PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Coatigan said:
1. Does anyone think he actually HAS submitted a complaint? Has he fuck. He is just saying it in a forum environment where he knows it will be heard and repeated and become the talk of headlines, and he may never have to back it.
2. Even if he had, like it would be taken seriously or have any substance to begin with. When was the last time the EU commission interfered with a business because of a complaint by another business.
3. The fucking irony, that after years of suggestions that we would/should challenge the uefa ffp rules as they contradict EU competition laws. Only to be told that football is an isolated bubble with its own rules we all choose to subscribe to. That someone from said bubble would even think of then going to the EU commission to argue competition laws, is one of the most laughable things I have seen in this whole saga.
4. The desperation of our media to turn a throwaway bitchy remark into headlines, with zero context, analysis, discussion of merit or any real breadth, shows where they really are with all this.
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enquires@eu.com

Dear EU
Please can you pass this to the relevant department head

Manchester City have been cheating and by doing so have upset the likes of Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich
A bit if background
City were charged and found guilty by UEFA. Their successful appeal at the CAS was quite obviously a sham and everyone knows City bribed the judges
I'd welcome you formally investigating Manchester City at your earliest convenience and would very much appreciate a confirmation that an investigation is underway

Best
JT
 
Keeper! said:
They are hired hands and hence they will do nothing to go against the narrative, when they do (Summerbee) they are quickly removed and lose their jobs.

Footballers/ ex footballer pundits are in my experience greedy bastards that will do and say anything for $$$$$$$$$$$
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That clip of Buzzer telling them the future about City twatting the scum needs a few reruns on here,thank you
 
northendenton said:
That clip of Buzzer telling them the future about City twatting the scum needs a few reruns on here,thank you
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With Dwight "Father of the Year/Nobody will give me a coaching job because I'm shit" Yorke cackling away in the background like the demented fuckwit he is.
 
Prophet of Doom said:
What I find bizarre is the desire from Sky for City to be found guilty. Because if their dreams come true and the charges are upheld then Sky, the PL and many clubs will soon find out what happens next in a doomsday scenario of a guilty verdict.

The reality is Premier League will be shredded and we will enter a whole new arena of nuclear litigation that will kill the golden goose that glues Sky’s whole broadcasting operation together.

They should be careful what they wish for.
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It’s not bizarre from their POV. Their subscribers are of the red persuasion, they are the ones that the PL contracts have been built upon. City, and the likes of Newcastle, are an existential threat to their model and the sooner they can shut the ‘new comers’ down, the better it is for the cartel to resurface, back to their prime Top 4.

This isn’t about sport, it’s all about who makes the most money.
 
waspish said:
What annoys me is city have never told sky or any of the media that we are not state owned and you can see who owns us if they took the time! It's like it's international!
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Not sure how you'd expect them to do that? Or why they would need to? It's like DeBruyne doing a press conference to confirm he is white. He doesn't need to, as it's blatantly obvious and plain to see, as is City's ownership structure.

The problem is though, you can never account for those idiots who ignore the facts. To them Kev looks like Doku, just because they're both Belgian.
 
Moss Side's Finest said:
Not sure how you'd expect them to do that? Or why they would need to? It's like DeBruyne doing a press conference to confirm he is white. He doesn't need to, as it's blatantly obvious and plain to see, as is City's ownership structure.

The problem is though, you can never account for those idiots who ignore the facts. To them Kev looks like Doku, just because they're both Belgian.
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But he is ginger right??
 
Marvin. said:
If I wasn't a City fan, I would look at City and assume its a state controlled entity. The ownership is opaque. We have privately registered shareholders, but the club is run by state officials. However, the UAE state doesn't seem to me to promote MCFC internally or externally and the profile of City is lower there than it is here. I live in the UK but I have been to Abu Dhabi in a Champions League week and for a year I used to go to conferences online hosted by an American Uni in Abu Dhabi. The Emirati academics and students had no interest in MCFC, and they are really proud of their state as it is only 50 years old. I think a few English journalists should go there and then they would realise that sportswashing might me a good idea on paper but in practise it isn't happening with City. When City won the Champions League, we didn't have any UAE fanfare that I noticed. It was all quite rightly about Pep and his team. We never even see Sheikh Mansour. This isn't a club promoting the UAE. In fact when I go to City, I see Natalie Pike on the pitch promoting City in the Community, Gay Pride and diversity, not matters that the UAE is associated with but we should judge a football ownership on what they do . Good old Nat. I used to sit behind her in R block, North Stand at Maine Rd, and then in 216 in the South stand. She is a big City fan. It's not an act.
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Great post. Very insightful.
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
This is the equivalent of me going to court 2 years ago for a legal intervention to have a three way with Holly Willoughby and Margot Robbie and strangely haven’t heard anything back about it.
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I think you, me, city fans, non-city fans, Tebas should all just stick to the football. There is too much distraction going on!
 
The Future’s Blue! said:
It’s not bizarre from their POV. Their subscribers are of the red persuasion, they are the ones that the PL contracts have been built upon. City, and the likes of Newcastle, are an existential threat to their model and the sooner they can shut the ‘new comers’ down, the better it is for the cartel to resurface, back to their prime Top 4.

This isn’t about sport, it’s all about who makes the most money.
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It’s very shallow short term thinking. From Skys POV they might want to appease their larger red viewership but there are far bigger issues at play here.

They and the rest of the PL might have an illusion that all being well City get a points deduction and disappear to the lower leagues for a while.

That ain’t happening. City won’t accept playing a minute in a lower league no matter what the verdict.

If it’s about money then Sky should be praying that there is no punishment for City.
 
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Marvin. said:
If I wasn't a City fan, I would look at City and assume its a state controlled entity. The ownership is opaque. We have privately registered shareholders, but the club is run by state officials. However, the UAE state doesn't seem to me to promote MCFC internally or externally and the profile of City is lower there than it is here. I live in the UK but I have been to Abu Dhabi in a Champions League week and for a year I used to go to conferences online hosted by an American Uni in Abu Dhabi. The Emirati academics and students had no interest in MCFC, and they are really proud of their state as it is only 50 years old. I think a few English journalists should go there and then they would realise that sportswashing might me a good idea on paper but in practise it isn't happening with City. When City won the Champions League, we didn't have any UAE fanfare that I noticed. It was all quite rightly about Pep and his team. We never even see Sheikh Mansour. This isn't a club promoting the UAE. In fact when I go to City, I see Natalie Pike on the pitch promoting City in the Community, Gay Pride and diversity, not matters that the UAE is associated with but we should judge a football ownership on what they do . Good old Nat. I used to sit behind her in R block, North Stand at Maine Rd, and then in 216 in the South stand. She is a big City fan. It's not an act.
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I had to transfer my flight via Abu Dhabi last week. There is not a single promotion of City. I walked all around the terminal building. Not one thing whatsoever. I remember being in Phuket Thailand in 2017 and the airport was full of Leicester City advertising.
 
This 'latest' accusation just goes to prove that it's not about the outcome of the case and never has been, it was always about the process of dragging City's name through the mud for years and years.
They're scared of us building a massive (sorry) fan base and therefore having a huge income for ever, these never ending accusations would deter some people supporting City for fear of being associated with a cheat.
 
crystal_mais said:
I had to transfer my flight via Abu Dhabi last week. There is not a single promotion of City. I walked all around the terminal building. Not one thing whatsoever. I remember being in Phuket Thailand in 2017 and the airport was full of Leicester City advertising.
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I spent 6 days in Abu Dhabi only a couple of weeks ago & the only visible City presence was a megastore in Yas mall. Oh & the flight attendant took a few seconds out upon landing to announce to the passengers that Eithad are a proud sponsor of Manchester City.
 
Eric Hitchmough said:
www.bbc.co.uk

Manchester City: La Liga boss Javier Tebas reports club to European Commission

La Liga president Javier Tebas reports Premier League champions Man City to the European Commission over sponsorship deals and subsidiary companies.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

On BBC now.
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Before long they will dig up an EU finance law expert who will disclose that EU commissioners have the power to impose severe penalties including transfer bans, relegation to the Luxembourg National League 3 and stripping of titles.
Jamie Carragher will invite the guy (a University of Sheffield undergrad) onto his podcast to discuss.
 
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