PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Brewster's millions]

Honestly, if they aren't teenagers they should be embarrassed with some of the stuff written.

It’s funny how most of the Happy Clappers on the match day thread seem to have shit their pants on these allegations.

 

[creditunionhero]

That's a weak statement that suggests we have been caught on the back foot. What usually happens in these sort of disputes is that both sides' lawyers agree to be open and transparent with each other. I find it hard to believe that City didn't have an inkling of this move in advance. The body language of Pep and the players in recent weeks gives a clue surely. If we really are "surprised" then we have been ambushed the the PL.

It is very close to how we responded to the Uefa charges. Nothing weak about it.

 

[ancoats]

should the EPL be allowed to publish charges in the media before it's proven 100% to be right ? is this not a Kangaroo court that we are Guilty and that's the end of it,

 

[Indaparkside]

Breaking news sky have just released a statement Liverpool have up to 2030 to spend the coutinho money after that they will be given a written warning

 

[Gordyola]

Is pep gonna walk now and is this the reason he doesn’t look happy during interviews

Just the opposite he mentioned the clubs that wanted us banned the other day with contempt

 

[manimanc]

Thought this **** would stick his huge nostrils in somewhere.

Don't forget this **** asked pep, in the post match after beating Watford in the cup final, if he knew the club was giving bungs.

And now he works for sky.

This is looking a bit fuckin coordinated to me.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Bring it on you cunts.

 

[blueju]

Financial doping is what the monkey Keown just said. We couldn’t afford KDB, Sterling and the like by our own means.

Fuck off Keown.

We could, we could afford anyone, it’s just that they made up some rules to stop us doing it at the behest of a few istry clubs.

 

[BufordUSABlue]

The mad thing is IF proven to be true, it’s the end of absolutely everyone high up at the club, including Sheikh Mansour. Club would be up for sale. Over 100 charges, Jesus Christ it does feel like we’re fucked.

FFS calm down you fkin drama queen. Believe me, the sky is not actually falling
:-()

 

[PPT]

It’s all bent. They’ve been dying to jump on us and finally they’ve pulled the trigger. Fuck the lot of them and fuck the hateful 9 even more!

The PL had no choice. They allowed themselves to be backed into a corner by the American red shirted teams. After 4 years they just couldn't walk away and say 'nothing going on - forget about it.' So to get themselves out of the hole they have thrown everything they could possibly have and think they have at it. As we all know, this will last for years and our reputation will be continued to be shredded and our achievements tainted which is all part of the plan. If eventually nothing does come of it the PL can walk away and say 'well - we did our very best. Nothing more we can do now'. However, the damage is done. Regardless of what happens in the future we will be forever classed as cheats by all concerned in the football world.

 

[MCFC1993]

'Replay Matches'

Let us replay every match from the past 10 years, all the original players involved. I reckon David Silva would still run rings around them.

We'll forfeit Spurs away though.

 

[chris8910]

This is fantastic.

 

[BufordUSABlue]

Yeah, us and Juventus.

And York !!!

 

[richards30]

'Replay Matches'

Let us replay every match from the past 10 years, all the original players involved. I reckon David Silva would still run rings around them.

We'll forfeit Spurs away though.

and the dippers! lol

 

[argyle]

30 charges relate to non-compliance with the investigation.

25 relate to profit and sustainability.

5 relate to the non-compliance with UEFA, which we were already fined for.

12 relate to breach of details on how much was paid to players between 2010-2016

8 relate to breach the details of how much was paid to managers between 2009-2013

50 relate to accuracy of financial reports to the PL.


Like I said, good luck proving all of that and if we found guilty of a few we will fight it in the higher courts.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

IF we are guilty, and IF we are subject to the same degree of scrutiny as other clubs, then we have to take our punishment. I find it hard to believe we are that bad, but if we are then we’ve got to take it; if we aren’t then we need to respond and react very professionally and very aggressively.

I’d love to see evidence of this ‘same degree of scrutiny’.

 

[manimanc]

It’s funny how most of the Happy Clappers on the match day thread seem to have shit their pants on these allegations.

I'm a happy clapper, according to @geek24601, and i've not shit my pants.

 

[pudge]

I'm shocked the Premier League want to punish us.... Shocked

 

[ws01]

Not this fucking shit again

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

30 of the charges are to do with non-compliance with the PL investigation.

One of the things that stood out at CAS is that City had evidence that directly disproved some of the more serious charges that they never released to the initial investigation because they didn't trust UEFA, and so got charged for non-compliance. I'm fairly sure some of those will stick, but will undercut some of the more grandiose claims being thrown around.