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

[LongsightM13]

He’s a lawyer. You can’t trust those people

It's straight - I can't remember much of on-field stuff apart from it ending 3-0.

Their first goal was offside, we had an onside goal wrongly disallowed and Robertson wiped out Sterling in the box with no penalty

 

[jimbo101]

Their first goal was offside, we had an onside goal wrongly disallowed and Robertson wiped out Sterling in the box with no penalty

So apart from that, no issues.

 

[bluemanchester]

Their first goal was offside, we had an onside goal wrongly disallowed and Robertson wiped out Sterling in the box with no penalty

"and Robertson wiped out Sterling in the box with no penalty"
and handled the ball in the same movement.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

"and Robertson wiped out Sterling in the box with no penalty"
and handled the ball in the same movement.

Yeah, but apart from that...

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Normally that is true, but on this occasion UEFA let us chose two. This is a quote from an article in The Athletic, i'm pretty sure it's factual:-

"UEFA also allowed City to select two of the three judges making the decision at CAS. Normally both parties choose one each and the third is nominated by the independent body which runs the court but UEFA bowed to City in their desire for a quick hearing."

That seems to be the usual biased form of words we expect in the media. I thought what happened was that all three parties wanted a prompt decision so they all agreed to use the chairman who had most experience of the case and was already up to speed having been involved in CAS1. It is disingenious to suggest City "picked him" It is possible the idea was suggested by City but anyone could have objected.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Other than being sinfully thick.

Not even that excuse though is it?

 

[lancs blue]

That seems to be the usual biased form of words we expect in the media. I thought what happened was that all three parties wanted a prompt decision so they all agreed to use the chairman who had most experience of the case and was already up to speed having been involved in CAS1. It is disingenious to suggest City "picked him" It is possible the idea was suggested by City but anyone could have objected.

The chairman of CAS2 was different to CAS1, it was the nominees of City and UEFA who were the same as CAS1, McDougall and Haas.

 

[bluemanchester]

Yeah, but apart from that...

Let me think............

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Not even that excuse though is it?

Thick people can't help being thick. It's the wanks that employ them that need talking to.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

The chairman of CAS2 was different to CAS1, it was the nominees of City and UEFA who were the same as CAS1, McDougall and Haas.

Ok thanks for correcting me. But my broad point remains: all parties agreed so it wasn't a unilateral decision by City and was driven by expediency.

 

[Citizen Green]

Do Der Speigel do daily releases or should we expect another City ‘story’ tomorrow as it was last Thursday when they did the last one.

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

You probably remember the Merseybeats, Billy J Kramer, B Bumble and the Stingers, Eden Kane, Johnny and the Hurricanes and a whole lot more.

Good God, are there people on here who don't? I still play this stuff every Saturday night - along with the Kalin Twins, Connie Francis , Ricky Nelson, Buddy Holly and the incomparable Everly Bros!

 

[unexpected item]

Do Der Speigel do daily releases or should we expect another City ‘story’ tomorrow as it was last Thursday when they did the last one.

I would have thought they'd go for today so they can put Pep on the spot at his press conference tomorrow.

 

[chedinho]

UEFA selected their representative and he obviously went with their plea ,we selected a representative who went with our plea/defence , the third i believe was an independent selection and he looked at the evidence and gave us the decision. So f*ck all this talk about we only got a majority , it was never going to be a unanimous decision as long as UEFA had their chosen representative at CAS.

I don’t think it works like that.
I personally think it was a 2-0 nil win and if it wasn’t. Then it says that CAS aren’t truly independent and that could be slightly worrying.

 

[M18CTID]

I would have thought they'd go for today so they can put Pep on the spot at his press conference tomorrow.

My guess is that after last week’s pathetic attempt fell flat on its arse, they won’t be in a rush to publish anything else.

 

[LongsightM13]

My guess is that after last week’s pathetic attempt fell flat on its arse, they won’t be in a rush to publish anything else.

It was a two-hour wonder, you could see the likes of Harris and Panja deflating like a balloon as the penny dropped.
Still didn’t stop Uncle Conn from wading in though

 

[M18CTID]

It was a two-hour wonder, you could see the likes of Harris and Panja deflating like a balloon as the penny dropped.
Still didn’t stop Uncle Conn from wading in though

To be fair, the flap-o-meter meter on this very thread was off the scale for a bit! You just knew the game was up for the WhatsApp group though when Nick Harris started creeping round @projectriver on Twitter ;)

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Good God, are there people on here who don't? I still play this stuff every Saturday night - along with the Kalin Twins, Connie Francis , Ricky Nelson, Buddy Holly and the incomparable Everly Bros!

The Kalin Twins? When do you play that?

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

The Kalin Twins? When do you play that?

WHEN I feel like it. Good old Hal and Herbie are long gone but their two UK hits will be a good Forget Me Not.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

It was a two-hour wonder, you could see the likes of Harris and Panja deflating like a balloon as the penny dropped.
Still didn’t stop Uncle Conn from wading in though

I will henceforth refer to him as The Conn Man...