PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[flb]

Sounds like the only thing thats going to implode is you.

Based on what exactly? Have a look as to why Pep left Barcelona , and tell me this isn’t the same or worse, take your head out of your arse mate, does Pep need the pressure ? If City are so convinced of any wrongdoing not being true , then why are they after us? Do you think Pep really needs this shit?

 

[manimanc]

Government due to appoint an independent regulator of football. They don't really want to do it, the Premier League don't want it to happen and the big clubs don't want it to happen, more scrutiny isn't good for them.

Following this announcement it's been conveniently delayed as the Premier League try to show their tough stance.

In a nutshell mate.
The premier league look like popeye without his spinach.

 

[Maly]

Is it really correct that we will have no right to appeal any decision made by a panel of hand picked Rag/Liverpool sycophants ?

Surely there must be an arbitration and appeal process ?

What options do we have then to challenge a Premier League Kangaroo Court finding ?

They talk about justice and transparency yet operate like a Cartel.

No it’s not true. Will be in a UK court instead of CAS

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

UEFA were time barred.
Premier league isn’t.

The time barred stuff was pre 2014 they are looking at accounts up the 2017-18 season. Why haven’t Uefa clocked onto something being wrong on these accounts for the seasons after the time barred stuff? Are Uefa’s auditors wrong or the premier league auditors wrong? The premier league investigation started at exactly the same time the uefa one did. Would Uefa not be like a dog with a bone trying to fuck us over on our later accounts after what happened with the CAS?

 

[City_Sean]

Lloyd Scragg had us down as 100% guilty before CAS. He was also earlier quoting Delaney ffs. He has ties to the media and is one of those wanting to strengthen his position there even if it means throwing the club under a bus.

What on earth are you talking about? He literally did loads of podcasts saying he thinks City would win at CAS.

This witch hunt of fellow City fans because they're talking about possibilities if the PL succeed are wild.

 

[Mr Edward's shoe mirror]

Why would a bank break GDPR by giving the PL ANY information about Mancini or his accounts?

Well, if they have located this third party, and managed to link transactions from them to club employees, without the club acknowledging them in their accounts, then you clearly have off the books transactions.

They could have very well approached former employees and got this info straight from the horses mouth. It wouldn't necessary have any implications on them, as players do sign separate image deals, commercial incomes, play bonuses etc...

But this activity has to show on the clubs accounts, and if they don't, then the disparity in the accounting is fairly obvious.

You could potentially be paying someone 80 grand a week salary, on the books, but then have a further 100 grand per week under the table. The player is not liable for it, although it is a bit dodgy, but they can just blame it on their agents who did all the paperwork for them.

100+ breaches could be just that. In the form of transactions from a third party, to employees which do not show up in any of the clubs accounts. The club could potentially deny all knowledge of this 3rd party, but they've probably already established the direct link. Which is why they are so confident to announce it to the world.

 

[flb]

This isn't a crisis like Barcelona, no one is trying to cut down/undermine pep powers or control here, it's bigger than him, it's about the club but we're lucky to have a strong character like him in these times. As for PL, they're desperate to see one of their favourites get space and break city's dominance, club should come out with nothing to loose and may look into ESL because it will happen one day anyway

If this isn’t a crisis what is ? How was Barcelona worse by the way ?

 

[meeesh]

I suspect he's never had his dick wet either.

I’m sure he has,with that other fucking idiot he comes on with

 

[chesterbells]

The big worry is Peps future at City now , he cited political reasons , and his constant expectation to fend off the press and fans at Barcelona as to why he left,as a result , make no mistake about - city have just become political overnight , he hates the press as it is , and now the prodding and questioning will increase tenfold , I hate to say it , but I fear the end is coming for Peps time at City , guilty or innocent , this shit has just got serious.

It’s all guesses & opinions but I’d say that sounds a bit like scaremongering tbh.
He’s known he’s in the bear pit being City for a long time & he knew this was coming too.

He won’t have to do extended or more frequent press contact because of this, and if he keeps saying “I’m not commenting on that” for example as a stock answer, the questions will stop. And if they don’t it’s just up to our media team to call a halt/ban individuals who keep going at that line of questioning week after week.

Basically, I don’t think he’d have renewed this time if that was his mindset.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

I hope city refuse to do any interviews for the Premier league brand while the charges are hanging over us. I'd hope they refuse to do anything promotional for the Premier league but I'd imagine we r under contract to do so.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I am pretty sure we will be cleared of any wrong doing here.

However if I know one thing about our core fan base. We have never, ever, forgotten our roots, and those "Yo Yo Years" we older fans lived through. Tough skin fuckers we are. We know how to mobilize and deal with adversity.

A 2 League demotion and 20 point deduction would be turned in to "City On Tour" by our core fan Base and end up being a 2 year bender, fans hitting every boozer in the country. And enjoying every minute of it.

Tourists would be replaced by those that were priced out of the Stadium.

We would wear it all like a badge of honour.

What will be, will be, and we will still be there tomorrow in any worse case scenario.

Good post.

I've been thinking what if we get points deducted, titles stripped a transfer embargo and relegated what would happen to us? I've also been thinking is or has our dominance come or coming to the end? Let's face it, since 2011 all our hopes and dreams have been answered and we've won every domestic trophy available which I'm overjoyed about. The only big pot that eludes us is the champions League which I'm not that arsed about anymore. What Premier League cannot strip us of are our memories of fantastic moments

First and foremost paying supporters are the heart and soul of the club, any club. I think our club have taken our match going supporters for granted for far too long. They wouldn't be able to fleece SC holders year on year for a few quid extra nor would they be able to charge silly money for match day tickets. Many mum's and dads who can't currently afford to take the kids right now may be able to in future if the price of a day at the match comes down so that's not a bad thing.

I think of all the big clubs in the country we'd handle getting relegated better than anyone else because we've been there and us older supporters cannot forget those dark days of winning nothing year on year just going for 40 points to save our skin from another relegation.

But thinking back we blues had some fantastic times because we made do with what we had or didn't have, we laughed in the face of adversity and laughed at ourselves. Big away support, the banana craze, even the Swales and Lee out campaigns were eventful. In some ways I enjoyed going to the game more than i do now and one reason for that is we had no half n' half scarf wearing day tripping glory hunters there taking daft faced fuckin' selfies and pissing about uploading to Facefook, Twatter or fuckin' Instaglam and the like.

I think even if we get relegated to division 2 we'd still get 30000 plus turning up and the club would appreciate our support more than they do now. Whatever happens hardcore blues will still turn up because we've done it before, and we'll do it again if we have to. Older fans and newer fans will not desert us because MCFC is etched into ever fibre of our existence. I'll still be a blue whatever happens for better or for worse...

 

[halfcenturyup]

Maybe we might lose some of the pricks on here who only pop up on bad days.

Christ, there won't be many left.

 

[Damanino]

I want Mansour to come onto the camera and tell the fans he will fight back hard on this.
preferably dressed as John Rambo.

 

[johnevans]

WTF we@ve not made the headlines on the main BBC news...standards are slipping.

Can I thank you for being public spirited and doing your civic duty in posting this for us FOCs who've been avoiding the media all day?

I was almost at the point of caving in to watch the Six'o'Clock News on catch-up to see what they might say about us. It would've set me off onto yet another rant, exceeding the number of rants per day that I'm allowed.. incurring the wrath of Matron. You have enabled me to avoid her displeasure!

Once again, thank you for your services!!

 

[SidJames]

No it’s not true. Will be in a UK court instead of CAS

Thank you.

 

[Kippax77]

I suspect he's never had his dick wet either.

Probably been wetted by one though

 

[Jack Hackett]

Totally true and largely unpraised by the majority. On a sidenote I wonder if our owners ( knowledgeable that they are ) would of anticipated the vitriol that our club has received.

You underestimate the admiration that City has attracted for its football and the influence of Pep. Most fans (other than Man Utd and Liverpool) appreciate the competition you bring and enjoy seeing you give the old guard a right stuffing from time to time (not when it’s us you stuffed! But at least we consoled ourselves with the fact you played beautiful football). The PL would be poorer without Pep whose influence on English football deserves comparison with what Wenger first achieved when arriving in England

 

[HelloCity]

What on earth are you talking about? He literally did loads of podcasts saying he thinks City would win at CAS.

This witch hunt of fellow City fans because they're talking about possibilities if the PL succeed are wild.

You’re in the same group tbf.

The arse licking I’ve seen you do to journos slagging us off over the years is what’s wild.

You’ve toned it down in recent times though maybe since you didn’t fancy becoming a journo no more.

:)

 

[I'm Blue]

Tariq Panja of the New York times is a clueless ****.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Am I right in thinking that those clubs who broke F.F.P. were not charged by eufa because they did not qualify for europe? If that was the case, then surely they must have also broke some of the many premier league rules?
Why are they not subject to Premier League investigation then. That's right RED SHIRTS!

Wouldn't be surprised if that is brought up in the commission.