PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Where was this rumour?

It's been debunked. Parody site.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Just one thing about Mancini’s alleged payout/signing/consultancy. If we did any of this, is it not because we couldn’t afford to sack him without violating FFP?

So United can sack Moyes after 7 months because they’ve won more trophies and have noodle sponsors? Chelsea can spend over 120mil just on sacking managers because they were bought 5 years earlier?

 

[Bell7575]

They will if someone makes the accusation. In the meantime I hope the club is screenshotting all these accusations and rumours online ready to take legal action if they're false.

The Pl would have to report anything it found/finds by law.

 

[Palerider]

Pretty petty stuff. Whilst we have nhs strikers trying to get paid a decent wage these fuckers are going after a business for paying too much! Sick, jobsworths. Fuck em.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

He could have struck a deal with HMRC, give evidence no prosecution.

Or, it could just be bollox.

 

[Levyblue]

Just today??

yes but 50%, including this post of mine, are just describing the count of posts that have been added to the topic with a certain amount of glee and or satisfaction.

 

[schfc6]

How do you prove an off the Book payment ?

With no supporting Paper evidence

Surely it comes down to the disgruntled former employee, making an allegation against a former employer.

He says he received a payment.

Employer says he is a lying fucker, that "Yes" has received a payment..... not from us. From those who put him/her up to doing this.

And surely this is also a serious crime and would involve HMRC as it would be an established tax evading business practice.

Just this, unless we’ve accompanied any illegal payments with a little smily face and a reference of ‘love HRH Shiekh Mansour..

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

I call bollocks on this piece from the Athletic. Ex-player or ex-coach turned “informer” - really ? if there is ANY substance behind it will be around a trivial matter.

I think he’s aggregated that from a fake account doing the rounds

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I keep going back to the CAS result and one of their findings being that they interviewed and spoke to half a dozen exceptionally well-respected people who were not employees of the club who had no reason whatsoever to risk their careers Vs snippets of out of context emails and coming to the conclusion that it seemed unlikely that the club were bumbling around like amateurs.

 

[paulchapo]

Or, it could just be bollox.

Of course.

 

[Maly]

In which case why isn't the PL taking action against all its clubs?

I think we all know the answer to that one mate ;)

 

[Norbert D]

If that were the case, HMRC would’ve raided the Etihad before anything was released to the press

If there was any credence to any serious financial regulations, HMRC would already be all over us like a bad smell

On the HMRC thing, they wouldn’t touch this with a barge pole, they don’t have the resource and to prove historic tax evasion on illegal payments would be pissing in the wind for little reward. Just ask the former chancellor for details. This isn’t about “illegal “ activity, it’s about allegations of rule breaking, rules that have been applied inconsistently and by vested interests and retrospectively.

there is also a very large malicious intent slant. In a way I hope it goes to court and everything is dragged into the glare of sunlight, all the sneaky shit being pulled by the cartel. I would also like the club to sue for damages. I can hope !

 

[creditunionhero]

Look PB, we don't mind you earning a butty on the side, but you need to be available for your main gig. If it was a long lunch, that's ok. Him without sin and all that.

If PB is getting paid on the side, is he doing a Mancini, I hope he has disclosed all this to the PL and FA or he will be under investigation and banned by UEFA to boot.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Love how engaging top/expensive lawyers is being sneered at by the media - who should we go to ? A tier 6 outfit?

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Is it a pure coincidence that the charges have been made 3 days after Pep referenced the HATEFUL 8
in his presser ??

Wouldn't be surprised if the bastards told the PL to get on with it.....get City, cos we don’t want a Regulator getting in their scheming,protectionist way.

100 charges to diminish our 100 points
Announced on Munich day to create an unfavourable comparison
Three days after Pep publicly referenced the ‘Hateful Eight’
Coincidence....or Clear and Organised ??

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

 

[BigCityBoy]

In 1906 (apparently we have no history) little City were caught paying players too much - no other teams were caught. So we had to auction our players with whom United won their first title and claim the credit for the players Union. Seems to me as we were new kids and run by freemason and the Jewish community we were targeted. Sound familiar just replace Arabs for previous ownership. I will be there whatever happens and we will be the richest club in the football league for a year or 2 bit we will win every week.

 

[Maly]

They will if someone makes the accusation. In the meantime I hope the club is screenshotting all these accusations and rumours online ready to take legal action if they're false.

If you believe the rumours that there’s already an accusation, knowing how HMRC work, they would’ve been onsite at 6am this morning. They don’t fuck about mate. I have a close mate who got investigated just for some admin errors by his accountant

 

[paulchapo]

The Pl would have to report anything it found/finds by law.

I know.

 

[didactic]

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I do not think this is helping to be fair. He should wait for the club and their legal team to handle it rather than agitate those who make the decisions.