PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Centurions]

I had to go back to refresh my memory on what we're alleged to have done.

Details of the Premier League Rules that the Club is alleged to have breached are as follows:

1. In respect of each of Seasons 2009/10 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those seasons that required provision by a member club to the Premier League, in the utmost good faith, of 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, namely:
(a) for Season 2009/10, Premier League Rules B.13, C.71, C.72 and C.75 (from 10 September 2009, Premier League Rules B.13, C.71, C.72, C.79 and C.80);
(b) for Season 2010/11, Premier League Rules B.13, C.78, C.79, C.86 and C.87;
(c) for Season 2011/12, Premier League Rules B.13, C.78, C.79, C.86 and C.87;
(d) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11 and E.12;
(e) for Season 2013/14, Premier League Rules B.15, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.49;
(f) for Season 2014/15, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.50;
(g) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.50;
(h) for Season 2016/17, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.51; and
(i) for Season 2017/18, Premier League Rules B.16, E.3, E.4, E.11, E.12 and E.51.

2. In respect of:
(a) each of Seasons 2009/10 to 2012/13 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to include full details of manager remuneration in its relevant contracts with its manager, namely:
(1) for Seasons 2009/10 to 2011/12 inclusive, Premier League Rules Q.7 and Q.8; and
(2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules P.7 and P.8; and
(b) each of Seasons 2010/11 to 2015/16 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to include full details of player remuneration in its relevant contracts with its players, namely:
(1) for Seasons 2010/11 and 2011/12, Premier League Rules K.12 and K.20;
(2) for Season 2012/13, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.20;
(3) for Seasons 2013/14 and 2014/15, Premier League Rules T.12 and T.19; and
(4) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules T.13 and T.20.

3. In respect of each of Seasons 2013/14 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons requiring a member club to comply with UEFA’s regulations, including UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations, namely:
(a) for Season 2013/14, Premier League Rule B.14.6; and
(b) for Seasons 2014/15 to 2017/18 inclusive, Premier League Rule B.15.6.

4. In respect of each of the Seasons 2015/16 to 2017/18 inclusive, the Premier League Rules applicable in those Seasons on Profitability and Sustainability, namely:
(a) for Season 2015/16, Premier League Rules E.52 to E.60; and
(b) for Seasons 2016/17 and 2017/18, Premier League Rules E.53 to E.60.

5. In respect of the period from December 2018 to date, the Premier League Rules applicable in the relevant Seasons requiring a member club to cooperate with, and assist, the Premier League in its investigations, including by providing documents and information to the Premier League in the utmost good faith, namely:
(a) for Season 2018/19, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(b) for Season 2019/20, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(c) for Season 2020/21, Premier League Rules B.16, B.19, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13;
(d) for Season 2021/22, Premier League Rules B.15, B.18, W.1, W.2, W.12 and W.13; and
(e) for Season 2022/23, Premier League Rules B.15, B.18, W.1, W.2, W.15 and W.16.

So, if I've got this right:-

1. Cooked the books in regards to sponsorship and perhaps Fordham?
2. Mancini
3. Failing UEFA FFP? Obviously(?) can't be right?
4. Failing P&S
5. Failure to cooperate

Am I well wide of the mark on any of that?

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

My utd supporting work colleague says it is :

1 - Like getting sponsorships worth billions and buying illegal players weith the profits
2 - Buying too many expenisve players
3 - Using sport to wash laundered money out of the country.
4 - Etihad, something to do with Etihad!
5 - Paying Haaland so much money he cant go to Real MAdrid.

40yrs old and comes out with that sort of shite.

 

[Kinkybyname]

My utd supporting work colleague says it is :

1 - Like getting sponsorships worth billions and buying illegal players weith the profits
2 - Buying too many expenisve players
3 - Using sport to wash laundered money out of the country.
4 - Etihad, something to do with Etihad!
5 - Paying Haaland so much money he cant go to Real MAdrid.

40yrs old and comes out with that sort of shite.

4 years old, surely

 

[cheekybids]

I don't think so. The PL statement listed 5 separate headings, multiplied by years and rules.

The rules are fairly generic so I can't see a scenario where the IC say we've breached rule E39 in 2015/16 but not rule E40. Or that we've breached E39 in 2015/16 but not in 2016/17.

The motivation could well have been to make it look much worse than it really is though.

That’s putting it mildly ;)

The motivation could well have been to make it look much worse than it really is though.

 

[cheekybids]

My utd supporting work colleague says it is :

1 - Like getting sponsorships worth billions and buying illegal players weith the profits
2 - Buying too many expenisve players
3 - Using sport to wash laundered money out of the country.
4 - Etihad, something to do with Etihad!
5 - Paying Haaland so much money he cant go to Real MAdrid.

40yrs old and comes out with that sort of shite.

I got told by a successful businessman we pay Haaland in cash…. I asked how much, how often, what denominations & the crucial point….. where the fuck does Haaland hide it?

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I got told by a successful businessman we pay Haaland in cash…. I asked how much, how often, what denominations & the crucial point….. where the fuck does Haaland hide it?

Well that rules out Simon Jordan then.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

My utd supporting work colleague says it is :

1 - Like getting sponsorships worth billions and buying illegal players weith the profits
2 - Buying too many expenisve players
3 - Using sport to wash laundered money out of the country.
4 - Etihad, something to do with Etihad!
5 - Paying Haaland so much money he cant go to Real MAdrid.

40yrs old and comes out with that sort of shite.

None of the thick cunts who trot out the tedious money laundering line, conspicuously know or understand what it actually is, why people do it, and how it operates.

 

[VOOMER]

My utd supporting work colleague says it is :

1 - Like getting sponsorships worth billions and buying illegal players weith the profits
2 - Buying too many expenisve players
3 - Using sport to wash laundered money out of the country.
4 - Etihad, something to do with Etihad!
5 - Paying Haaland so much money he cant go to Real MAdrid.

40yrs old and comes out with that sort of shite.

Is 40 his IQ as well?

 

[cheekybids]

None of the thick cunts who trot out the tedious money laundering line, conspicuously know or understand what it actually is, why people do it, and how it operates.

They need to watch Ozark to figure it out :)

 

[Brett Sinclair]

I got told by a successful businessman we pay Haaland in cash…. I asked how much, how often, what denominations & the crucial point….. where the fuck does Haaland hide it?

Under his bed in shoeboxes like Ken Dodd