PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Chappie]

Perhaps some weren't happy in the order he shook hands? Perhaps he put his hand out to Daniel Levy and pulled it back at the last moment and thumbed his nose instead?

Perhaps, he was shaking hands with the ones who have been coerced into actions that they really want no part of

 

[Big Swifty]

I wonder if referees will now be subconsciously (or otherwise) biased against us because of all the negative publicity?

(Or should |I say "more biased than ever"?)

 

[ysmsa]

Man who thought £200m was a fair price for Harry Kane is upset at the rising price of transfers…

Fuckin nailed it.

Slimy c**t who overprices his own players for sale then moans at transfers fees.

 

[give it to gordon]

I wonder if referees will now be subconsciously (or otherwise) biased against us because of all the negative publicity?

(Or should |I say "more biased than ever"?

Would we notice the difference ?

 

[KS55]

60 years for the rags to win 7 titles.
20 years from 1992 to win 13 titles.
That‘s 65% percent of their wins in 33% of the time.
Did something happen in 1992 which greatly benefited the rags??!?

Nah. Nothing to see here.

 

[waspish]

I wonder if referees will now be subconsciously (or otherwise) biased against us because of all the negative publicity?

(Or should |I say "more biased than ever"?)

For the referees to be anymore bias they’ll have to start scoring for the opposition

 

[buckshot]

City have become one of the most profitable clubs in the world. Even if what they did was wrong (it wasn't) isn't that a surefire sign that the rules are completely fucked up? In what world would a league institute rules that make it impossible for teams to increase their profits, build their brands and attract world-class talent to their league? Football existed for decades without these FFP rules that they instituted specifically to stop City from crashing their old-boys club. If this is what they're going to do they should be made to enforce these rules for every other team, make them all stop spending big money and drive every talented player out of the PL. Hell, bring them all to MLS and let it become the biggest league in the world. Just watch as we completely change the game once we realize there is more money to be maid. We'll have commercial breaks every 20 minutes, no relegation so teams will sandbag to maximize profits, playoffs after the schedule is played with almost every team qualifying, unlimited subs w/ re-entry and timeouts.

 

[Centurions]

Because the court ordered them to be published. Tbf, the PL wanted them kept out of the press.
(am I right here or misremembering?)

No, that's right. Both the PL and ourselves wanted it kept private and confidential but the DM took it to court and got it declared to be in the publics interest (just the fact that it was ongoing mind).

 

[MCFC1993]

The biggest thing that winds me up in all of this is, that we're essentially being accused for having too much money and having an owner that actually cares about the club.

The notion of that is ridiculous.

We would be the first club punished for actually having owners that want to invest.

That's why these charges are dangerous and why Pep was alluding to 'be careful what you wish for' yesterday.

Didn't have all these journalists and opposition fans defending us when our previous owner nearly put us out of business though. They don't actually care about those issues, that's why Bury went under so easily, FFP did jack shit to protect them.

 

[pardoeofftomexico]

Because the court ordered them to be published. Tbf, the PL wanted them kept out of the press.
(am I right here or misremembering?)

Certainly when the PL attempted to appoint arbitrators and City felt they would be biased against us, both City and the PL wanted evrything to be held in private. We took a case against the PL and when dismissed we went to the Court of Appeal. The judges did not upheld our complaint but went against both us and the PL and said the action could be reported as it was of general interest. So this latest action has been stated but I guess that both sides again want privacy so we are not likely to hear anything until it is all resolved.

 

[Len Rum]

My belief is this is pretty well about Fordham and Mancini's Al Jazira contract. The latter is immaterial and at the very worst, even assuming it's not time-barred, might result in a fine if the independent commission feel it's out of order.

Fordham is more difficult to call. They were originally Manchester City Football Club (Image Rights) and a club subsidiary. The were incorporated in May 2012 and appear to have stopped trading in 2018. They're currently being liquidated. Our wage vill shot up in 2019, from £260m to £315m, which while not absolutely conclusive, suggests that we started paying image rights via Manchester City Football Club then. Or it could be related to bringing one of the other subsidiaries (Manchester City Football Services) back into the main accounts.

Whatever the legalities of Fordham, we must have taken expert advice and there was a clear trail from Manchester City Football Club (Image Rights) to Fordham Sports Image Rights. Our auditors must have been aware of this and presumably would have asked the relevant questions. Assuming they did, had they not been happy they'd have walked away and/or qualified the accounts. They didn't so we must presume they were happy with the answers given.

Also, the Fordham situation was revealed by Der Spiegel iirc, or was publicised somewhere else, so it's hardly been a secret.

So is the issue that the image right payments were shown in the wrong section of the accounts or not at all?

 

[KS55]

She's a thick fucker. There are only two legal verdicts I'm aware of - innocent and guilty. If we weren't guilty then by a process of elimination it's the other one.

Pep was speaking colloquially. These are allegations of breaking a regulation.There are two “verdicts” that CAS could have come to: Proved and Not proved.
In criminal cases the possible verdicts in England are: Guilty and Not guilty. Innocent is not used.

 

[pardoeofftomexico]

So is the issue that the image right payments were shown in the wrong section of the accounts or not at all?

My recollection was that there was a sale of image rights that would have been shown in the accounts but it was alleged that the company buying the rights did not do anything with them. No idea if that was correct.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Pep was speaking colloquially. These are allegations of breaking a regulation.There are two “verdicts” that CAS could have come to: Proved and Not proved.
In criminal cases the possible verdicts in England are: Guilty and Not guilty. Innocent is not used.

Fair enough - I'm happy with not guilty

 

[Jordie]

He said our titles would be tainted if we are found guilty.

Not the time to be coming out with shit like that. Plays right into the hands of the cunts in the media and worst of all people will think he speaks for all our fans when he talks because of his position.

Stupid stupid comment from the bloke.

Cheers bud.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

"peps comments may be libellous" was one article I seen!

 

[flb]

Any of the gambling sites giving odds on a banner flying behind a plane tomorrow?

We should commission our own , simply saying
THE PL IS CORRUPT!
Be a fantastic sight wouldn’t it ! But they’d probably blame the club and not the fans.

 

[Bazzmand Show]

Why couldn't these charges have been served privately and City given the opportunity to respond, for them to be investigated, heard and findings/conclusions made at which point then they go public?

Because there was pressure from outside to make them public.

 

[KS55]

Certainly when the PL attempted to appoint arbitrators and City felt they would be biased against us, both City and the PL wanted evrything to be held in private. We took a case against the PL and when dismissed we went to the Court of Appeal. The judges did not upheld our complaint but went against both us and the PL and said the action could be reported as it was of general interest. So this latest action has been stated but I guess that both sides again want privacy so we are not likely to hear anything until it is all resolved.

yes he i....haha

Panto season has finished .

 

[1961_vintage]

Because there was pressure from outside to make them public.

"Outside"?