CAS judgement: UEFA ban overturned, City exonerated (report out p603)

[The Colonel]

Saw some fantastic brawls in there back in the day.

Many a good night ...

 

[samarasra]

fair play to him saying everything we have all been saying since we got taken over

Yes a good interview. Maybe ownership of Salford City has broadened his mind.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Simon Jordan surprisingly balanced there. Said he thinks there's a bit more to meet the eye, ok. But followed up by saying tebas is a twat and it's the Spanish clubs who are driving up fees and salaries and city should start suing see Spiegel, pinto and numerous other outlets

Was expecting pure meltdown - wasn’t fully apologetic to City and got a few snide insinuations in there but overall some ok comments.

 

[stonerblue]

I have to say, the first bit of the club statement i read this morning was the 'awaiting the full details of the decision'
which was Not good for my little hope filled heart. Wasn't till i completed and reread it all that i got the joy. Context!

I was looking after a 3 and a 7 year old from 7am so my mind was elsewhere. First thing my wife said to me when i got home around half ten, "What happened to City?" I whipped out my phone and the four of us waited for beeb footy to load and tell us the good news.
Stickle Bricks everywhere....

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

G14 couldn’t lose.

If City lost then we are set back years and the press kills us.

If City win then UEFA is incompetent and need replacing with their stooges. You watch what happens now.

They would have liked 1 but are happy with 2 this is why the story now is how stupid UEFA are.

Said this would happen and it has. UEFA have been done up like a kipper and our real enemy is still waiting. Luckily Soriano’ video makes it clear they know this.

Just the start but a good one for us.

It is a good start, but you sum up precisely why myself and quite a few others I suspect have tried to explain that our indifference since the Covid return to football is not that we have fallen out of love with City, but we have with football.

The unfortunate reality is that we want to join a club that doesn’t want us. I would see that cartel ripped apart rather than join it.

I look forward to the next step so long as it’s us going on the offensive because I’m absolutely disgusted with the status quo. (No not the band)

 

[Ajm1985]

I think the delay is brilliant. CAS have inadvertently given the media 4 or 5 days worth of rope, and they are hanging themselves en masse, writing up their angry, bitter responses and opining on morality without even seeing the reasons.

Even the normally sensible, like Henry Winter, haven't managed to keep their powder dry for just a couple of days until they got the reasoning.


I feel quite confident that 90% of the articles written today will be completely wrong factually by Saturday.

He seemed more logical in his twitter feed than in his article.

 

[The Colonel]

Pep's presser tomorrow is going to be a thing of beauty.

He's been biting his lip but now it's payback time.

God I hope so. I want plenty serving back.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Simon Jordan surprisingly balanced there. Said he thinks there's a bit more to meet the eye, ok. But followed up by saying tebas is a twat and it's the Spanish clubs who are driving up fees and salaries and city should start suing see Spiegel, pinto and numerous other outlets

I thought I was going to have a coronary as I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

 

[i8rags]

Language warning for the N word in the song but pretty funny;



Spoiler; they weren’t ready.

Fuck this right off, out of order

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Time to go absolutely nuts in the transfer market and make a few world class signings. The scousers are skint and now is the time to keep our foot on their throat. Front load signings this window and give Pep the ammo to wipe the floor with them and the rest of the twats who cried to CAS and tried to get us banned.

The dippers were counting on us being banned due to the damage to the club on revenue giving them an advantage. Now they have to defend a title with no reinforcements, I hope we crush these twats next season. It must be disheartening for them realising what they will be up against. Just a shit Leicester but from a dumpier part of the world.

 

[abu13]

Simon Jordan surprisingly balanced there. Said he thinks there's a bit more to meet the eye, ok. But followed up by saying tebas is a twat and it's the Spanish clubs who are driving up fees and salaries and city should start suing see Spiegel, pinto and numerous other outlets

Really, i'm going to need a lie down after that.

 

[crazyg]

It shouldn't even require an explanation, surely?

Well, judging by the number of posters espousing the same opinion, the generalisation of the original proposal seems open to doubt.

And don't call me Shirley.

 

[Damanino]

Seeing Liverpool fans crying, shouting shit, being angry in a season where they won the title after 30 years which no one cares about ans which has a huge * sign that says:
*DOES NOT COUNT DUE to VAR and COVID.

 

[SilverFox2]

Just to point out > We've been fined for not cooperating with the investigation. This is a clause in FFP, not in ANY other legal system around the world.

If you're accused of breaking the law, there is no requirement that you comply with the requests of those claiming you broke the law. You are allowed to mount as strong a defense as possible, with or without saying anything.

Imagine GMP booking someone for GBH and then when the person is found not guilty they fine him for not providing the information that would help them strengthen their case (if it existed).

All true but CAS judged us on whether we complied with that rule not whether it should have been a rule.
FFP is a barrier to entry so illegal elsewhere but is a UEFA rule so CAS cleared us because we conformed.
In a proper court we would have met a "why did you sign up for it then" argument but CAS are only bothered about rules.
However I wonder if UEFA could have the same fines / punishments for their breaking their own rules?

 

[stonerblue]

Go tommy

Well fucking said that man. Pint if i ever see him.

 

[meeesh]

It's no secret that I think this is going to unleash a huge power struggle at UEFA and I think we'd be right behind Ceferin in that case. The G-14 apparently threatened to walk out of UEFA if we didn't get a significant ban. Well we haven't got a ban so let's see what they do now.

I know it’s a battle you’ll still fight,with a smile on your face proper now,on twitter but the finances aside what do you think the clubs stance will be on a lot of these clowns still posting drivel on their columns,still at it now I see,do they not know when they’re beaten and give up ?

 

[Kun T. B. Horlocks]

It is a good start, but you sum up precisely why myself and quite a few others I suspect have tried to explain that our indifference since the Covid return to football is not that we have fallen out of love with City, but we have with football.

The unfortunate reality is that we want to join a club that doesn’t want us. I would see that cartel ripped apart rather than join it.

I look forward to the next step so long as it’s us going on the offensive because I’m absolutely disgusted with the status quo. (No not the band)

We are the Oscar Wilde of football

 

[Brendan110_0]

This was me in work at 9:31am

 

[simon23]

Okay, fess up, who is this? ;)

saw this before. No idea who he is but he is a legend!

 

[BlueAnorak]

It's no secret that I think this is going to unleash a huge power struggle at UEFA and I think we'd be right behind Ceferin in that case. The G-14 apparently threatened to walk out of UEFA if we didn't get a significant ban. Well we haven't got a ban so let's see what they do now.

Interesting times as they say.