PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Tomblue said:
I didn't mean endgame for the club! I meant endgame for the charges consistently levelled against us which to date haven't really affected us. This feels different and it seems likely they will get us for something this time which will affect match going fans.
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Maybe so but you know what, are you bothered? It’s got to that stage where whatever ‘punishment’ they dish out us fans will just laugh back at them and support the club even more fervently than before. That’s how I feel anyway. Fuck the Premier League, UEFA and the Hateful 9.
 
BringBackSwales said:
I have seen lots of posts in here about Khaldoon will get them, City will get them, we’re going to ruin uefa and the Premier League, but I am honestly not sure where these sentiments come from cos only the other month our club put out a joint statement with lfc basically making our fans seem like theirs. So while I fully appreciate we employ a lot of very very clever people, including chairman Khaldoon, I don’t think we are necessarily more powerful than the premier league when it comes to matters of the premier league. It’s a bit like the bouncer who doesn’t like your shoes and won’t let you into the club; however nice and shiny they are if he doesn’t like them you don’t get in. By the way I am not saying the premier league are like nightclub bouncers, as bouncers have significantly more class, dignity and integrity. We all know that the premier league doesn’t want us in
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I’m not sure you can take your case with the bouncer to the High court.
 
We are definitely f*cked.

Just checked my Season Ticket for Sundays game against Villa in my Google Wallet and it's now showing as Silver rather than Gold (and no ticket for Villa either).

Has the money run out........?
 
SidJames said:
And some are saying it will all be done professionally, and impartially. bwhaaaaaaaaa

It is like a Criminal case being Prosecuted by a good friend of the Victim, Judged by a Relative. And 12 of his best mates on the Jury.

I can not believe one, or two, are actually expecting an unbiased conclusion. They need to give their Head a huge fucking wabble.

They have already found us guilty without trial. Their Dogs in the Media are providing the narrative to throw the metaphorical Kitchen Sink at us punishment wise, pontificating afterwards that the excessive punishment was "For the Good of the Game" and not to protect the Top 4 Sarc.

This is going to the High Court.
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Agreed
 
Legal Alien said:
I agree.
I'd like him to make a video addressing the fans, making it clear, using hard hitting language that we intend to fight this and with the evidence we have, intend to win!
Let him put the fear of god up the PL as i want to see them sweat over this.
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I would love Khaldoon to come out fighting. I have wished he had a much higher profile for years. But I really think this is the time to be cautious. It is just too risky to go public. I think City's best strategy is to be very proactive behind closed doors, especially with media outlets who publish damaging and unfair content. We need to be robust and relentless in defending our position privately but a video could backfire.
 
HelloCity said:
Honestly, I think we’re on a hiding to nothing with this ‘independent’ commission. I think we’ll be found guilty no matter what evidence we can produce and that they’ll hit us hard with the punishments. We’ll challenge it in the courts which is where we’ll ultimately be victorious, as in, we get to stay in the league. Lots of damage will already have been done though. We’ll have missed out on big players and our name will have been dragged through the mud for several years.
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In a nutshell
 
To be honest, we must take our fair share of responsibility with the way things have turned out.

Instead of calling out FFP for being bullshit from the get go and taking it to court, we pulled our pants down and took one for the team. All in the hope that we could then become one of the cartel.

I think it would be naive to suggest that we haven’t used some form of creative accounting over the years to comply with FFP. The issue for us it that by attempting to comply, it shows we accepted the rules. Therefore, leaving us open to these accusations.

Personally, I wouldn’t be surprised to see us end up with some minor points deduction/transfer ban for some of the lesser charges but find ourselves cleared of the major ones. This allows the accusations to stick, the hateful 8 to take advantage of our short term pain but feels like a pinch overall.

When you consider how scrutinised City’s accounts have been since the takeover, I find it hard to believe there will be a smoking gun to show we’ve fiddled the books nearly every year. Also, the 100+ charges screams of the PL throwing everything they can at us and hoping something sticks.
 
Kippax77 said:
Obviously the PL will have a scouse lawyer who will do it free of charge and all for the love of the game
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I see that its Rob Harris tweeting, just block him and anyone like him.

They have already decided our guilt. If/when we're found not guilty on the serious charges they will maintain dishonesty and political maneuvering because they just can't compute how little ol' City has overtaken their beloved rags.

Them and pundits like Carragher's worldview is stuck in the late 90's and early 00's. utd and arsenal are the top dogs followed by liverpool etc.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
I would love Khaldoon to come out fighting. I have wished he had a much higher profile for years. But I really think this is the time to be cautious. It is just too risky to go public. I think City's best strategy is to be very proactive behind closed doors, especially with media outlets who publish damaging and unfair content. We need to be robust and relentless in defending our position privately but a video could backfire.
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And do not send any fucking e-mails !!!
 
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