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

[Churchlawtonblue]

Well isn't today turning out to be just grand. :-)

 

[ancoats]

The club should definitely sue for loss of earnings

A Major sponsorships deal could be worth over £500million if it was a long-term deal like 10 years

 

[foggy1974]

I wonder what the fuck was in for West Ham, Brentford, Bournemouth, Fulham & Wolves?

Tyranny of the majority

 

[Winchester]

Well isn't today turning out to be just grand. :-)

Oh yesssssss

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Imagine if we announce a new, major and high paid sponsor today? lol.

 

[OntarioBlue]

@slbsn has pulled this bit from the verdict.

It really is disgraceful isn't it. Other clubs directly contacting the PL to immediately amend the rules to restrict competition.

I don’t know who Mr Herbert is but I think there’s a very strong inference here that he lied to the tribunal.

 

[I'm Blue]

Disappointed their clubs will need to pay back their loans?
Hahaha suck it cunts.

 

[Gray]

All run by Yanks I suspect, they need kicking out of our sport.

 

[WestGorton]

My personal favourite coverage of the Tribunal decision is from the BBC.

Nearly every other purportedly reputable outlet has not only provided a full analysis immediately as the story broke (i.e. they had it ready in advance of the decision being released to all the clubs), but they indicate that, on balance, this is a win (if not a major one) for City.

But BBC has given it the minor story treatment on the Sport and Football news pages, and it’s barebones blurb attempts to set the narrative that this was not a defeat of the PL’s APT rules and enforcement, and definitely not a victory for City.

The way that you know this is a dubious narrative is that, had it actually been a win for the PL, the story link and image would have been a massive block at the top of both the Sport and Football pages, and the immediate write up would have been an in-depth analysis of all of the ways City failed in our challenge.

PL-captured “journalism” at it’s worst.

I noted that. Rag and dipper Salford central broadcasting company

 

[Rammy Blue]

Oh, it’s good to be a blue.

 

[cheekybids]

Their bold banner says we won. However the female presenter has only quoted the premier league, saying it's just minor stuff and a slight tweak is needed to the rules, nothing significant. Or words to that effect.

Premier league found to have introduced illegal rules by their own arbitration panel & make out its minor. The incompetence is blinding!

 

[SebastianBlue]

That's a shocker to be frank, pathetic

The BBC have signalled in various ways recently that they have taken a very anti-City stance, so I am not really surprised.

But it is still shocking when considered against their mandate as a supposed guardian of public trust.

 

[oakiecokie]

Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Brighton and Hove Albion will be now forever known as the red cartel arseholes and the haemorrhoid clubs hanging onto them.

Spurs for some reason were not on that list.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I recall how it was widely predicted in this thread to be disclosed during the International break!

 

[BlueAnorak]

One side effect of today's judgement on rulling what is and is not a related third party and related third party income is that shareholder loans are now classified at Related 3rd party income.
Deep joy.
Arsenal and Spurs and Chelsea are fucked.
As will many other clubs be.
If you try and pin the tail on a donkey make sure your back side is protected first.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Anyone who thinks the Prem have come out of this unscathed just need to be pointed towards our OS statement, unequivocal.

 

[ganganvince]

Club statement

Following today’s publication of the Rule X Arbitral Tribunal Award, Manchester City Football Club thanks the distinguished members of the Arbitral Tribunal for their work and considerations and welcomes their findings:

www.mancity.com

 

[mancboy]

By now people should know when he speaks you should listen

 

[paul1963]

anybody contacted John Bishop to get his opinion :-)

Quite hypocritical ,he's playing the Co op arena next year

 

[Gray]

One side effect of today's judgement is that Shareholder loans are classified at Related 3rd party income.
Deep joy.
Arsenal and Spurs and Chelsea are fucked.

Chelsea were on our side.