PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Man-chester copperpot]

Time for the club to stop getting shafted up the arse and go to war against the corruption stop playing the softly softly game

No chance. We’ve seen it with the media….no matter is said about our club, we ignore it, then invite them to the stadium with open arms, free food, best seats etc….
Expect the premier league & prosecutors to be give Tunnel Club seats for games next season

 

[chesterbells]

The ignore button is a great tool on here...

Not the biggest tool, but a great tool nevertheless.

 

[Keeper!]

Imagine having a 54,000 stadium in the conference and we still get 45k

Headline.....City have 9000 empty seats

 

[Manchester1894]

One question I do have is why this isn't libellous. Yet to be found guilty here.

 

[Barcon]

I wonder what effect this will have on the summers transfer plans?

I can't imagine any.

 

[Dribble]

Accounts filed at CH wouldn’t show key details around contracts, wages and sponsorship nor would they show transactions between players, sponsors or managers made with off shore companies.

Financial Returns can be as detailed or as concise as the company involved requires. Some make detailed submissions to Companies House, so that prospective clients can see they're a well run, trustworthy company.

Now if the PL has a specific accusation, let's say "City claim Gabriel Jesus was paid £100k pw, but we (the PL) have received "credible" accusations from the "Hateful Eight" clubs, that City were making additional payments into an offshore trust fund totalling £4.8m per annum, to which Jesus is a beneficiary", then great.

Let the PL make their SPECIFIC accusations known, & City will answer them. So far all we've heard is:

Premier League: "The Hateful Eight clubs who wrote a letter to us on Arsenal headed paper, demanding City be thrown out of the PL, think City have been up to something dodgy. Can you help us build a case against you please?

City: Go fuck yourself. We'll see you in the Supreme Court.

It's really that simple...

 

[Petetheblu]

Some decent days out in the Championship, I'll dust off my massive banana....... ;^)

 

[Gingers Dad]

Might sound like a daft question but is there a reason why the PL have handed this over to an independent panel rather than deciding the punishment themselves which is what UEFA initially did?

In the interests of honesty, integrity and fairness?

 

[ell]

If / when we are cleared, the damage is already done. The narrative will be that there's no smoke without fire and we paid them off

People who think we are guilty will think that anyway, just like if we are found guilty a large portion of this forum would struggle to accept it. Football is too tribal for this sort of thing

 

[KPXBLN]

If we get relegated far enough down the pyramid I’m moving back to Manchester and getting fit again. The dream of playing for City is still alive!

 

[Sky Blue]

Relegation and stripped of titles.

Literally shaking and in shock.

Feel sick to my stomach.

Haha what took you so long.

 

[SATELLITE_TOWNER]

I can't see them going on for four years and then be seen to do fuck all. They won't and can't take any titles or trophies but points deduction next season, not winning it this season. I'm not as confident as some!

 

[chaddblue]

We'll definitely be stripped of titles if these hold up.

That opens up a whole can of worms though

If the runner up becomes 1st, what about the team that finished 5th or 3rd bottom? They'll be after compensation

 

[Keeper!]

If we have cooked the books, it must have serious consequences for HMR Customs and revenue along with our investors like Silverlake.

 

[Jacko1956]

Spot on Vicblueman.

SIMO

Football isn't what it used to be, not just city but football In general

The whole league is corrupt because football is no longer a sport its a multi billion pound business ! In business if your in competition with a rival this is how you can gain the moral high ground by soiling their reputation ! It's all calculated from our nearest rivals is just a big big money driven rivalry, in fact is no more than a big game played by rich owners !

 

[OrigamiNinja]

One question I do have is why this isn't libellous. Yet to be found guilty here.

I’m no legal eagle but surely the lack of the word “alleged” in there makes it libellous?

 

[domalino]

they can't use any of that evidence in court though.

any evidence that was attained illegally i.e. via those leaks, can't be used.

Not sure that's true.

The Panama Papers leaked documents have been used by governments around the world to convict people inc. in the USA. The rules vary but are usually based around the idea you can't use information you stole, not information that was mass leaked by someone unrelated.

Plus the Premier League panel thing is arbitration so like CAS could accept them.

 

[Don Karleone]

One question I do have is why this isn't libelous. Yet to be found guilty here.

That **** blocked me, someone should ask him.

 

[Northerndave]

They've not charged us with that have they?

I know I shouldn't, but that did make me spit my tea out.

 

[Dribble]

The PL have never been in such as strong position given what happened with the ESL. These clubs (ours included) thought they were all powerful. It took about 24 hours for that myth to be debunked. The PL have nothing to fear from these clubs, the clubs don’t have the power they thought they had. If the PL thought they couldn’t win this, I don’t believe any amount of pressure from United, Liverpool etc would make them do this.

The Hateful Eight showed the power they had over the Football League in 1992. If they've done it once, they'll do it again. That's the fear the PL have.