similar way to the youth player fine - City broke the rules technically, but clearly had some grounds to understand they were okay (my understanding is that the FA got them wrong, and told City wrong)

If it's over technicalities, and isn't a ridiculous amount, the club would be daft not to take it.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

This will be true - UEFA always leak news like this to the AP in advance.

Yes this looks like an "official" leak as opposed to the previous ones from the investigation committee. This is UEFA's way out of a hole they dug for themselves.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

that report is a hatchet job. And this stands out the most :

"Given-the-fact-that-City-have-already-been-sanctioned-for-FFP-breaches-in-2014,-when-they-were-fined-£49-million,-it-seemed-UEFA-had-little-choice-but-to-throw-the-book-at-them-this-time"

Total fabrication. Implies we are getting a separate fine for a separate breach and that this was the last straw. The whole thing reads like City have done that much wrong and have that much money that UEFA have had to give up

I cancelled my sub to TheAthletic last month, it's been clear they are joining in with the attacks on City

 

[nmc]

Yes this looks like an "official" leak as opposed to the previous ones from the investigation committee. This is UEFA's way out of a hole they dug for themselves.

I look forward to the BBC Sport website backtracking on all the previous unsubstantiated allegations they have published over the last 12 months or so with a huge cover story - but of course they won’t.

 

[kaz7]

We must be nearly investigation free, surely?

The fifa one is done,i think a couple were hanging on the result of this one but i've lost count now,i'm more bothered about the stitch up on the pitch

 

[kaz7]

Haha nice one

 

[casserole of nonsense]

A fine for what exactly ?

City were a minute late coming out for the second half of the hearing.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I look forward to the BBC Sport website backtracking on all the previous unsubstantiated allegations they have published over the last 12 months or so with a huge cover story - but of course they won’t.

This is a story that Dan Roan won't retweet, just like Spygate.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

A fine? Sounds like a pinch to me.

 

[discopop]

But Tony Evans on Talkshite just last week said we were getting a 1-3 year ban? So this story can’t be correct because I refuse to believe a scouser is wrong.