Something I haven't fully understood. Who is the higher court we appeal to if the ban is upheld by the CAS? And on what legal grounds, given that it's a footballing matter? Just asking for a clarification.
I really think that this is it. We need to abide by the CAS decision, whatever it is, or this will just never end. If we are on the wrong end of it, we mustn’t agree to an NDA, and we must publish all the ‘irrefutable evidence’, and then just get on with it, whatever the fall out is. I’ve supported city through times a tad worse than this, whatever the outcome.I dont know if we can even go to a higher court. @projectriver would know more buy IIRC -
Part of the agreement when signing up to play in UEFA is that both parties sign up to using CAS as the ultimate forum to hear any complaints.
So if CAS rules against us, we would have to argue successfully to a swiss court that it was because CAS was illegitimate and that seems very unlikely.
I think UEFA would definitely exclude us while we were taking that legal action as well.
These quotes from Pep really do ramp up the confidence levels.
"It was just United, Liverpool and Arsenal to win the titles before Roman Abramovich took over. It was uncomfortable for the Premier League. After Sheikh Mansour took over here it was the same. It was - and is - uncomfortable for the 'elite'."
Something so simple yet pointed.
The "body language" where he "chews" his lips up after the question is really obvious.
He is "stopping himself" from saying more.
That tells me he either knows the outcome or has received information that gives him a very good idea of the outcome.
Whether the outcome is good or bad isn't quite clear though.
Pep also went off script on that specious view that Sheikh Mansour personally bought City talking about "Abu Dhabi people when they took over the club."
On a more promising note Pep smiled once in the whole conference - in reply to Ducker asking whether he'd heard an outcome. The smile is here (8 min 24)
Then why the constant references to qualifying for the CL?
Surprised this comment wasn't mentioned more in the press releases, or not :)These quotes from Pep really do ramp up the confidence levels.
"It was just United, Liverpool and Arsenal to win the titles before Roman Abramovich took over. It was uncomfortable for the Premier League. After Sheikh Mansour took over here it was the same. It was - and is - uncomfortable for the 'elite'."
Something so simple yet pointed.
Maybe we should “throw” the game tonight to help keep the rats out of the top 4.....Pep is one of the most sarcastic people in the game. I think he is deliberately mocking United.
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