PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[WRicko]

Have we found out what the rumour last week is now ?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Slap on the wrist from the premier tolm? City carry on winning.

What other choice do they have? Once it gets taken out of the leagues hands then it’s game over for the grubby red club.

They would be safer just accepting the blue juggernaut is here to stay.

We have yet to take a “pinch” from the league.

"Once and for all", that was our statement.

We won't be taking any pinch.

To be clear, personal reputations are on the line as well as the Club.

I have been assured the top brass would take it all the way to the highest law court.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Correct. Mentioned it before, Seems staggering that these Three people are in a position to effectively ruin a Multi Billion Company

That’s my biggest concern too. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

 

[johnnytapia]

"Once and for all", that was our statement.

We won't be taking any pinch.

To be clear, personal reputations are on the line as well as the Club.

I have been assured the top brass would take it all the way to the highest law court.

I believe you’ve been assured on numerous occasions that “top brass” “take it all the way”.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Correct. Mentioned it before, Seems staggering that these Three people are in a position to effectively ruin a Multi Billion Company

Not just City. To basically accuse a country's ruling clique, who have invested tens of billions of pounds in the UK, of mass fraud.

There's a reason Stefan repeatedly says these are the wrong charges in the wrong forum.

 

[Pontypool Blue]

If a guilty verdict comes in (NOT SAYING IT WILL), most fan of Liverpool, Arsenal etc are saying that stripping of titles etc is an absolute must. That'd be absolutely devastating, wouldn't it? Can't see it myself.

 

[Stoned Rose]

The lack of information from city and the EPL as well as the curious “we can’t tell you the date yet” makes me think that the footballing authority are trying to sort out a face saving deal and we are playing hard ball. Interesting times ahead blues, it wouldn’t surprise me if there is suddenly an unexpected announcement.

Is it possible to not be surprised by something if it’s unexpected?

;)

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Can't see Red Bird Capital putting the screws on Liverpool, although one of their funds is being bankrolled by our owner for the Telegraph purchase?

I think that's what he spoke about yeah, definitely Red Bird was mentioned. It made sense to a lay person when Pablo Peroni mentioned it on here, but heard nothing since so maybe nonsense?

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Not if found guilty of fraud. We would take it to High Court, forget tribunals and Premier League rules at that stage.

I wonder why we don't poach Ed Woodward and directly sue the people responsible for this witch hunt.

Just make it super expensive for them individually!

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

If a guilty verdict comes in (NOT SAYING IT WILL), most fans of Liverpool, Arsenal etc are saying that stripping of titles etc is an absolute must. That'd be absolutely devastating, wouldn't it? Can't see it myself.

Put your Ryan Giggs shirt on and meditate…..



Can you see it now?

 

[City Mike 1969]

Just thinking about this and might Newcastle be better off hanging on to all those players and taking the 10 point hit? Selling them all could end up costing them a lot more than 10 points

can't see it myself - considering they can't buy a point from anywhere even with them

 

[Pontypool Blue]

In theory Newcastle could buy a squad of 22 Mbappes and Haalands at £200m each and pay them £1m a week for 10 years at a total cost of £12.5b. They could then do it again a further 24 times before they would start to feel the pinch and yet the current PSR is forcing them to sell to avoid failing the spending regulations.

My proposal would be that teams are limited to a maximum net spend over 3 years rather than limiting losses over 3 years. If it is set at say £500m for clubs with established owners who have been there for a set period and maybe £750m for the first 3 years for new ambitious owner.

It would allow for the transfer market to remain fluid and limit transfer spending at the same time.

There's not enough liver for all those Haalands, and who would go in goals?

 

[domalino]

Not if found guilty of fraud. We would take it to High Court, forget tribunals and Premier League rules at that stage.

We wouldn't be found guilty of fraud though.

We'd be found to have not in acted the utmost good faith, of not providing accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position, in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs.

 

[i kne albert davy]

Feels like everyone does now.

Price of success if you wear a sky blue top.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I believe you’ve been assured on numerous occasions that “top brass” “take it all the way”.

Haha, would only expect that from you!

You're wasted on here.

No, seriously, you are probably wasted ;)

 

[ChicagoBlue]

If a guilty verdict comes in (NOT SAYING IT WILL), most fans of Liverpool, Arsenal etc are saying that stripping of titles etc is an absolute must. That'd be absolutely devastating, wouldn't it? Can't see it myself.

Why on earth would anyone be concerned about what the fans of (Fill in the team) say about anything City related, let alone a complex legal matter?!

The absolute desperation of those two teams in particular is especially gratifying!

I’m going to go out on a limb and say the IC will find us guilty of not rolling out the red carpet and nothing else. They’ll give us a fine for non-cooperation and that’ll be that.

All the know nowts will declare “City found guilty, but only fined! The fix is in! Abu Dhabi has either bribed or threatened the Govt…or both!” and yet the sun will continue to rise in the east.

Heads will explode and much piss will be boiled.

 

[domalino]

There’s another important reason why we able to spend a billion. We cost fuck all, what was it about £200m & yet it’s never mentioned. A club with prime realestate, one of the newest stadia in the country, massive support, major City with infrastructure for pittance.

Newcastle was only £280m nearly 15 years later.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

We wouldn't be found guilty of fraud though.

We'd be found to have not in acted the utmost good faith, of not providing accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position, in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs.

And to find us guilty, it would be systematic and complicit fraud, from directors and other businesses.

Regardless of how the Premier League would want to frame its terminology, and we know why, it would represent the most serious of verdicts, resulting in actions to the High Court.

 

[Chi-town blues]

I wonder why we don't poach Ed Woodward and directly sue the people responsible for this witch hunt.

Just make it super expensive for them individually!

I want to see the minutes and agenda for this meeting.

 

[Lord Blue]

I wonder why we don't poach Ed Woodward and directly sue the people responsible for this witch hunt.

Just make it super expensive for them individually!

just out of interest, where and when was these pic from. Not that it matters i guess.