Not sure about that bud. That report only said the secret process has now started. Can see Everton agreeing to punishment before the case is finished. Maybe I missed that tho.I though Everton had pretty much held their hands up? Admittedly I've not followed their case much, I thought this was just to consider an agreeable, appropriate punishment?
The Mail. Enough said.I particularly liked the part in the Mail article where they say the process is so "secret" even senior figures at Everton didn't know it had started.
Classic stuff.
But the ‘Daily Fail’ does !!I particularly liked the part in the Mail article where they say the process is so "secret" even senior figures at Everton didn't know it had started.
Classic stuff.
I can’t believe Everton hadn’t been fully informed.The Daily Mail had wind of it to approach the top people at Everton about it. Once again someone from the inside is leaking information about proceedings, do these people ever learn?
We all know this is right but the jealous red clubs don’t care. They’ll pursue this until they get a result because basically they ARE the PL. I’m not sure we can use the cheating by other clubs as our defence?The seriousness of the PL FFP charges cannot be taken lightly, as highlighted in many previous posts. However, the Manchester City ship sailed years ago with any rationale for FFP disbunked plus similar charges by UEFA found not proven by CAS.
The 115 charges instigated by certain clubs have served their PR purpose and we could see them "time lapsed" should the evidence for proof of guilt be shakey at best.
Rather than talk about financial doping, where the rags, Chelsea and others have failed. City have provided a new model for investment with success and sustainability on and off the field. MCFC now are the top rated, most successful club in Europe if not the world, generating the highest revenue with a sustainable academy and not even the biggest transfer net or spenders in England over the past 5 years.
Old concepts of generating revenue have changed. Interesting how u16's and especially u10's perceive MCFC compared with others and expected success. City's exposure has rocketed with trophies. Jack was a PR coup but Erling the Viking is a world star game changer with shirts with his name now must be the most popular anywhere.
City featured in the top 20 Forbes clubs revenue before the ADUG take over to dispel the small club myth. We have grown from a a big club to massive. The City model is a template for success.
Where does this leave FFP and its rationale?
How did we get from third flight to top flight ? Teleport ?We have only had one season in the third flight of football in our entire history. That’s a good bit less than 1% of our existence. We are currently having our 95th season in the top flight. Not quite how things are reported.
Your point? One season? Were you not there at Wembley?How did we get from third flight to top flight ? Teleport ?
Everton should get hammered if guilty, and the same for us, not that I think for one minute we are.Hope Everton get off lightly
The only reason being if they get seriously hammered, the clamour for us to also get severely punished will be off the scale
Well, I'm expecting to step out of the shower any moment now, to find everything since August 2008 was only just a dream..How did we get from third flight to top flight ? Teleport ?
Fair enough. Ok I’ll change it to I hope Everton are not guiltyEverton should get hammered if guilty, and the same for us, not that I think for one minute we are.
No, the whole premise of FFP is utterly deluded. The genie cannot be put back in the bottle, top level club football in the major European leagues is a huge money-spinning business so apply the basic rules of business - no cartels and no restrictions on owner investment.Everton should get hammered if guilty, and the same for us, not that I think for one minute we are.
I 100% agree but at the end of the day we signed up for it and we have from day one said we are innocent, if we are not then we should be hit hard,.No, the whole premise of FFP is utterly deluded. The genie cannot be put back in the bottle, top level club football in the major European leagues is a huge money-spinning business so apply the basic rules of business - no cartels and no restrictions on owner investment.
What other choice did we have? The rules are bullshit. City had no other option apart from not being taken over and remaining in our place. It’s not right to throw the weak line of “we signed up to the rule”. Fuck em.I 100% agree but at the end of the day we signed up for it and we have from day one said we are innocent, if we are not then we should be hit hard,.
I 100% agree but at the end of the day we signed up for it and we have from day one said we are innocent, if we are not then we should be hit hard,.
we signed up to a version of it which one nobody apart from gill n parry know, the goalposts move every time you handover booksI 100% agree but at the end of the day we signed up for it and we have from day one said we are innocent, if we are not then we should be hit hard,.
I agree they‘ll pursue it but they won’t ever get a result…not the one they want anyway !We all know this is right but the jealous red clubs don’t care. They’ll pursue this until they get a result because basically they ARE the PL. I’m not sure we can use the cheating by other clubs as our defence?