PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

The Prem, even after four years of preparation, have made some cack-handed errors already. Our lawyers are onto it and they've barely got started. I reckon that the Prem's ineptitude has already got their cartel friends worried that the case for the prosecution is falling apart. Our lawyers will be looking for a way to get this into court and I'm convinced they will.

They are so desperate to land anything on us that they will stumble and fall arse over tit in their ineptitude.

 

[fulhamfever]

They will try to make an example out of CITY always do.
They won't fine CITY as it's easy money to pay.

Hope they beat the case but lets see, all these sharks UNITED, ARSENAL, LIVERPOOL all circling trying to get CITY done.

 

[RayCTID]

Why do we need this to go to court?

If we have done nothing wrong it should be a fairly quick and easy case to conclude in our favor.

They altered their own rules when it looked set that we were going to pass them.

 

[Keeper!]

Here's my naive little blue tinted view of things.....

A few questions. Unless the answer is No to the majority, it is a witch hunt and we should have nothing to answer to:

- Have City added to the success and marketability of the Premier League? I.E. have we helped create value for the League, their Directors, employees, other clubs, etc.?
- Has City's presence been a force for good in the Community?
- Have City generally set an example of how to run a Football Club in a 1st class way?
- Have City been solely or largely responsible for creating an environment in the League where success is impossible without money?
- Has City's way of running the club unfairly affected club staff, young players, coaches or other employees?
- Have City been unethical in their business practices, employment contracts, external Contractor dealings, or in any other way to consistently draw justified criticism?

I could go on and on.

Compared with other big clubs, I don't think any club has contributed more to the excitement of the Premier League, improvements in the Community and forcing other Clubs to look at and improve themselves more than City have.

If we are criminals, where are the victims?

and improvenim

100% agree but we signed up to the rules of the Premier League.

I could and have never understood why FFP was not contested but that's another argument.

 

[chickaroon]

Very proudly added a great big LIKE to this post. Hats off Blue Tooth.

Brought years to my eyes. Fantastic post.

 

[City Mike 1969]

Why do the charges stop in 18/19, what about the last few years?

They'll have left those years free for future consideration if they don't get what they want this time.

 

[give it to gordon]

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Stick that in your pipe and smoke it

It does make you wonder why 99% of 'journalist' cant see this.

football journalism in this country is piss poor

 

[Corky]

I was always of the impression you can have whatever you like in a contract, doesn,t mean its lawful and ultimately has to be enforced through the courts.

Assuming weve signed up to a contract with premier league then appears unfair terms and conditions can be challenged between businesses. (That said i,m no lawyer so may well be talking bollocks :-) )

Article below explains possiblities.

Challenging unfair terms in B2B contracts | Flint Bishop

There are options available for businesses to challenge unfair terms in a contract with another, larger, organisation.

flintbishop.co.uk

It is what happened with bank charges being deemed penalty clauses (not allowed in English and Welsh law) as they were too punitive and not proportionate (i.e. not liquidating damages).

 

[halfcenturyup]

Oh by the way, Murray Rosen KC is simply picking the 3 man panel. He's not even necessarily going to be on it.

Will find out soon enough I suppose :)

 

[RayCTID]

We had no choice but to accept their bent rules.