PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[marco]

The proof they would need could only come from City.

And presumably City would simply refuse to give it to them, making the worst possible charge failure to cooperate.

brilliant mate, love it

 

[flb]

Liverpool and FSG will watch the Manchester City investigation with interest

<span id="docs-internal-guid-29b6679d-7fff-f63f-63c0-f688ddd316c9">It has long been known that Manchester City are the subject of a Premier League investigation. Liverpool and FSG may now be privy to some more details.</span>

www.liverpool.com

No surprise that the vermin are keeping a close eye on the case.

 

[ysmsa]

I guess submitting fraudulent accounts for the best part of a decade, which is essentially what they’re accusing us of, would fall into that category.

I just don’t see either how we could realistically have done that, or how they would even prove it if we had, given our heavily audited accounts, level of scrutiny etc. It seems an incredibly high bar they’ve set themselves here.

It's bullshit they cant prove any of it.

It's chucking everything in the hope something sticks but it won't but it plays our beautifully for them in the media and for the Red shites.

Having said that, I do manage to get my 10% discount off a pint without always showing my S/T or spending a tenner, the accounting at City is shite ;-)

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

The people who stole the login and password kept their jobs at Liverpool. Wasn’t one of them promoted? Which respectable business and company would keep staff who have done that? I would have been sacked straightaway.

liverpool fc aren't respectable though, just a bunch of snidey cunts.

 

[chickaroon]

Did LFC know they shouldn’t be in there?
Call it what you like. The information/data was knowingly illegally obtained.

What kind if people do they employ and tolerate?When someone does this, you can never trust that they won't do the same to you.

 

[swinton blue]

So.

Every season the PL audited our accounts for FFP purposes, etc.
And every season the PL were happy with our accounts and signed them off.
Not picking up on anything incorrect or suspicious.
Then 10 years later the PL, without warning, come up with a list of 101 irregularities in our accounts
if those irregularities exist in 2022, why didn’t they exist previously in every financial year when the PL checked our accounts?
And if they did, why didn’t the PL act on them at the time?

I think the accounts on there own look OK but when they are put along side the hacked emails and stories for football leaks the accounts could look slightly different
That's my view on what's gone on

 

[John Wayne]

Or didn’t have a crystal ball.

There's no way a seven-figure settlement for hacking doesn't get discussed at board level. It will have been a collective decision taken after a thorough examination of facts and the consequences, agreed with the club's lawyers. Nobody could have legislated for a scenario whereby it could have become a material issue a decade later.

 

[argyle]

If the case is not proved however, we should absolutely wipe out the PL. Destroy it from the ground upwards, and take the lead on creating a new league and infrastructure.

For your own sanity you need to severely lower your expectations.

Nothing like this will happen.

We're just defending ourselves to the best of the clubs ability in a Premier League inquiry. That's it.

 

[ysmsa]

If we had this information then we could easily get them to back off a long time before we were charged.

Again, that's possibly why they've gone early with it.

Trying to piss on our dry powder!

I don't think a bit of piss will have any effect on Nuclear though!

 

[flb]

Sam Lee is not only a **** but he’s an ugly ****!

There are two cunts who work at the athletic- and he’s both of them

 

[jrb]

Didn’t Liverpool threaten legal action against a journalist who was looking further into the hacking saga? Can’t remember who the journalist was.

 

[domalino]

Liverpool and FSG will watch the Manchester City investigation with interest

<span id="docs-internal-guid-29b6679d-7fff-f63f-63c0-f688ddd316c9">It has long been known that Manchester City are the subject of a Premier League investigation. Liverpool and FSG may now be privy to some more details.</span>

www.liverpool.com

No surprise that the vermin are keeping a close eye on the case.

They should be to be honest.

I posted a few weeks/months ago (when some journo made a snide remark that we were still under investigation) about how this entire situation is completely unacceptable, not just for City to be in a never ending investigation, but also for our competitors to have credible accusations levelled against us and it never come to a hearing to decide it once and for all.

Their owners are trying to sell the clubs at a time where the major competition has been accused and now charged by the league for getting away with cheating and fraud for 15 years completely unchecked.

Obviously that kind of thing is going to put off potential buyers. If you were looking to invest in a sport you want to know the rules you're accepting are being followed.


We're naturally looking at this entirely from the City POV, but to be honest I'm surprised more people aren't getting angry from the other clubs.

 

[paulchapo]

So.

Every season the PL audited our accounts for FFP purposes, etc.
And every season the PL were happy with our accounts and signed them off.
Not picking up on anything incorrect or suspicious.
Then 10 years later the PL, without warning, come up with a list of 101 irregularities in our accounts
if those irregularities exist in 2022, why didn’t they exist previously in every financial year when the PL checked our accounts?
And if they did, why didn’t the PL act on them at the time?

This is the bit that's baffled me. I suppose they started digging deeper after that German rag newspaper started stirring the shit. Didn't somebody say an ex employee has turned whistleblower? As you say they saw nothing wrong every year but suddenly accounts they supposedly passed they are now saying were fraudulent. That's a very serious allegation and if their evidence isn't 100% waterproof would surely leave them open to legal action.

 

[argyle]

Indeed.
And when City eventually are cleared of all, I fail to see how this doesn't open the Premier league to be sued for all the reputational damage due to all this? especially so if it proved they had no clear case to begin with.

What the PL is doing is all allowed in their handbook of rules that the club signed up to.

There are no grounds for the club to take them to court for damages or anything even when we are cleared.

 

[Legal Alien]

Apologies if this has been posted, but i got sent this link which are apparently the hacked emails from Der Spiegel.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Liverpool and FSG will watch the Manchester City investigation with interest

<span id="docs-internal-guid-29b6679d-7fff-f63f-63c0-f688ddd316c9">It has long been known that Manchester City are the subject of a Premier League investigation. Liverpool and FSG may now be privy to some more details.</span>

www.liverpool.com

No surprise that the vermin are keeping a close eye on the case.

Although that’s a story from over 18 months ago, so not really relevant.

 

[flb]

Didn’t Liverpool threaten legal action against a journalist who was looking further into the hacking saga? Can’t remember who the journalist was.

Tell me more

 

[jrb]

I think the accounts on there own look OK but when they are put along side the hacked emails and stories for football leaks the accounts could look slightly different
That's my view on what's gone on

So, the basis of this PL investigation is hacked, leaked emails, and stories, which the PL could have investigated years ago.

 

[jim tolmies perm]

We can’t have them keep coming back at us every few years it isn’t fair to our supporters. Needs sorting its fucking weary

"Once and for all"

 

[cheekybids]

Or didn’t have a crystal ball.

Every time we’ve tried to create a relationship with the Dippers & Rags they’ve still tried to obliterate us.

Maybe this was fairly early but never again should we make any efforts with these.

Never, never, ever!