PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Inter Me Nan said:
The brass neck cunts at Prem HQ asked us to collaborate with a **** who was taking liberties so we told them politely to get to fuck.
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Were they only asking us?
I thought originally that they were doing it with several PL clubs but if its only us, its really weird.
The mind boggles.

I actually saw Conor Moore recently where he was at a charity dinner.
Did a few sketches that were mainlyof a few golf players and a few football managers. A small bit of Pep smoking a big cigar but was slagging off Klopp and the arsenal team more.
I did see a sketch once on tv where Pep was in a courtroom scene though that was close to the bone.
 
Stoned Rose said:
Shows how fucked these are and how thick they were not to do this before they got bummed by PSR last time.

Are these “sales” (basically, to themselves) subject to our friend “fair market value” or can they just make a figure (that sees them right PSR wise) up?
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The fact this is allowed is just mind boggling
 
City Raider said:
Teams forced to sell assets like their womens teams, hotels etc to comply with rules designed to stop us, whilst lower league clubs continue to struggle. It’s a fucking farce.
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And the BBC'S financial expert who they wheeled out to justify Man Utd's Summer transfer spending argues that this is a fair move and good for Everton's women.

They've got the whole thing stitched up.
 
City Raider said:
Teams forced to sell assets like their womens teams, hotels etc to comply with rules designed to stop us, whilst lower league clubs continue to struggle. It’s a fucking farce.
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A few years back I shared your sentiment but not anymore.
Considering most of these clubs and fans would quite happily see us bankrupt or ceasing to exist over 115 and don’t care if we’re innocent or not I say FUCK EM!
 
Metalartin said:
Found this earlier, when replying to a scouser insisting City have been doing what Liverpool have just done, most seasons(along with all the usual cheating and 115 comments). To excuse talksport and the likes doing damage control and positive spin on their recent spending(defending their defenders).

www.football365.com

Brighton follow Manchester United and Chelsea as biggest seasonal spenders

Only five teams since the start of the Premier League have spent the most money and won the Premier League title. Brighton(!) will not change that trend.
www.football365.com www.football365.com

I don't recall I've seen anyone lay it out like this before. It's obviously not a total sum of gross spend and not based on net spend. Just the number of times City have been the top spending club. Which is an answer to the actual argument some make.

I make that 6 times in total for City in the PL era. All coming after the takeover in 2008/09.

3 of the seasons were immediately after the takeover.
2 before UEFA's FFP.
4 out of 6 were before Pep arrived.
2 after Pep arrived(2016/17), during his first two seasons(the first rebuild).

Chelsea have 9
City have 6
United have 5
Liverpool have 3(soon to be 4)
Newcastle have 3
Blackburn have 2
Arsenal, Spurs, Leeds, Everton all tied on 1

In other news...

The top 7 gross spend total in the PL era(so far):

1Chelsea FC€4.16bn
2Manchester City€3.24bn
3Manchester United€2.98bn
4Liverpool FC€2.47bn
5Tottenham Hotspur€2.30bn
6Arsenal FC€2.24bn
7Newcastle United€1.58bn

Top 7 net spend in the PL era(so far, not including academy sales):

1Chelsea FC€-1,998.53m
2Manchester United€-1,979.76m
3Manchester City€-1,968.98m
4Arsenal FC€-1,264.43m
5Liverpool FC€-1,138.54m
6Tottenham Hotspur€-1,133.78m
7Newcastle United€-756.86m

So, even without adjusting for inflation, the argument is gone on gross and net spend in the PL era.

Top 7 gross spend(so far) since the City take over in 2008/09:

1Chelsea FC€3.39bn
2Manchester City€3.00bn
3Manchester United€2.45bn
4Liverpool FC€1.99bn
5Arsenal FC€1.91bn
6Tottenham Hotspur€1.87bn
7West Ham United€1.24bn


Top 7 net spend in the PL(so far, not including academy sales):

1Manchester City€-1,827.83m
2Manchester United€-1,691.11m
3Chelsea FC€-1,447.72m
4Arsenal FC€-1,167.13m
5Liverpool FC€-873.54m
6Tottenham Hotspur€-863.85m
7Newcastle United€-561.28m

Also, Chelsea are comfortably the highest gross spending team and United are less than £125m from overtaking City, in net spend since the 2008 takeover.

Maybe BlueCityBrain or someone else can revisit some of this at the close of the transfer window and add in all the academy sales which are missing. Maybe United have already overtaken City since 2008? This will be extra ammo, if City are exonerated of the PL financial charges.
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How much does it work out for per trophy won…
 
Rammy Blue said:
Their almond croissants are to die for. We stop there plenty as daughter at Bath Uni. Always partial to one of the sausage rolls too.
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I go for the steak and ale pie, with chips, peas and gravy. It's gets me in the mood for going home.
The pies are generally shite down here (which does me a favour as I should not be eating them). So, you have to take advantage when you cone across a good un.
 
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