I take it he's sorts of things with a pinch of salt, but there's definitely more than one person saying similar noises are coming out of the club at the moment. Does anyone have more gossip about this?I just had a nice message from someone at the club saying it would be very apt for our fans to sing
"Every little thing is gonna be alright"
at the game tomorrow.
Enjoy your evening blues!
If the PL case is weak enough for them to accept they have no realistic chance of winning then, if I was Masters, I’d be throwing the towel in asap. No examination of the evidence (or lack of it) by the IC would give the PL the opportunity to blur the narrative along the lines of ‘being unable to reach the required threshold’, despite best efforts’, ‘difficult to compile evidence’ etc etc. All of which could be presented in a way that doesn’t clearly exonerate us and leaves the way open for continued negative media coverage. Would be interesting to see how the club reacted to that outcome.This is only speculation on my part but 'if' the PL are looking for a way out as they know that their case is unwinnable then maybe there would have to be negotiations between the PL & the club about our terms for that? Contrary to what a lot of posters want we aren't going to be suing them for colossal sums but we presumably would want a statement stating that there was no case to answer as a starting point. There could also be a demand for someone like Masters to fall on his sword for instance.
If the PL case is as weak as we hope then I can't see it going all the way to the IC issuing a judgement in early summer next year.
Didn’t we used to sing that when we were about to get relegated?I just had a nice message from someone at the club saying it would be very apt for our fans to sing
"Every little thing is gonna be alright"
at the game tomorrow.
Enjoy your evening blues!
Didn’t we used to sing that when we were about to get relegated?
To have a bit of a laughHaha and your point is?
We're fucked ;)Haha and your point is?
I know - I found your post funny! I wasn’t having a popTo have a bit of a laugh
Well there are plenty of fucking clowns over there at the PL.“Guilty”, “Not Guilty” and “Charges” are emotionally charged terms to inflate the situation and make the unwashed masses think we’ve broken the law and are evil when really we broke some specific rules that the company in charge invented they made to ensure those at the top remain there. We’re not guilty of anything of that I’m 100% sure.
The whole thing is a circus!
D’oh. I can’t do smiley faces or any of that or i’dve put one on!I know - I found your post funny! I wasn’t having a pop
That’s my feeling too. Feels like there’s a lot of talk recently. I’m trying my best to ignore but I can’tI take it he's sorts of things with a pinch of salt, but there's definitely more than one person saying similar noises are coming out of the club at the moment. Does anyone have more gossip about this?
Haha very good and hope you don`t mind but I`m nicking that for tonights Friday night piss up in my local with Rags and Dippers.TBF a big chunk of United‘s Billion pound debt is Luke Shaw’s McDonalds bill
I'm thinking the cartel are beginning to go their separate ways.That's a good shout. I feel the negative media coverage has reduced since Christmas, at least in the larger outlets. They have been pushing the new narrative which is: "City are going to get away with it." It looks like some journalists are positioning themselves in advance of some sort of deal and the delay is because City are playing hardball. It's all speculation of course but some of it is informed speculation.
Just to add that I know @Manchester33 outside of this forum and he’s 100% genuine. While I wouldn’t want to go cracking open the champagne until such a time as the verdict is announced and it’s gone our way, this is now 2 totally different sources in the space of a little over 24 hours hinting at the same thing.
If the PL case is weak enough for them to accept they have no realistic chance of winning then, if I was Masters, I’d be throwing the towel in asap. No examination of the evidence (or lack of it) by the IC would give the PL the opportunity to blur the narrative along the lines of ‘being unable to reach the required threshold’, despite best efforts’, ‘difficult to compile evidence’ etc etc. All of which could be presented in a way that doesn’t clearly exonerate us and leaves the way open for continued negative media coverage. Would be interesting to see how the club reacted to that outcome.
Before it gets retracted ;-)
I think we all would, but the non-cooperation ones are likely to remain even if the rest fall apart.Personally I would like all of them dropped
I thought we started singing under Bobby manc the year we won the fa cup?Didn’t we used to sing that when we were about to get relegated?
What high court judgement ?I think as a few people have suggested - including @tolmie's hairdoo - the club will play hardball and insist this goes to a full hearing and the IC will have to write a full and unambiguous judgement stating that they have not found us guilty of any of the charges based upon the evidence provided by the PL. Moreover, given the history of the case and the high court judgement- I really don’t see a case of no cooperation being proven either. I guess the final element will be the red shirts will dispense with Masters and seek to blame everything on him - I just hope he has the guts to come out fighting and name a few people but I very much doubt he will since he will almost certainly receive a huge payoff with a cast iron confidentiality clause.