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

[Ban-jani]

Apologies if already covered - but do we know who was on the adjudication panel?

David Gill, John Aldridge, Kenny Daglish, Ryan Giggs, Imogen Thomas and Beanie the Horse.

 

[Parisian]

I think after we win the CAS case, FFP will be next. Clubs like ourselves pre takeover must have the same chance that we did to join the top table.

It is very wrong when any owner is legally prohibited in investing in their business.

You have (almost) nothing to win to go after FFP itself if the appeal is successful. But a lot to lose. Can't see you go all the way unless the ban is confirmed by CAS.

 

[iwasthere1968]

David Gill, John Aldridge, Kenny Daglish, Ryan Giggs, Imogen Thomas and Beanie the Horse.

They kept that quiet.

 

[nmc]

Fuck me everyone will just love us for that wouldn't they?

Dippers did it and they’re now lauded as European Royalty don’t you know!

 

[crazyg]

Agreed, but I am in Hereford... Please don't use the 'f' word!

Wye is that?
;-)

 

[domalino]

You know very well the fan, neutral public won't think like that. The media have already ran the narrative that City is the culprit and that is was long overdue. That you should even be stripped of your title and relegated (very stupid but when it is repeated in all media, people will believe it ofc).

The only reaction they'll have is that you cheated/bribed your way out of trouble, sadly.

That's why City will go after UEFA very publicly if they do get found innocent on the facts. There will be questions to answer about why "irrefutable" proof was ignored, the reputational damage that a clearly biased process has inflicted, and who in UEFA is responsible.

I know that the media currently hates us, but if CAS - which is really highly respected - cleared us and City started pursuing civil action (as has been mooted) against a corrupt UEFA process, that's a news story British papers will jump all over because they hate UEFA too.

 

[Keeper!]

You have (almost) nothing to win to go after FFP itself if the appeal is successful. But a lot to lose. Can't see you go all the way unless the ban is confirmed by CAS.

I think we would have a lot of support if we did.

Newcastle , Everton etc. And many clubs in the rest of Europe.

 

[KS55]

I disagree.

I don’t think the prospect of additional competition from more billionaire owned clubs out ways the prospect of FFP continually being able to hinder City’s operations and development. As it stands right now, our leadership are not going to be given a seat at the table to be part of any decision making to change FFP to be more favourable to us, either. I think they initially didn’t challenge because they thought they may be able to get a seat at the table but have learned — very much the hard way — that is not going to happen.

Which means allowing FFP to continue to exist will very likely mean continued attacks by UEFA and any party invested in restricting or damaging us, ad infinitum. And the only way to create a more favourable version under the premise you have presented would be to tear down UEFA and be part of a reformation, which would most likely happen via a successful challenge of FFP (within a framework of exposing corruption within its formulation, subsequent modifications, implementation, and enforcement).

I think our owners would very happily take competition on a *more* (as we know it will not be perfectly) level playing field than competition inherently slanted to United, Barcelona, Madrid, Bayern, and so on.

I would quite like to see Newcastle, Leeds, Villa able to develop and squash those cartel bums.

 

[kaz7]

You have (almost) nothing to win to go after FFP itself if the appeal is successful. But a lot to lose. Can't see you go all the way unless the ban is confirmed by CAS.

We have as they will just come back again,they have had 2 goes,they wil be back

 

[Ban-jani]

You know very well the fan, neutral public won't think like that. The media have already ran the narrative that City is the culprit and that is was long overdue. That you should even be stripped of your title and relegated (very stupid but when it is repeated in all media, people will believe it ofc).

The only reaction they'll have is that you cheated/bribed your way out of trouble, sadly.

A scouser I unfortunately know is always in group chats saying “Saudi Arabia” have threatened referees on our behalf and stuff like that.

He doesn’t even know which country the Sheikh is from.

He didn’t even know what we’re supposed to have done when I questioned him but still called us cheats.

Football fans are fucking stupid, that’s the problem.