The whatsapp group will always say "City, who were charged by the Premier League of financial irregularities"Agreed but that was down to our club and one worry I have in the back of my mind about this latest action and if our evidence is irrefutable.
But if we are found not guilty, the innuendo has to stop.
The non cartel clubs won’t ask awkward questions— they are purblind, viz: sign here hateful eight:As you well know, you don't use a witness who can harm your case more than they can help it. I can't believe they expect to land the Mancini-related charges.
Given the outcome at CAS, I also can't believe they expect they can land the sponsorship charges. If I'm right that they knew about Fordham back in 2015, and neither UEFA nor the PL did anything at the time or subsequently, then they surely can't be confident they can land that either. So why do this?
We've speculated that it's just to damage our reputation, which looks more and more like a rational explanation, plus they might hope to get us on the non-cooperation allegations. Given the cost of this to the PL, if I was one of the non-cartel member clubs of the PL, I'd be asking some very searching questions once this is over.
I think this is close to the truth. The PL could have got out after CAS. But Masters was under pressure from key club directors who wanted to damage City at all costs irrespective of any evidence. Masters is stupid and weak. Don’t underestimate how stupid he is. He was grossly over promoted and has no skillset to be a CEO,
If you were made redundant in what you believe was a wholly unfair decision, would you do that company a favour 12 years later by defending them in court?City should then call him as a witness for the defence job done
Banana bananaIf you got £100 every time you said “banana” and £10 every time you said “orange” you would say banana all the time.
This is social media and increasing regular media.
That’s all it is. You won’t change it so try not to keep saying “OMG look what they have said now” that’s what they want. Look at the length of this thread for your answer.
Footy is very tribal and rival fans are desperate to see us found guilty. There are more rival fans than City fans. The media write what is popular not what is true. You must know this by now, why get triggered? All it does is feed them.
Do you think, even if we had never been charged, that rival fans would not bait us? We are the number one target because we win everything. It’s off the scale because we are accused of cheating. If Forest were the best team England had ever seen, they would be baited. It comes with the territory.
This is the World we live in and it’s shit.
It’s all bananas. It’s not meant to be fair any more.
Enjoy the verdict.
Their media attack is intensifying presumably to magnify the public opinion trial and verdict running alongside the Panel Appeal.I am convinced that the malicious motive of a small group of clubs to damage City has driven everything. Masters has just taken the line of least resistance and carried out the instructions of that clique. The Comms narrative against City has been weaponised since day 1. The end game for these club directors is not to win the case but to damage City’s reputation. The evidence is irrelevant to them.
Just for asking or even suggesting you should receive a thread banHas anyone seen the Stephen howson video that he did yesterday about if we get off with these charges??
Well he would be clearing his own name to? As I see it and I may be wrong it's a hearing against us but if we are found guilty I'd imagine other people would have a lot to answer for and that include mancini.If you were made redundant in what you believe was a wholly unfair decision, would you do that company a favour 12 years later by defending them in court?
Has anyone seen the Stephen howson video that he did yesterday about if we get off with these charges??
Has anyone seen the Stephen howson video that he did yesterday about if we get off with these charges??
Why the fuck would anyone care what the fat moron has to say about something that is about 5x beyond his intellectual capability?
This all came to light in 2018, when Der Spiegel published their series of articles. UEFA opened its investigation, as did the PL. In February 2020, UEFA banned us from European competitions for 2 seasons, which was overturned at CAS a few months later.Agree that I can't see the PL landing any of the main charges (with the possible exception of Toure which I don't know much about but is small anyway).
On the reason for pursuing the allegations, do you think there is any merit in my view that, at the end, they had no choice? They had investigated for four years and City were presumably withholding key external evidence, so they had a choice: drop the investigation which would set a terrible precedent, or refer the allegations knowing that the external evidence will disprove them when it is provided which would be a terrible result for the cost involved.
There are questions around the investigation and why and when it was carried out, but for the decision to eventually refer the allegations I am not sure they had a choice.
I have said before I think the club know exactly what they are doing, and have the PL exactly where they want them on this whole thing. Clever stuff.
Or maybe it's all bollocks. Interested in your view, though.
Yes, if it was a nasty accusation against my name as well as the said club.If you were made redundant in what you believe was a wholly unfair decision, would you do that company a favour 12 years later by defending them in court?
Do you honestly believe that Mancini would give a flying fuck what the PL think? Let alone the media or even idiots on social media?Well he would be clearing his own name to? As I see it and I may be wrong it's a hearing against us but if we are found guilty I'd imagine other people would have a lot to answer for and that include mancini.
It's up to the PL to prove it was a sham contract. They have more need to call Mancini as a witness than we do.City should then call him as a witness for the defence job done
It really is laughable what he comes out with, I usually don’t bother with him but when I seen he done a whole video about us on are charges I just had to watch it lolWatch it, the ignorance is hilarious.
I don’t bother with the guy, but when I seen a whole video about are 115 charges I just had to watch what he had to say lol,Just for asking or even suggesting you should receive a thread ban
Why on earth would any bluemooner have any interest in what that bitter fat rag wanker has to say!
Nope. Wouldn’t give him a bucket of water if he was on fireHas anyone seen the Stephen howson video that he did yesterday about if we get off with these charges??