PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Len Rum said:
I've 'got over' it now.
The club and supporters need to be positive and move forward.
We need to attract big name players. That may mean paying a premium and handing out long term contracts given the uncertain future situation the Premier league has put us in.
We have to keep Pep and get him on board. Prior to the PL announcement I was toying with the view of managerial change in the summer. IMO that option has now gone.
The Premier League may still a bit of a long shot but the CL and the FA Cup are still very much on the cards and the team need to get themselves motivated and helped by the whole club. ( supporters included and starting on Sunday).
In addition the powers that be in the club need to reinforce the public relations message that we have done nothing wrong and will be vindicated as they did prior to the CAS decision.
Total support.
Siege mentality.
The fightback starts here.
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Well said mate. That's a whole lot of common sense.
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
What this hearing could lay on City could end up in a criminal investigation if they reach the ludicrous high bar of what they are trying to prove. Hypothetically if the inland revenue rattled down the door and found criminal evidence of wrong doing, we would be off to the high court then.
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If they had any evidence remotely like that it would have been passed on and the old bill would have kicked our doors in at about 06.00.
 
117 M34 said:
Would expulsion from the PL not be the same as relegation?
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Not the same mate. Expulsion means the bottom 3 would still go down as usual, we'd just be kicked out and have to apply to join the pyramid (possibly at L2 level? Conference? Below?) Relegation would be just that, we'd be demoted with 19th and 20th place. Whoever finished 18th would likely survive.

At least I think that's how things would work. Hopefully, as Ric says, it'll come to nothing like that.
 
Ric said:
Do you mind me asking what the source for that is? Not doubting you, of course, just interested in where you’ve read that as I keep seeing people claim that transfer bans, relegation and the stripping of titles are options available to the PL.
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It's from the PL Handbook. There's no references to transfer bans or stripping of titles. They can also refuse to register a player or remove an existing registration.

Rule W51

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Eoiyflem said:
STOP COMPARING US TO RANGERS!!!

Rangers were investigated by HMRC for tax fraud essentially, they went bust due to no revenue and a huge litany of unpaid debts (including a face painter of all people!), they had to liquidate the entire company and re-register as a new company. This was entirely of their own volition and through decades of baffling and systemic mismanagement and asset stripping by a series of idiots and mercenaries. It's only by a very unusual quirk in the world of football that they were even allowed to re enter the Scottish professional league (realistically they had to or Scottish football was fucked).

IT IS NOT THE SAME
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I can’t possibly fathom how anyone equates the two situations.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
It's from the PL Handbook. There's no references to transfer bans or stripping of titles. They can refuse to register a player or remove an existing registration.
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Sorry, I realise I'm about to ask a ridiculous question that you probably won't have the answer to.

With regards to punishment, would it have to be in the form of what's in the handbook? As in, if they see fit can they not go beyond or do anything different?

No idea what was in the serie A handbook when Juventus were stripped of their title (for match fixing), but would be interested to find out. Maybe comparing apples with oranges but just for reference.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
It's from the PL Handbook. There's no references to transfer bans or stripping of titles. They can refuse to register a player or remove an existing registration.
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Would that only be likely if the infringement was to do with playing personnel? For example, it is discovered that a club allows a third party to retain part-ownership of a player.
 
Liverpool illegally hacking City’s player database.

Why did City settle on compensation from Liverpool?

The FA, not the PL.

However, English football’s governing body has now confirmed that the disciplinary process has ended with action being deemed unnecessary.

A spokesperson said: “The FA carefully considered the evidence received in this matter, including information provided by both clubs involved, and has decided not to progress the investigation.

“This is due to a number of factors including the age of the alleged concerns and the settlement agreed by the two clubs involved.
 
Ric said:
Do you mind me asking what the source for that is? Not doubting you, of course, just interested in where you’ve read that as I keep seeing people claim that transfer bans, relegation and the stripping of titles are options available to the PL.
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Thought only FIFA could impose transfer bans
 
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