PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Pingu the Penguin said:
I’m personally not convinced that the fact he is an arsenal fan prevents him from being fair and impartial. The club are tho. So fair dos
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I would think that a lot of us would conclude that his professionalism would mean that he would not be biased, but.........

There is also the fact that the PL should be make every effort to ensure that their processes are not open to such concerns - he simply should never have been considered
 
BlueRockape said:
Work with a few Madrid fans here in Spain and to a man have approached me shook my hand and said what they saw Wednesday night was the most beautiful football they had seen
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Exactly my point. Let's isolate the history club UK and conquer the world.

Spain supporters are all I see now so they represent a fair assessment of our progress not a new task to emulate like the media concoct before we can be called great.
 
Oldham Exile said:
I would think that a lot of us would conclude that his professionalism would mean that he would not be biased, but.........

There is also the fact that the PL should be make every effort to ensure that their processes are not open to such concerns - he simply should never have been considered
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Agree it's not rock science is it !.

But as with VAR the fans are treated as being thick. The fans will trust us when we say the gooner will be impartial, they trust us with VAR not to tell them how a decision is made. Fuck the fans we (pl) will run our league how we want.
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
Nothing personal, but I fear that’s real flight of fancy stuff. You honestly think the public, having been egged on by the rag and dipper stooges in the media for the better part of 5 to 10 years, will roll over and accept a closed doors fudge?
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And remember that Masters was appointed with the involvement of 'certain' clubs in the selection - he will be tasked with achieving a result for them
 
Oldham Exile said:
And remember that Masters was appointed with the involvement of 'certain' clubs in the selection - he will be tasked with achieving a result for them
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SilverFox2 said:
Why would they comment?

As far as they are concerned everything is great with all of us committed to City success, RM admitting our fans made Etihad a cauldron, expansion plans at the go stage, 2 Cups and a PL title almost within our grasp.
The media can snipe about whatever they want it has had only a catalyst effect on City progress.

Incidentally, I live in Spain and for the first time in my life here ordinary Spanish people are acknowledging our team as the best. The press are glowing in their praise and of course my mainly Barca fans are taking reflective praise from City's thrashing of RM.

All is good here in my part of Spain despite Mr Tebas? we are winning the global battle.
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Despite racist cunts like Tebas, I’ve always felt that over the past decade or so City have been one of the more popular non-Spanish teams in Spain. All this talk of City and Chelsea being plastic clubs that fans of all other clubs don’t respect in any way doesn’t quite hold true when you speak to genuine fans of other clubs. I was in a bar in Madrid the night Chelsea beat Bayern in the 2012 CL Final. Most were locals and almost to a man they wanted Chelsea to win. Sure, I don’t expect us to be universally liked - successful clubs never are - but most of the hatred and vitriol is coming from dickhead journalists who are up the arse of the so-called “history clubs” (and Spurs!) and non-match going plastic fans of those same clubs.
 
Exeter Blue I am here said:
Nothing personal, but I fear that’s real flight of fancy stuff. You honestly think the public, having been egged on by the rag and dipper stooges in the media for the better part of 5 to 10 years, will roll over and accept a closed doors fudge?
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However this gets resolved is fuck all to do with the public mate, no matter how much they howl at the moon.
 
Oldham Exile said:
I would think that a lot of us would conclude that his professionalism would mean that he would not be biased, but.........

There is also the fact that the PL should be make every effort to ensure that their processes are not open to such concerns - he simply should never have been considered
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It would appear that the PL is a little lacking regarding matters where its own integrity is concerned whilst keen to question that of certain clubs who are not amongst the favoured few.
 
It's not "115 charges" though. It's basically 5, but which cover a number of related rules over multiple years.

Charge 1 is about failure to provide accounts that give a true and fair view of the club's financial position relating to revenue and operating costs. This covers 50 combinations of rules/years.

Charge 2 covers failing to disclose player and manager remuneration. This covers 24 combinations of rules/years, 6 for manager remuneration and 18 for player remuneration.

Charge 3 covers failure to comply with UEFA's FFP. This covers 5 combinations of rules/years.

Charge 4 covers failure to comply with the PL's own Profit & Sustainability rules. This covers 6 combinations of rule/years.

Charge 5 covers non-cooperation. This covers 30 combinations of rules/years.

I guess it's possible that we could be found to have broken some rules under heading 1 in some years and not to have broken other rules in other years. But I doubt it. It's possible we could be found guilty of breaching the rules on player remuneration but not manager remuneration. But I very much doubt that we'll be found guilty of breaching some of the player remuneration in one or more years but not guilty in others.

Charge 1 looks very much like Charge 2 plus sponsorship agreements. I've said before that the PL will, in my view, struggle to land the sponsorship stuff, as did UEFA. Therefore in relation to financial offences it's mostly down to charge 2, I reckon.

If we're found not to have breached any of the rules in headings 1 or 2 in any of the years, then I'm 99% certain both 3 and 4 are both irrelevant, and the charges will fail by default.

The non-cooperation charges are probably the ones most likely to succeed, if any do. That doesn't mean I think they are likely to succeed but, like at CAS, are probably where we're in a comparatively weak position (although I think the issue of cooperation went to court, after which I assume we complied with any ruling).

While it's difficult to be confident without knowing the substance of the charges, I'd say it's unlikely we'll be found guilty of, say, 60 but not the other 55.
 
give it to gordon said:
The thing that gets me is I dont for one minute think that the other 19 clubs are whiter than white.

I what to hear the pl say that all clubs will be investigated as deeply as City.

Until that this is purely a witch hunt by the American (racist) club owners
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That's it, do i think we are completely innocent, no i don't but i'd wager many other clubs have been up to the same shenanigans but just won't be investigated.
 
bennyboy said:
How this fucker has the balls to slag any ****.
Sums up the media when this **** kept his job.
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He should have replied "you should stick to commenting on things you know a little bit about, rather than things you don't understand". But he wont, because he needs him. No fighting the City corner when he gets kick-back. Still, a lesson learned I hope. Should never have engaged with the twat in the first place when he is in a servile position.
 
give it to gordon said:
The thing that gets me is I dont for one minute think that the other 19 clubs are whiter than white.

I what to hear the pl say that all clubs will be investigated as deeply as City.

Until that this is purely a witch hunt by the American (racist) club owners
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The premier league will have a problem with Ffp with every club in the coming years. Everton are in trouble, Chelsea won’t pass it unless they turn some massive money selling players on. United can’t spend as much as they like, it doesn’t work and hasn’t stopped any clubs from spending beyond their means.
 
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