City launch legal action against the Premier League | Club & PL reach settlement | Proceedings dropped (p1147)

[BlueAnorak]

I suspect City are offerering this for settlement in our favour on the big charge.
Also allowing the Etihad increased investment.
City have to get on with living with the league in the the future after all this is done.
We also don't need large AP only investment anymore..

 

[Stoned Rose]

Could you speculate on what that could potentially be?

Are we talking a financial incentive or could it potentially be in exchange for some leniency from the league if we are found guilty of some of the 115. If for example we were only found guilty of non co-operation they agree not to pursue a points deduction?

Highly unlikely.

 

[Selbyblue]

It’s exactly why he’s left. He threw everything behind fighting us and he’s now of no value to anybody.

 

[better dead than red]

Collymore deleted his tweet, shitbag

He deserves a good slap.

 

[slbsn]

Could you speculate on what that could potentially be?

Are we talking a financial incentive or could it potentially be in exchange for some leniency from the league if we are found guilty of some of the 115. If for example we were only found guilty of non co-operation they agree not to pursue a points deduction?

See earlier answer. Nothing to do with 115

 

[Selbyblue]

I bet his rates have just doubled

He’s probably booked for multiple appearances especially at Talksport.

 

[M12Blue]

So it's 1-0 to us in the away leg with the home games result to come.

Is this a 2023 or 2025 scenario

 

[slbsn]

Anyone reading this as anything but a significant victory for City is either mental or wumming.

Which you said last time but as we sit here today, we have a very extensive and strong set of APT rules and all the FMV rules that went before them too. So, it couldn't have been that emphatic could it.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Anyone reading this as anything but a significant victory for City is either mental or wumming.

Almost certainly a City victory of sorts or we wouldn’t have agreed, but those wanting absolute proof might be waiting a while…not mental as such more not satisfied with any degree of uncertainty.

 

[slbsn]

He’s probably booked for multiple appearances especially at Talksport.

Was already doing TS tomorrow to go through a few things but suspect mostly on this now

 

[halfcenturyup]

'The PL stood a good chance of losing again so they agreed a settlement with City rather than City giving up.'

They agreed a settlement in which we publicly fully accept their position?

What do you think the club were trying to get out of APT2?

 

[A590 blues]

I wonder how this affects Newcastle should they wish to arrange sponsorships with associated parties if the rules are not amended. And what happens to subsequent City Emirati deals?

City must have achieved some concession for a settlement to have been arranged which is presumably as you have inferred.

I don't think it necessarily has any implication for the 115 case other than that the two parties are able to negotiate and find agreement.

Yes we must have.
As i say let these clubs fight there own battles rather than riding on our coatails .
Holding judgement on 115 until i see it in print.

 

[better dead than red]

BBC dressing it up as a win for the PL…but it really isn’t. They’ve conceded their stance on Etihad deal was unlawful. All we have conceded is accept the amended rules.
Beeb only pick and choose to report what suits them

The most insidious power the media has is to ignore a story.

 

[Selbyblue]

Read ‘SamLFCYNWA’ reply to this, not sure he understands the concept of irony!!

and his Tea

Yes, that’s a good point that hadn’t occurred to me. Thank you.
Sometimes being overly cynical can be a millstone round my neck

Its clearly under a NDA so we ‘should’ never see the final agreement. No way City drop this unless a. we are knackered and will lose or b. there is a compromise agreement.

 

[mcfcphil]

The PL aren't about to win a slam dunk on the 115. It just isn't going to happen.

I know… that’s the point I was making

 

[slbsn]

I meant the difference between 5% and 8% in your example.If I remember correctly.

Correct. But of course we don't know what Etihad proposed and what the PL were prepared to sign off as FMV. The spread from 5% to 8% was just a guess. Hard to see how anything less than RPI could be rejected though so that suggests Etihad proposed at least 5%

 

[CC1]

Which you said last time but as we sit here today, we have a very extensive and strong set of APT rules and all the FMV rules that went before them too. So, it couldn't have been that emphatic could it.

Yes but those APT rules were only changed in our favour after the APT1 case & this shouldn’t be overlooked or played down.

 

[slbsn]

The First Abu Dhabi Bank deal didn’t go through in any form - wonder if it now goes through or whether we get compensated?

 

[slbsn]

Yes but those APT rules were only changed in our favour after the APT1 case & this shouldn’t be overlooked or played down.

They went back (in some regard to 2021 APT rules). Still stringent APT rules.

 

[halfcenturyup]

I know… that’s the point I was making

Sorry. Misunderstood. I just can't see how anybody can view this development negatively.