To be fair it's a hugely complex judgement and the ramifications as he said will take time to unravel.I've been disappointed in his mutual response considering he's a Blue. Martin Samuel's gave us better support.
They very quickly went from anger when the news initially broke yesterday to absolute certainty that we have totally failed and it is a win for the PL - desperate to believe the PL smoke and mirrorsI’ve been looking on RAWK. They are sick that the entire media are being paid by us
And not should be given to the present PL rulers, treat them with the contempt they deserve.Also worth bearing in mind that City have got 3/4 weeks feedback from our legal team on the shite that’s being said by the Prem in the 115 hearing, think we can take it as read that there’s no attempt by City to build bridges here, lol.
I also wonder if our approach here could suggest things are going well in the current hearing? I’m no expert but is this another way of keeping the Premier Leagues legal team very busy during the 115 hearing?Also worth bearing in mind that City have got 3/4 weeks feedback from our legal team on the shite that’s being said by the Prem in the 115 hearing, think we can take it as read that there’s no attempt by City to build bridges here, lol.
Why does the without paywall link never work for me?
Try this.Why does the without paywall link never work for me?
I assume he’s not aware of City’s email, hahaha.Stefan has just thrown us under a bus - judgement 'not significant' and it's left to Lord Jaw Jaw to point out the obvious. Really disappointed with this lad.
I think there's an element of reputation management for Stefan. He wrote off City's chance of winning anything with this challenge so he's naturally playing down our success.Stefan has just thrown us under a bus - judgement 'not significant' and it's left to Lord Jaw Jaw to point out the obvious. Really disappointed with this lad.
The fact the PL acted in a way that is unlawful does not require complex analysis, as Cliff has pointed out. It’s a basic and fundamental finding, given the unlawfulness relates to competition law and the ambit of the rule itself.To be fair it's a hugely complex judgement and the ramifications as he said will take time to unravel.
Hopefully this will be the same with the multiple counts in 115, you find one is wrong it should snowball that others in that count are the same.That link is very revealing.
In summary it seems we are saying ATP is unlawful, all of it. So what if we didn’t win on a few counts. We only needed to win one for it to be unlawful.
We are bringing the house down. After years of frustration with our softly, softly approach, the gloves are now off. There is no going back.
To be fair Stefan has pulled his pants down and deposited in our direction.To be fair it's a hugely complex judgement and the ramifications as he said will take time to unravel.
Thanks. Can anyone do the archive thingy so we can read?Has Stefan read The Times headline this morning - "Legal Victory for City" apparently - anybody got a link?
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Man City victory as Premier League’s sponsorship rules declared unlawful
Premier League calls emergency meeting with all 20 clubs after two deals with Etihad and First Abu Dhabi Bank were deemed to have been ‘unfairly blocked’ in landmark decisionwww.thetimes.com
They’re delusional beyond all hope .They very quickly went from anger when the news initially broke yesterday to absolute certainty that we have totally failed and it is a win for the PL - desperate to believe the PL smoke and mirrors
Post after post stating that CITY are trying to spin the outcome to try and avoid admitting that it is a PL victory
Then you have ones like this which shows their certainty that CITY are fucked on the 115/130 - they cannot understand that they are separate cases:
"It wouldn`t surprise me if an approach is made by Pannick on their behalf to see what a settlement could look like. I am convinced that the arbitration was a major part of the strategy. If they had succeeded in any way to undermine the FMV rules then this would have had a big impact on the 115(130). The fact is that it hasn`t and they will now need to take stock."
They are still praying for our demise - as this answer demonstrates:
"I’d be all for a settlement. I’d settle for Man City to be expelled from the premier league, they are fined to the extent of how much owner funds they have smuggled into the club and they have to start again at the lowest tier in football, plus state ownership is banned.
I’d settle for that."
He’s playing the neutrality role, not really required here, but each to their own.The substantive points of the decision were won by City, I don't know what Stefan's smoking.
Thanks for that link. At the bottom of the article is a link to Martin Samuel’s opinion. It’s well worth a read, as he rips the Premier League to pieces.Matt Lawton at the Times has seen the letter as well.
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/foot...mier-league-misled-you-over-verdict-khg78rcl0
Link wothout paywall here:
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In the message, seen by Mail Sport, City’s general counsel Simon Cliff says bluntly: ‘regrettably the (league’s) summary is misleading and contains several inaccuracies’.
‘Of even greater concern,’ Cliff adds, ‘is the Premier League’s suggestion that new APT rules should be passed within the next 10 days.
'When the Premier League consulted on and proposed the original APT Rules in late 2021, we pointed out that the process (which took several weeks) was rushed, ill-thought-out and would result in rules that were anti-competitive. The recent Award has validated those concerns entirely.’
Cliff informs clubs that the panel found APT rules, aimed at preventing clubs from agreeing inflated deals with companies linked to their owners, unlawful and that, contrary to the top-flight’s comments, the decision renders all of the rules ‘null and void’.
‘In recent correspondence,’ Cliff writes, ‘the Premier League agreed with MCFC that this is an issue which will need to be resolved by the Tribunal. It is therefore remarkable that the Premier League is now seeking to involve the member clubs in a process to amend the APT Rules at a time when it does not even know the status of those rules’.
It is understood that City have already received ‘multiple’ responses in support of the email from other clubs.