City launch legal action against the Premier League | Club & PL reach settlement | Proceedings dropped (p1147)

johnnytapia said:
Wonder if the tide might be turning...
www.theguardian.com

Manchester City’s legal case has power to blow Premier League’s house down | Paul MacInnes

Champions’ claims threaten the collectivism that has been central to the league’s success over three decades
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I read that article earlier. It’s about the most balanced piece I’ve seen so far regarding this topic. Not that that’s a particularly high bar to clear going off the amount of shite that’s been spouted this week!
 
Sibierskii said:


Banging the same. old. drum.
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I often think, he clearly has an agenda, because he can't Possibly be that much of a fucking moron.

But watching that, I am not so convinced any more.

Ffs, basics you utter twat.

They are not trying to change the rules, they are looking to stop a rule change, that they consider illegal. 'Oh do they not respect democracy, scoff', well yeah, challenging legality of actions and rules is part of democracy you arse. Happens at all levels, even like for example when the government attempts doing something that turns out to be illegal, so why can't it happen in bloody football. Those fucking glasses are doing fuck all because his sense of perspective is well and trully non-existent.

And it is 'know-nothings' not no nothings, moron.
 
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johnnytapia said:
Wonder if the tide might be turning...
www.theguardian.com

Manchester City’s legal case has power to blow Premier League’s house down | Paul MacInnes

Champions’ claims threaten the collectivism that has been central to the league’s success over three decades
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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At last. I wonder if City have planted this. This is what I’ve been banging on about. We’ve got to challenge the existing bullshit narrative around this case and the other one. We need more journalists and influential people making more balanced cases like this to offset the hysteria.

Well done at last City if I’m right and you’ve done this. Keep at it.
 
halfcenturyup said:
Good lord. For those that want to read it:

https://archive.ph/1Ja9H

Apart from the last paragraph, which isn't what I think it is about at all, that is a good read.
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I hate to criticize our own community but FFS people need to stop panicing and learn to read between the lines.. City are on very strong footing and they're playing cloaks and daggers type chess.

The PL Cartel are inept at chess and playing checkers and clearly flailing because they have no response other than to say:

115
Cheats
FFP Violations
Manufactured Club
Destroying fabric of football

Sleep on it, wake up, rinse, repeat

We need to stop believing fake news media outrages!

They have NOTHING TO HURT US WITH and it's clear they don't even have the money to go head to head with us or else they'd be fighting in court, but instead they're bitching and whining on Shite Sports with paid lackeys who cost them less salary combined than what City pay Rodri.


Remember how the bosman ruling went.. destroying the fabric of football.. vs Law of the land.

WAKE THE FUCK UP and smell the roses. If anyone's on shaky ground it's the PL and FFP.

And if anyone thought they would trade it all to just have respect as a City fan.. LOL. Do you respect Rags or their titles? How about the Dippers? Goons?

Well you shouldn't expect to be getting people blowing rainbows and flowers at you everywhere you go.
 
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argyle said:
I don't expect him to know the finer legal details, but he could just say he's being ridiculous, going too far and over dramatic.

Not just sit agreeing or in silence.

We have two City Ambassadors who are the most prominant in the media in Lescott and Micah, and yet they don't defend us or call out the ridiculous hatred we get.
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To be honest, what they end up saying is way worse than just sitting in silence. I'd rather they said nothing, then this apologetic and harmful attempt at separating players and fans from 'the club'. If they are not intelligent enough (I mean simon fucking jordan is hardly mr.intellect is he), just don't go on, don't engage, but certainly don't go making excuses ffs, there is nithing wrong being done here.
 
Coatigan said:
I often think, he clearly has an agenda, because he can't Possibly be that much of a fucking moron.

But watching that, I am not so convinced any more.

Ffs, basics you utter twat.

They are not trying to change the rules, they are looking to stop a rule change, that they consider illegal. 'Oh do they not respect democracy, scoff', well yeah, challenging legality of actions and rules is part of democracy you arse. Happens at all levels, even like when the government attempts doing something that turns out illegal, so why can't it happen in bloody football. Those fucking glasses are doing fuck all because his sense of perspective is well and trully nonexistent.

And it is 'know-nothings' not no nothings, moron.
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SJIAC.And a fucking Gobshite to boot ,I hate the twat.
 
bluemanchester said:
The last City pundit to speak what he thought on sky was Mike Summerbee at the swamp after they had beat us, in the league cup, I think. We were desperately unlucky to lose, usual stuff took place. Anyway Mike said , soon we will come here and batter them, the year after, I think, we battered them
6-1with the best pass I have ever seen from a City player, David Silva, feeding Dzeko. I digress, after his truthful outburst and the following battering he was never invited on Sky again. Maybe someone has the clips to post.
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I remember the game well, and his stepping in to cut right through all the bullshit. And make their arses clench a little.
 
Stoned Rose said:
What?
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Salaries are based on fair market value. What a person will accept to work in that industry/position matched to what the employer believes is financially viable.
However, all lawyers, p a.'s, office clerks, welders, draftsmen, brickies, etc, are not paid a maximum amount.
The salaries of people working the same job can change drastically from the company they work for and the competence of their productivity.
No industry salaries are capped. They are determined by the value the company places on the individual.
 
Blue_Lightsaber said:
I hate to criticize our own community but FFS people need to stop panicing and learn to read between the lines.. City are on very strong footing and they're playing cloaks and daggers type chess.

The PL Cartel are inept at chess and playing checkers and clearly flailing because they have no response other than to say:

115
Cheats
FFP Violations
Manufactured Club
Destroying fabric of football

Sleep on it, wake up, rinse, repeat

We need to stop believing fake news media outrages!

They have NOTHING TO HURT US WITH and it's clear they don't even have the money to go head to head with us or else they'd be fighting in court, but instead they're bitching and whining on Shite Sports with paid lackeys who cost them less salary combined than what City pay Rodri.


Remember how the bosman ruling went.. destroying the fabric of football.. vs Law of the land.

WAKE THE FUCK UP and smell the roses. If anyone's on shaky ground it's the PL and FFP.

And if anyone thought they would trade it all to just have respect as a City fan.. LOL. Do you respect Rags or their titles? How about the Dippers? Goons?

Well you shouldn't expect to be getting people blowing rainbows and flowers at you everywhere you go.
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People absolutely do need to stop pooing themselves every time they read/hear something.

The club are not daft (look how successful we’ve been). Their legal guys are not daft either.
 
BigJoe#1 said:
So its not a criminal charge then? Personally I would have though false accounting would have interested HMRC... not the PL.
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It looks like the PL were very careful to avoid using the word fraud, as the last thing they want is for actual UK law to be the deciding factor, what they are accusing amounts to the same thing but the wording allows them to keeps control of the situation.
 
Bellamy's Caddy said:
To be fair, Souness is a Liverpool supporter, which automatically means he's a qualified accountant and lawyer...
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A very minor point, but would it surprise to to learn that Souness actually supports Spurs and City? Grew up a Tottenham fan, married into a family of our lot. He's sympathetic to Liverpool given his decorated career there, sure, he does fight their corner a lot, but he's got skin in the game when it comes to us as well.
 
abu13 said:
It looks like the PL were very careful to avoid using the word fraud, as the last thing they want is for actual UK law to be the deciding factor, what they are accusing amounts to the same thing but the wording allows them to keeps control of the situation.
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The PL just listed the rules allegedly breached. There is no rule about fraud so they didn't list it. It really isn't any more sinister than that. Anyway, wrong thread :)
 
Sibierskii said:


Banging the same. old. drum.
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He’s been away the last few days (according to comments on Twitter). So he’s missing out on the money spinner for the media that is slagging off City.

Best make up for lost time and come up with biased hyperbole that will please the red masses

Wearing glasses, looking all serious and taking in clipped tones should fool no one.

Thank god I binned off Talk Sport years ago
 
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