After following various statements about today's announcement I have concluded tentatively that this is not yet another victory for the premier league! I feel that Masters will be lucky to survive, especially if he ever shows his face at the Etihad ... or Forest ... or Everton ... or Newcastle ... or Villa ... or even at any of the cartel clubs who may face a bill for FMV interest payments.
I do fear that we may not have heard the last of all this nonsense. The PL statement sounds as though they have learnt nothing and intend to persevere with their "new" rules. How long that will last remains to be seen. Maybe some clubs will consider they have been bitten badly and should be a bit shyer in the future if these amendments fare no better at the hands of the IC. But we must remember that an IC found that the PL was right to regulate APT's, if it could find a fair way of doing it through a process that is transparent and fair for all. The PL's connections and personnel may make that impossibly difficult.
Whatever happens City will make sure they behave themselves like good boys and girls.