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

[91:23]

Absolutely nothing and I would be doing this board a disservice saying otherwise.

I certainly have contacts but they are not at this tier one level, as I say, they won't or can't call it.

I've shared plenty in terms of the optimism and have long held the belief City would have been stupid to leave this to chance, hence why I have felt since the verdict that we are almost as certain as we can be that we have had a positive outcome.

However, we've been burned before and they will want to have it there in black and white.

I was made privy to a private conversation which involved our chairman before the actual hearing, essentially guaranteeing we would not be banned.

My conviction has remained steadfast as a result.

Errrrm I'm steadfast, not you pal! :)

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Is that connected to his recent tweet or was that prior?

Prior. I think he said cost cutting due to COVID?

 

[pudge]

But if they KNOW he doesn’t know, and he said we were exonerated....

surely that means...

Tolm? Still confident?

City know for certain that I don't know for certain that we'll beat Bournemouth next week.

But by fuck we'll still bum them by five at least.

 

[Proy]

He's been let go by City this week.

His father is also very ill, and is the reason for no vlog. He has said this himself via Twitter.

Nothing to do with him being released by the football club. He has also said he will continue to vlog.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Your source won't know owt mate, even if he works at the club, Pep, Khaldoun and the execs will be the only onces that have been told.

And Ian Cheeseman of course

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

He is at his father’s bedside. His father is very ill.

Yes, I had read that. He'd been let go by City prior to him revealing about his father.

 

[old blue]

Sarcastic name choice which I didn’t think much about and would gladly change (possible?). No WUM would choose that, it’s kamikaze.

Try Cillit bang or maybe Barrie Scott.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

He's been let go by City this week.

so his comment on the verdict could well just be out of spite.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

His father is also very ill, and is the reason for no vlog. He has said this himself via Twitter.

Nothing to do with him being released by the football club. He has also said he will continue to vlog.

Yes, I read that.

 

[Ric]

It would make sense that City and UEFA have been told the verdict, but that it’s strictly embargoed until the official announcement. Would explain the lack of leaks out of the club, and if we’re pleased with the way CAS have handled the appeal it would be bad form to not respect the embargo. No real reason for UEFA to leak either if they’ve lost. All supposition, of course.

 

[Proy]

Pep’s said pretty much word for word the exact same “on the pitch” line on MOTD. It’s clearly been rehearsed / planned.

Make of that what you will.

You can say the same thing a thousand times. It doesn’t change the message.

There are some on here who are still treading more than a little carefully, and I can understand given our DNA but I don’t agree with it.

It is as clear as the sun in the fucking sky on a clear day.

We have won.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Try Cillit bang or maybe Barrie Scott.

Massive Bert from Stockport, would be a more subtle username than the original :)

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

It would make sense that City and UEFA have been told the verdict, but that it’s strictly embargoed until the official announcement. Would explain the lack of leaks out of the club, and if we’re pleased with the way CAS have handled the appeal it would be bad form to not respect the embargo. No real reason for UEFA to leak either if they’ve lost. All supposition, of course.

Totally agree.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

But if they KNOW he doesn’t know, and he said we were exonerated....

surely that means...

Tolm? Still confident?

I presume they know he doesn't know because it is confined to a very small circle of senior execs, that's all.

 

[Ric]

Massive Bert from Stockport, would be a less subtle username than the original :)

That was the username I was originally going to take, before I opted for this one.

 

[DJBusinesscake]

The club are very disappointed with Cheesy, I'll leave it at that. Not because he has betrayed a confidence, but because they know he doesn't know and thought better of him than that.

So with that logic they could only possibly know that he doesnt know because either they themselves dont know or they know that we've lost... yeah?

 

[BringBackSwales]

so his comment on the verdict could well just be out of spite.

No I don’t think he would do that, he loves City

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

That was the username I was originally going to take, before I opted for this one.

You have the power to change it.

Do it Monday after we are exonerated, just for the day :)

 

[mccity]

It would make sense that City and UEFA have been told the verdict, but that it’s strictly embargoed until the official announcement. Would explain the lack of leaks out of the club, and if we’re pleased with the way CAS have handled the appeal it would be bad form to not respect the embargo. No real reason for UEFA to leak either if they’ve lost. All supposition, of course.

I wonder if there's been a few, 'I can't say anything, but I'm in a good mood' kind of statements around the club. That's obviously speculation from me though.

 

[Cobwebcat]

I presume they know he doesn't know because it is confined to a very small circle of senior execs, that's all.

That’s how I took it.

With Peps interview....I think most of us agree he knows...you said that yourself.

Given that don’t you think he’s saying some pretty weird things if we’ve lost?

This is a smile and a wink and a win.