PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

It's all very boring because there are so many layers of hypocrisy. The fact of the matter is that the owners have put into City in a sustainable way; or as far as we know, the sponsorship deals are tied in to represent revenue over the term of the expenditure the club currently have.

What is the purpose of these rules and regulations (aka FFP). Thaksin Shinawatra would have been the perfect example for it to be applied because the club was operating in immense amounts of debt, however, would that not have been the perfect time for someone/a group to speculate to acommodate?

I hear the latest thing being brought in is to restrict player contracts to 5 years to prevent lower transfer fee amortisation? It is all getting a little bit boring to be honest.

What is the purpose of these regulations again? And how is it protecting the clubs that are currently fighting administration and doing anything they can to prevent dropping from the face of existence?
 
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The host at the Brit awards, just said " the bars are busier than man citys lawyers "
Thought that was quite funny.
 
wolviedinho said:
It means give me over your account number and sort code -:)
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Don’t trust him. I am a Nigerian Prince and I can protect your money from these ne’er do wells. Just PM me your bank details and I will ensure your financial future.
 
Keepingthefaithsince1976 said:
Just watched the football focus interview about City with Dion Dublin, Martin Keown and Sam Lee from the athletic whoever he is and whatever the athletic is. Whatever happened to impartiality bbc? Think they only mentioned once the charges are allegations. Keown quick to come out with financial doping accusations but what these guys forgot is Arsenal, Man Yoo, Livarpool, Chelsea, and before the top 4 in the 90's Leeds and Newcastle all did exactly the same thing. Bought the best players, invested in the club and tried to win trophies. Not one pundit, journalist, tv presenter, reporter or so called knowledgeable person has made the point that these 'rules' were brought in when Man City became wealthier than them and started to win trophies again. Selective memories these people.
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Especially ironic when you think that The Athletic just went around and cherry picked all of the best journalists (in their opinion) and offered them big money when they started up.
 
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Kippax1973 said:
Just seen a post on fb,, we win the chumps league, get found guilty,
Relegated to div 2 or worse,, still in the champs league
I feel a film coming on,, lol
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That would be it for me. I’d bow out after the club world cup. Supporting City? Completed it mate. No point worrying about anymore bent rules to protect the same old teams at the top, I’ll just be a football fan from then on.
 
Manchester_lalala said:
That would be it for me. I’d bow out after the club world cup. Supporting City? Completed it mate. No point worrying about anymore bent rules to protect the same old teams at the top, I’ll just be a football fan from then on.
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Completed it? Nah, we havent done league two or the conference yet. CTID
 
Manchester_lalala said:
Here my out, if we did win the champions league and got relegated to the non league, I think I’d actually quite like it! Some absolute mental away days that never dreamt of doing.
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I agree with that. The league one away days were great. I'm still recovering from the cold of the Grimsby away game though (that might actually have been in the championship, or whatever it was called then!)
 
Our lawyers need to look hard - and of course they will do - at UK competition rules and in particular whether taking action against City and City alone infringes those rules - abuse of a dominant position perhaps, although that would require some creative interpretation. The rules are complex and I'm retired, so I'm not up to date. But a brief scan through them implies that some doors might open to cause difficulties either for the Premier League or the other 19 members.
 
Manchester_lalala said:
Here my out, if we did win the champions league and got relegated to the non league, I think I’d actually quite like it! Some absolute mental away days that never dreamt of doing.
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The good old days of Shrewsbury, Plymouth and Barnsley away. Good crack, well other than watching Neil McNab getting sent off at Barnsley in a 3-1 defeat. "We're not the fucking miners" being sang at the dibble
 
KS55 said:
The PL will not disappear, it’s just that their regulatory function will be curtailed. Still need someone to sell those tv rights.
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I did Not say the premier league will disappear, just the interested parties agenda. That is the point of an independent regulator.
 
hihosilva said:
I get feeling we're being bigged up for a let down. Hope not
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There’ll be at least a couple of tasty swipes at the cartel I reckon. The embargoed section isn’t usually as long as the already released section, so there won’t be the same quantity of quotes, but the way Pep was going in the moments prior, I don’t think they’ll be tame!
 
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