PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[skillman]

Dreading the verdict. No matter what happens, it’ll be played out like a victory for both sides and some idiots won’t see past that if we’re found innocent.

Let the posturing begin.

 

[HelloCity]

I doubt even the club are expecting exoneration on every single charge.

Isn’t it a case of there being 3-4 genuine cases to answer though?

The charges number is more superficial than anything else. It’s not like there’s 115/130 different incidents and we have to bat away each one.

If you got accused of stealing at work and they hit you with 15 technical breaches of the staff handbook, if you prove you didn’t then all 15 breaches fall. It’s not like you’d be innocent of 12 but guilty of 3.

 

[flb]

As already mentioned, that looks like City have already warned them that anymore of their bullshit and we’ll be taking action. Could be looking into it to much but good indication that City are expecting good news.

Tim Sherwood by all accounts had his wrists slapped .
We won’t take a pinch again Khaldoon said - and if he’s wrong , he’s going to have to fall on his sword , nothing else but a complete victory is good enough. I think most of us have grown skins as thick as a rhino the past few years, it’s a shame that things are shit on the pitch to coincide with the impending result.
It’s the words it may go to an appeal that slightly bothers me , not exactly the outcome Khaldoon expected is it?

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Tim Sherwood by all accounts had his wrists slapped .
We won’t take a pinch again Khaldoon said - and if he’s wrong , he’s going to have to fall on his sword , nothing else but a complete victory is good enough. I think most of us have grown skins as thick as a rhino the past few years, it’s a shame that things are shit on the pitch to coincide with the impending result.
It’s the words it may go to an appeal that slightly bothers me , not exactly the outcome Khaldoon expected is it?

The premier league won’t appeal they were already moaning about legal costs

 

[Cityfan1977]

Magic Hat lying again , isnt it time to take him out , City has to do something about this.

 

[Manc123]

I’m being so naive then, because I thought based on what the club said at the time, that we would clear our name, because we weren’t guilty of anything. This sounds like the club didn’t even believe that all along …

some of the charges relate to non cooperation i expect were likley be cleared on the most serious of the charges but get some sort of fine for the non cooperation charges.

 

[chesterbells]

Dreading the verdict. No matter what happens, it’ll be played out like a victory for both sides and some idiots won’t see past that if we’re found innocent.

Let the posturing begin.

I am more now, because after this tonight, it seems like one of the 3 possible outcomes (full non-guilty outcome for City) is now off the table. Maybe it never was on it, but I interpreted some of the positive mood music recently as meaning that might still be a possibility.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

Everybody please calm down! No news yet, just rumours!

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

I am more now, because after this tonight, it seems like one of the 3 possible outcomes (full non-guilty outcome for City) is now off the table. Maybe it never was on it, but I interpreted some of the positive mood music recently as meaning that might still be a possibility.

Genuine question: why? What has actually happened, other than Sky Sports pre-empting further complaints from City by telling their pundits not to talk shit?

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Magic Hat lying again , isnt it time to take him out , City has to do something about this.

people still follow this idiot?

 

[Nevizade]

I honestly don't understand how this approach/result could benefit the PL more than them coming out and saying "there were concerns, we investigated, the evidence showed there was no wrongdoing, we did the right thing and everything is good".

That wouldn’t pacify the red shirts

 

[Bluemoonie92]

The fact they have to be told to 'stick to the facts' tells you all you need to know about them cunts. Least they don't try to hide they are just a fan channel I guess.

 

[Gorbachev]

I honestly don't understand how this approach/result could benefit the PL more than them coming out and saying "there were concerns, we investigated, the evidence showed there was no wrongdoing, we did the right thing and everything is good".

I don't think you can charge a club with 115 offences and come out with statement.

It screams of incompetency from the board of the PL that they charged a club with that many offences yet couldn't strike one win. All while spending millions of the PL clubs money to do so and risk being sued at the end of it by City themselves for even more millions.

What's the saying, if you come for the king you better not miss?

I think they end up basically saying we couldn't get City to cooperate with he evidence so had deal with limited information available. That way, our non-cooperation throws doubt onto the fire that we are by proxy possibly guilty because we're not allowing the PL to have any access to our emails etc and other required info..

We win on a technicality.

I do think we are innocent by the way. I just think this is how it will play out because I don't for one minute think city will have given the PL anything.

 

[Ric]

Isn’t it a case of there being 3-4 genuine cases to answer though?

The charges number is more superficial than anything else. It’s not like there’s 115/130 different incidents and we have to bat away each one.

Of course, but I imagine there’s a reasonable chance we could have a problem with some of the non co-operation charges. Other stuff (like Mancini, Fordham) could still end up being time-barred, which our detractors will take as a sign of guilt even if it’s no such thing. The important thing is that we win on the most substantive charges. As we’ve seen with the APT case though, both sides will probably claim some kind of victory regardless.

 

[chesterbells]

Everybody please calm down! No news yet, just rumours!

Ok fair point, but that’s the way news on this will start to emerge. Do you honestly think Sky’s email and Keegan’s story are just rumours and not based on anything?

 

[foggy1974]

Pretty sure this is just a genuine cautionary email that Sky has taken upon themselves to send out to their staff to avoid being sued lol. Dont think it says anything other than that really.

I agree it's probably just cautionary but would they have sent it out especially after what spitty has said in the past if we were going to be found in breach of the major charges

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Disturbs me a bit that tweet, because I was still retaining some hope that we might be fully exonerated, found not guilty etc.

We are never going to get off the none co-op bit.

It's how it's framed that's the important bit.

 

[chesterbells]

Genuine question: why? What has actually happened, other than Sky Sports pre-empting further complaints from City by telling their pundits not to talk shit?

I was looking at that and Keegans tweet mate.

 

[remember arthur mann]

I’m not sure why we care what TROLLS think, but if City are found guilty of even some of the more serious accusations, it will be a dark day at the Etihad!

it's always a dark day at the Etihad, it's Manchester not Seattle !

 

[chesterbells]

We are never going to get off the none co-op bit.

It's how it's framed that's the important bit.

Even if we have co-operated?
Our Chairman wants and expects us to be fully cleared. Fully. And I still believe him, fwiw.