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

[Shaelumstash]

He is trying to distance UEFA from the IC and AC.

Funnily enough, Soriano did exactly the same recently in his interview...

Cerefin acknowledges ("as a lawyer") the legal process, recognising also CAS in the equation.

For me, this is MOST telling. He is legitimising CAS.

That tells me a deal has already been worked out/a verdict of City's acquittal is expected, which would certainly explain City's bullishness behind the scenes.

Whether that be under due process, 'irrifutable' evidence we have deliberately held back, or both.

We're being played. City aren't being done here.

This is how I read it.

Alongside Sorriano coming out and saying some elements of UEFA are ok, and the FFP chamber is separate.

Together with Tariq Panja's tweet about his "surprise" that some FFP positions have not been filled.

It's all pointing towards Ceferein being on our side.

It wouldn't surprise me if UEFA don't even send legal council to the CAS hearing. They have form for it.

The whole purpose of this "ban" was so some shit would stick and further damage our reputation. Unfortunately, it's job done on that. But I'm getting more confident by the day that we'll get this ban overturned.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Anyone else notice Steven Ross is now offering £10m each summer to certain clubs in the International Champions Cup.

I wonder which of his fellow owners of American sporting franchises he has included...

United, Liverpool, Arsenal and a token gift to Spurs thanks to their NFL arrangement.

 

[Baggins.mcfc]

All you need to know right there.

Is that girl in the background giving them the wanker sign ? My eyes are not what they used to be.

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

Speaking of the Civil war, David Conn has quite a go at Ceferin in his latest article. Talks about how he was elected on a promise to make the game more fair but has done nothing to help and infact made it worse.

It also has this quite funny little remark -

Uefa’s landmark governance reform of recent years, financial fair play, has been subject to misinformed and, at times, hysterical criticism in England owing to its restraint of unlimited spending by owners but it was implemented in 2009 and has since transformed the European game’s financial health.
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Good old Conn! If there is one club in England that hasn't gone in for unlimited spending it is most certainly City, and Khaldoon told him as much in 2014. Yet if we look at the debtors league table we find that those clubs holding the top ten places are actually the ten leading lights of the (defunct!!!) G14. They are also the clubs who, miraculously, have bought the most expensive players, again and again and again. They're also the clubs which threatened whimpy Michel, funnily enough just after our takeover, with legal action and a break away if he tried to outlaw debt as a means of investment - and then curbed investment as a way of increasing available revenue. Clearly against the TFEU but it suits Conn's repeated attacks on the club he loved so much as a boy, and his support for a golden age of football which never existed.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

This is how I read it.

Alongside Sorriano coming out and saying some elements of UEFA are ok, and the FFP chamber is separate.

Together with Tariq Panja's tweet about his "surprise" that some FFP positions have not been filled.

It's all pointing towards Ceferein being on our side.

It wouldn't surprise me if UEFA don't even send legal council to the CAS hearing. They have form for it.

The whole purpose of this "ban" was so some shit would stick and further damage our reputation. Unfortunately, it's job done on that. But I'm getting more confident by the day that we'll get this ban overturned.

UEFA are sending to CAS, I have been told this.

I suspect this is all window dressing now. CAS have the power to refer this back to UEFA (which is what I think City and Cerefin may expect or even want)

The IC and AC are seemingly being cast adrift, being shown to not be fit for purpose.

We have copped it for Paris being treated differently and the AC have basically made us pay for that.

 

[Plain Speaking]

I think we would fight a one year ban,can't see the cl being cancelled even if there was a deadly virus about still

I agree we will fight the ban even if it is one year. Hopefully we'll receive no ban but with major sporting competitions being stopped all around the world, it certainly wouldn't surprise me if the CL is effected

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I agree we will fight the ban even if it is one year. Hopefully we'll receive no ban but with major sporting competitions being stopped all around the world, it certainly wouldn't surprise me if the CL is effected

Who cares!

If the entire competition is suspended, there are probably only two clubs in the whole of Europe who will have the finances to take advantage.

 

[Shaelumstash]

UEFA are sending to CAS, I have been told this.

I suspect this is all window dressing now. CAS have the power to refer this back to UEFA (which is what I think City and Cerefin may expect or even want)

The IC and AC are seemingly being cast adrift, being shown to not be fit for purpose.

We have copped it for Paris being treated differently and the AC have basically made us pay for that.

Sorry, do you mean UEFA are sending legal council to CAS?

If UEFA and the IC / AC are in conflict with each other, who will be overseeing the CAS process?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Sorry, do you mean UEFA are sending legal council to CAS?

If UEFA and the IC / AC are in conflict with each other, who will be overseeing the CAS process?

Yep, Uefa are sending.

As I suggest, window dressing on this particular occasion?

 

[Newman Noggs]

It's strange that Ceferin admits that the FFP rules could change, just a couple of weeks after they have banned us. Something doesn't sit totally right with me, and I'm more and more positive that good things will come out of this for us. Does anyone else share my sentiments?

"..we are thinking about it and will probably HAVE to adapt"

Interesting choice of words. For the first time, I'm beginning to think reason may prevail over naked greed and corruption.