PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

I swing back n forth about what i think/hope/dread/ will be.

Part of me thinks, “how can the Prem get this so wrong. Surely the level and seriousness of these accusations means they MUST have something on us. Would they risk the credibility of such a huge worldwide organisation on a whim or at the behest of certain clubs.

Then u swing back to the robust nature in the way City And our powers that be have defended themselves and come out fighting , saying we are 100% innocent and will prove it.

One thing is for sure. One side has got this VERY wrong.
 
chris85mcfc said:
There's a UK version of Sox now mate, albeit it wasn't really in place to the degree it is now, 10+ years ago.

I'd also imagine a club as multi national as ours, tries to adhere to as many national corporate governance regulations as reasonably possible.
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chris85mcfc said:
There's a UK version of Sox now mate, albeit it wasn't really in place to the degree it is now, 10+ years ago.

I'd also imagine a club as multi national as ours, tries to adhere to as many national corporate governance regulations as reasonably possible.
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Given the ownership of an American club, I would be shocked if the group didn't follow SOX, and although there is a British version last time I looked (it has been a while) hasn't got anywhere near the reach and mandatory requirements of SOX. (If I remember it was a comply or explain model, unlike SOX comply or get punished)

My point was that an Enron is possible just not in USA, and that it isn't impossible for Companies and their external audit to collude even with SOX. Not that I'm implying in any way the City, its sponsors and its auditors did.
 
Bluesince1979 said:
I swing back n forth about what i think/hope/dread/ will be.

Part of me thinks, “how can the Prem get this so wrong. Surely the level and seriousness of these accusations means they MUST have something on us. Would they risk the credibility of such a huge worldwide organisation on a whim or at the behest of certain clubs.

Then u swing back to the robust nature in the way City And our powers that be have defended themselves and come out fighting , saying we are 100% innocent and will prove it.

One thing is for sure. One side has got this VERY wrong.
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The whole world thought Uefa were going to fuck us over, they didn’t understand the time barred elements and the agreements City had reached with Uefa left them no legs to stand on when it went to CAS. Now the Premier League are having ago and once again it looks like they have bitten off more than they can chew. Is this serious law breaking, mass conspiracy on an industrial scale or is this a civil matter for breach of the Premier League rule book? If it’s the latter it limits what the PL can look at and how far they can go back.
 
One thing that really irks me if the narrative and language used around the alleged offences. If we're cleared, we'll still always be guilty in the eyes of some regardless of what the verdict is and what is proven/unproven in that verdict. It's very much dressed up as we're either guilty or guilty but get off with it. No one has ever pointed to the fact it may all be bollocks. Even if the charges are dropped/we win in court, we'll forever be seen by others as innocent.
 
I listened again to the 93:20 podcast with steffan when the CAS decision first came out. I'm trying to think what could the Premier league have on us that's different because the main points was UEFA only had emails with no supporting evidence. So he talks about the esihlat deal being time barred and not concluded by CAS. I think the issue with esihlat was it seemed mansour put up the sponsor money then later recovered from esihlat which I think @Prestwich_Blue has stated this was the case but UEFA accepted that. Could the Premier view this differently and state that this is against their rules and if so would this make it a different fight to UEFA?
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
Reading between the lines, I'm guessing you might not be a fan of Gary's?
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PPT said:
Gary Neville is on the same level as Simon Jordan. An absolute know nowt, who actually believes his opinion carries weight, credibility and merit. Both have an ego as big as their mouths but only speak absolute utter bollocks on subjects they have no knowledge, understanding or experience of at all. He’s a complete and total ****.
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Only the last 6 words are relevant
 
The media are trying their hardest to make this a trial by media. Sick to fuckin death of seeing this click bait anti City retric every time I open my feed. Doesn't matter what happens, in my eyes we'll always be labelled cheats(because knobheads believe what they want to believe) I just fucking hope we take down some of these so called journalists that constantly run our club down..AND FUCKIN RUIN EM!
 
jim tolmies perm said:
The cunts still can't even realise it's nowt to do with FFP....jeez H fuckin Christ ..I despair but why get annoyed.Will calmly wait for epic piss boiling when exonerated
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i really hope City will sue every news outlet for brand damage when they will win the charges.
 
The Lightbowne Cowboy said:
The media are trying their hardest to make this a trial by media. Sick to fuckin death of seeing this click bait anti City retric every time I open my feed. Doesn't matter what happens, in my eyes we'll always be labelled cheats(because knobheads believe what they want to believe) I just fucking hope we take down some of these so called journalists that constantly run our club down..AND FUCKIN RUIN EM!
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Fuck em and what they think. That’s just fans banter in the main. Easy to get a cheap dig in by calling us cheats.

I’ve never come across anyone who has verbally said to me that the club I support has won what it’s won by cheating. It’s all online by people who can use it to reply on posts on Facebook and the like. They know it’s all bollocks, but anything to get a dig in.

Meanwhile we, as Blues, see each trophy get won fair and square. New players coming in, fucking off the likes of Madrid to play here.

Life, my friend, is bloody beautiful and soon all this will be done and dusted and hundreds of thousands of hearts will sink knowing we are going to continue to dominate.

The icing on the top? Pep announces another few years when we are proven innocent.
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
Fuck em and what they think. That’s just fans banter in the main. Easy to get a cheap dig in by calling us cheats.

I’ve never come across anyone who has verbally said to me that the club I support has won what it’s won by cheating. It’s all online by people who can use it to reply on posts on Facebook and the like. They know it’s all bollocks, but anything to get a dig in.

Meanwhile we, as Blues, see each trophy get won fair and square. New players coming in, fucking off the likes of Madrid to play here.

Life, my friend, is bloody beautiful and soon all this will be done and dusted and hundreds of thousands of hearts will sink knowing we are going to continue to dominate.

The icing on the top? Pep announces another few years when we are proven innocent.
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My office is full of Villa, Liverpool & Arsenal fans, every single one of them love to call us cheats.
We really are despised & it aint just the red shirts fans
 
Milesvk said:
I listened again to the 93:20 podcast with steffan when the CAS decision first came out. I'm trying to think what could the Premier league have on us that's different because the main points was UEFA only had emails with no supporting evidence. So he talks about the esihlat deal being time barred and not concluded by CAS. I think the issue with esihlat was it seemed mansour put up the sponsor money then later recovered from esihlat which I think @Prestwich_Blue has stated this was the case but UEFA accepted that. Could the Premier view this differently and state that this is against their rules and if so would this make it a different fight to UEFA?
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If that’s the case they are trying to convict City with a ‘technicality’ as really it makes no difference. We’ve seen some incredible immoral actions over the last few years & this is their best. They deserve everything that’s coming their way.
 
Saw this guy Harris guy on my feed.
What is happening guys seriously this usual vitriol has gone up a level.

Thread on us pretty much being corrupt, burying the case. Big swear campaign.

Lost his job apparently I read here but to pup out these kind of tweet I hope clubs sures him for real. We are too placid that these kind of things happen but this went over the line.

200k followed taking this as this as gospel. Probably paid off to continue this is abnormal.


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———————key tweet I saw qrt by someone saying we will be cleared by we are guilty.
 
bluemoon32 said:
My office is full of Villa, Liverpool & Arsenal fans, every single one of them love to call us cheats.
We really are despised & it aint just the red shirts fans
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Are they saying it in a banter way though? Like for if example you say to the Villa fan his team will drop off, or to the Arsenal fan his team will bottle it?

Or are they serious and full of bile and anger toward you?
 
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