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

[BLUEMATT23]

Despite all our bravado and confidence I can only see this resulting in a halfway house agreement between the 2 sides
1 year accepted.
I dont see any other conclusion.

 

[Delboy352]

Exonerated by 11am. Then two and a half days spent laughing at how ludicrous UEFA are

Let’s say 3 x 6 hour days, 9am - 5pm with a couple of hours for lunch (of course)...so to the start at 9am, first day of the trial:
CAS: OK UEFA...”would you like to present your evidence”??
UEFA: “No problem...we just have to pop out to get it”...
(UEFA patter out of the room, while Lord Pannick leans back in his chair and whistles an unknown tune)
16:58 on day 3, UEFA enter the room in a stampede...”Here it is, here it is...here’s the evidence”!!!
CAS: “So, your evidence is newspaper clippings”??
UEFA: “Well yes, but we used our most expensive photocopier to blow them up to A3 size”!!
CAS: “Anything else”??
UEFA: “Do we need anything else?? It’s clear they are guilty”!!
CAS: “Case against Man City dismissed. UEFA, I suggest that if you can take anything from this case, it’s that you shouldn’t believe everything that you read in the papers”!!
Lord Pannick sits there thinking “Easiest money I’ve ever made”...

 

[KS55]

Despite all our bravado and confidence I can only see this resulting in a halfway house agreement between the 2 sides
1 year accepted.
I dont see any other conclusion.

That's like Soriano's view of UEFA. He said the verdict was decided 'in a rush to judgement' before they had heard any evidence. None of us has seen the evidence, so we can't really judge other than in a belief or disbelief in the club's denial.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Despite all our bravado and confidence I can only see this resulting in a halfway house agreement between the 2 sides
1 year accepted.
I dont see any other conclusion.

We will not accept anything but complete exoneration.

The owner will see this through right to the very end.

 

[aguerooooo]

A guilty verdict will just put the tin lid on months of shit what we are enduring with the virus and now a possible 2 year absence of us not being allowed in Champions league WILL see us losing some of our highest quality players making it harder to be in contention for silverware ITS A SHITTY MESS just hoping we are successful with CAS

 

[Rammy Blue]

Despite all our bravado and confidence I can only see this resulting in a halfway house agreement between the 2 sides
1 year accepted.
I dont see any other conclusion.

Won’t happen.

 

[KS55]

I believed the chairman 100% and will still think we’re seen as a soft touch for cash should they decide we are guilty. As a club we will be affected by what they decide in the future but I’ll still love us.

Yeah, we went into div 3 and we are still here.

 

[blue moony]

Why are people panicking about it, whatever happens we will go on , but it’s m pretty sure this won’t end well for Uefa and a few in the media!

 

[BLUEMATT23]

We will not accept anything but complete exoneration.

The owner will see this through right to the very end.

I really hope your right TH but dont forget in the first instance of FFP We were forced to reluctantly accept a reduced punishment.
Several people claimed we would get away with it and we didnt.

 

[KS55]

Their waiting for instructions from McGeehan.

Edited for accuracy.

 

[Metalartin]

Atleast Liverpool fans can't greet the City coach for this one... unless you count the press.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Bird at 35 seconds has had a proper Ian Brown there tbf.

 

[Bald fraud]

i guess we can expect a string of stories against us in the media, on the run in to the heavyweight championship fight of the century . I expect the dippers ,scum and Arse PR departments will be working overtime .

Definitely the shit flinging will be a sight to behold as our scum media try to get in the heads of the judges

 

[Stoned Rose]

I wouldn't be so sure. The Sun have a couple of massive suits against them at moment.

Jonny Depp and the wife beating accusation.

There is also one from United when Woodward house was attacked and a photographer just happened to be there.

That was a MIB who'd been out shoplifting at Curry's.

 

[big gaz]

Just stop there.

Before we go any further, do you love me ?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I really hope your right TH but dont forget in the first instance of FFP We were forced to reluctantly accept a reduced punishment.
Several people claimed we would get away with it and we didnt.

You have to remember mate, we did not actually accept a reduced punishment last time, it certainly wasn't on the premise of guilt.

It was purely for cosmetic purposes, a behind-closed doors arrangement between us and Infantino.

It was hoped that it would be sufficient to keep the usual lobbyists off our backs, that's the only mistake we made.

This is now about the immediate viability of the club and the investment made in it by Abu Dhabi.

If you take a step back, which is difficult for all Blues, the questions need to be much more nuanced?

Who stands to lose more, City or Sheikh Mansour?

City would always continue to exist as a football entity, but does anyone really think Sheikh Mansour isn't looking at this with dispassionate optics?

His is a fight for a £3bn investment, which, for most multi-billionaires, means they don't leave anything to chance or surprise.

 

[Stoned Rose]

You have to remember mate, we did not actually accept a reduced punishment last time, it certainly wasn't on the premise of guilt.

It was purely for cosmetic purposes, a behind-closed doors arrangement between us and Infantino.

It was hoped that it would be sufficient to keep the usual lobbyists off our backs, that's the only mistake we made.

This is now about the immediate viability of the club and the investment made in it by Abu Dhabi.

If you take a step back, which is difficult for all Blues, the questions need to be much more nuanced?

Who stands to lose more, City or Sheikh Mansour?

City would always continue to exist as a football entity, but does anyone really think Sheikh Mansour isn't looking at this with dispassionate optics?

His is a fight for a £3bn investment, which, for most multi-billionaires, means they don't leave anything to chance or surprise.

Full clip.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Surprised they hired Pannick. He didn’t get QPR out of trouble. Then again maybe they were bang to rights.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Full clip.

If this was Kutter, it would be the same for the men in Paris.

These people take great offence to those who smile to their face but are making the wanker sign behind their backs.

Usually, there is someone standing in the corner observing and reporting back!

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Bird at 35 seconds has had a proper Ian Brown there tbf.

The poor actor fella died a year later of cancer at 55.