It's an interesting pointer that both parties have selected for it to remain a closed-doors hearing?
City are clearly not wanting to play to the gallery even if it gets their message out.
That suggests a conciliatory tone between both Uefa and City.
I believe Uefa have already stated they would not be releasing their previous findings if the case goes in City's favour?
FIFA was like a Mafia family but in reverse. Instead of money flowing up the chain of command from the guys on the ground to the guys at the top, it was handed down by the guys at the top to the soldiers further down the chain.
Just read 'Red Card', about the FBI's investigation into CONCACAF, the American federation. Absolutely incredible what people like Blazer & Warner were up to.
McPointyman, would be more likely to be constantly shouting for the uefa reps to raise an objection, to our evidence.
Watched the Madrid away again the other night.
Jesus goal. Mcpointy "that's a push"
Ramos red card foul. Mcpointy "that's a dive"
Shouted "that was a push" when we equalisedRemember that. They edited the dive comment out of the highlights it was so ridiculous. My personal favourite McPointy expression which he uses regularly is “he should of went” makes me cringe.
McPointyman, would be more likely to be constantly shouting for the uefa reps to raise an objection, to our evidence.
Watched the Madrid away again the other night.
Jesus goal. Mcpointy "that's a push"
Ramos red card foul. Mcpointy "that's a dive"
Remember that. They edited the dive comment out of the highlights it was so ridiculous. My personal favourite McPointy expression which he uses regularly is “he should of went” makes me cringe.
So that sounds like we wont be banned & we wont pay 1 fucking cent as long as we dont let all the skeletons out of the closet & dont take anyone who has fucked us over down
Are we expecting at least IC ,& AC to say fucking sorry or the fucking wankers Gill, Tebas the Juventus twat & PSG owner to stop causing shit? Liverpool, Bayern we just tickle there bellys
What about the newspapers, journalists who week in week out fuck us over????
We dont want to shout from the tree tops yet City are paying big big bucks to win this case but then say sweet FA??
Why does it feel like even if we win we lose?
That seems like a huge leap of imagination tbf.So that sounds like we wont be banned & we wont pay 1 fucking cent as long as we dont let all the skeletons out of the closet & dont take anyone who has fucked us over down
Guess who this is?
I am in favour of opening things up to more investment, which FFP does not allow for,’ he told L’Equipe. ‘The clubs that dominate Europe today are those that were built and made investments during an era when FFP did not exist. FFP prevents emerging clubs who want to invest from doing so. That is not normal.
‘These rules have fixed a hierarchy, the big historical clubs are bigger and bigger and, obviously, they are all fighting for FFP to be scrupulously applied to others so that competitors can’t come through.
‘Controlling club management rigorously, yes, verifying where funds are coming from, yes, but we need to encourage people to invest in football. FFP must become more flexible and facilitate investment. We must control clubs in their way of doing things but not tell them how to do it. If the club believes that it is not taking any risks with its balance by buying a player for £150million, what is the problem?’
It is.Is it a french person!?
Oh, that is a classic. Wonderful Mr. WENGER. "There is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth......"Guess who this is?
I am in favour of opening things up to more investment, which FFP does not allow for,’ he told L’Equipe. ‘The clubs that dominate Europe today are those that were built and made investments during an era when FFP did not exist. FFP prevents emerging clubs who want to invest from doing so. That is not normal.
‘These rules have fixed a hierarchy, the big historical clubs are bigger and bigger and, obviously, they are all fighting for FFP to be scrupulously applied to others so that competitors can’t come through.
‘Controlling club management rigorously, yes, verifying where funds are coming from, yes, but we need to encourage people to invest in football. FFP must become more flexible and facilitate investment. We must control clubs in their way of doing things but not tell them how to do it. If the club believes that it is not taking any risks with its balance by buying a player for £150million, what is the problem?’
Oh, but it is.Can’t be wenger surely!?
Oh, but it is.
I'm interested in what you say about Chelsea. I felt exactly the same as you when Chelsea became genuine challengers and then champions thanks to Abramovitch. But in the end he threw his lot in with the 'istry boys because he couldn't stand the competition from City and he announced his Damascene conversion to Platini's FFP. And where I can't agree with you is that "Chelsea's investment is conveniently forgotten about" because I don't believe he's actually invested anything. I accept that he always intended that Chelsea should be able eventually to be successful and live within the means permitted by FFP, but then so did City. But Abramovitch had done exactly the same as Leeds and Portsmouth by making interest free) loans to the club (to be repaid within 180 days of him selling the club). Chelsea's debts are thus massive and Abramovitch/Chelsea have "taken advantage" of FFP to increase the club's debt to their holding company to well over £1 billion. Chelsea are rather vulnerable in the light of Abramovitch's difficulties with our government and the corona virus. I don't see what can be done about debt in football within the law but as PB points out to us FFP has made the problem worse not better and far from being the unqualified success for FFP that Platini claimed, Chelsea could be its most catastrophic failure. FFP doesn't protect clubs from owners who "walk away" unless they have made genuine investment and improved the financial stability of the club. We will notice that these two great failures of FFP - limiting genuine investment and protecting the financial stability of clubs - are supposed to be the great achievements of which UEFA are most proud.
Secondly, I note the use of the phrase "financial doping". I know very well you are using this Wengerism to mock the way supporters of FFP use it and I know you use it to show your contempt of the concept behind it but unfortunately many on here and at large don't. Wenger of course coined the phrase to refer to the use of illegal and immoral monies (ie shareholders' money) to improve performance just as athletes used performance enhancing drugs. This is, as we all can see clearly, typical typical of the nonsense spouted by Archbishop Arsene
Is it Le Raheem Euro?It is.