PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Centurions]

I've no doubt City are quite happy to provide their financial records and have done so. The issue seems to be the EPL (in reality lobbyists from the red clubs) are saying that they can't possibly be true and there must be some gotcha somewhere. City probably just keep presenting their accounts, as audited by professional auditors and that's it. What more do the premier league to satisfy E.1?

Unfettered access to the accounts of all our sponsors and for their CEOs to appear in person, which by the sound of it is what uefa wanted as well.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

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[John Wayne]

Unfettered access to the accounts of all our sponsors and for their CEOs to appear in person, which by the sound of it is what uefa wanted as well.

Which will not happen. Which will, in turn, likely make them unable to prove a case to anything near like the required standard.

 

[Metal Biker]

Cheers man! Give that a listen.

 

[Silva61]

I was thinking i wonder if the pl will withdraw the case.

The more I read and see pl havent got a case. Its abit mind boggling really.

I dont see how the pl could withdraw the case.

Our people are top top professional people I cant see why City wouldnt cooperate with a kangaroo court. Knowing that what ever City presented would end up on other CEOs desks.

Seeing as the rags and the dippers vetted the cl chairman is clear they control him.

Why didnt the pl look deeply into the dippers getting into our computers ? Why did the pl look into 14 yrs of Citys books ?

The whole thing stinks.

Think there is a PL rule which requires each member club to act with integrity towards each other
Don't think we've heard the last of the hacking episode.

 

[Moorland Blue]

Apologies if this has been said earlier in the thread. Worth keeping in mind that Professional Football is about to have imposed on it an Independent Regulator. So the PL has rushed out its 'findings' about City in a desperate attempt to show 'toughness' before it happens - hence the errors already found. The fact that TV coverage is already calming down, with print media to follow soon (imo) will just leave the social media wannabes and keyboard warriors to gossip. I would imagine that behind the scenes Lord Pannick may already be having a 'quiet word' with top media executives. Pep's comment about defamation/reputational damage was not accidental. Also interesting that none of our sponsors has commented adversely in the last week.

 

[Centurions]

been searching, but can't see it - has anyone got a link to the embargoed part of yesterday's press conference?

It's embargoed mate, there's a clue in the name?

 

[danielwood5]

PM?

I'm good thanks.

 

[Bentheblue]

The emails were of nugatory evidential value.

And I’m no stranger to dodgy practices either!

Top comment of the thread ‘nugatory evidential value’. Brilliant.

 

[BlueBas]

It's embargoed mate, there's a clue in the name?

thought it was only embargoed until the printed press came out today

 

[Centurions]

Is this real life?

I just don't get that, what is it that he's trying to say?

 

[Centurions]

thought it was only embargoed until the printed press came out today

No idea to be honest bud.

 

[Silva61]

The arses of all these clubs should be twitching. We have all the evidence they were lobbying EUFA to suspend or kick us out of the champions league. Now we have this shitstorm, probably driven by the same tossers. If we are found not guilty we must have a great case to sue them for damage to our reputation and brand.

Could Silverlake bring there own libel action for defamation of character. (Association) that would be interesting, maybe CFG.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Very good work again from our Colin

 

[ricky77]

I just don't get that, what is it that he's trying to say?

I think it’s trying to say that some club’s executives shook hands with Soriano.

And certain other club’s executives took a huff about that. As it’s meant to be all 19 together against City

Something along those lines

 

[KS55]

Seeing as the CAS panel voted 4-3 in our favour we could be in deep trouble. I hope I’m wrong, but I just can’t see anything but a guilty verdict.

Voting at CAS. was 2–1 on every issue. I suspect the German adjudicator was the one against. A junior in his office
“proved” we were guilty and claimed he had not spoken to the adjudicator .

 

[cheekybids]

Nugatory. Every day is a school day :)

I’ve used it twice since reading it ;)

 

[RobinHood]

I think that goes beyond banter tbh, and probably just a taste of what to expect week in week out.

Just waiting for Villa banners tomorrow.

 

[RobinHood]

Just imagine a CEO shaking hands with other CEO's, oh the shock of it.
Is Pep gonna get slated if he dares to shake hands with Emery on Sunday.
Its the media we need to stop communicating with, unless its via solicitors letter.
F*** em.

CTID

It's the CEOs that had the final say to be part of the '9'. Fuck 'em.

 

[Grassland Blue]

There is nothing libellous in the entire thing.

She’s pointing out we weren’t proven innocent we were found not guilty and she’s not wrong, even if I think she’s being a bellend for taking issue with the lack of precision of someone speaking in their 5th language.

If the prosecution couldn't prove our guilt (beyond reasonable doubt), then we are innocent!