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

[DelToro]

Times reporting that city can crack on with their Etihad sponsorship deal which is clearly a significant victory.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Nah, all expenses trip to UAE and bury the fucker in the desert

But leave his head sticking out of the sand.

 

[chaddblue]

See neither the BBC or Sky can bring themselves to even put forward the slightest suggestion that this is a positive outcome for City

 

[halfcenturyup]

All APT rules are to our detriment as we have more deals that need FMV approval

Not detrimental if they are at FMV unless you are suggesting the PL won't value fairly. If deals are at FMV it's just red tape.

 

[burning blue soul]

All of this is a load bollocks until we actually buy a right back and Mbappe

Mbappe played as a right back, just to twist a few melons, eh? ;)

 

[Keith Moon]

No chance and anyway could only be a carve out if in the rules. Not in the PL's unilateral gift to change the rules in that way

Other than an interpretation of the rules under which HH Sheikh Mansour is not considered an Associated Party to state-owned companies in Abu Dhabi, what else could ensure that City is not given preferential treatment again?

 

[Cobwebcat]

Just an example from Stefan of what a settlement could have been in that it’s what the PL didn’t accept as OK.

 

[mcfcstu]

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.

Oh see your back on your soapbox again. Want does Clive think??

 

[CC1]

All APT rules are to our detriment as we have more deals that need FMV approval

and to other clubs too presumably. but not as much to our detriment as they were before APT1 ??

 

[M12Blue]

But leave his head sticking out of the sand.

If you insist

 

[jaiguruKun]

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.

City have never been against the idea of APT rules per se though have we?

 

[Quinny851]

But leave his head sticking out of the sand.

Or his arse. Just in case you need somewhere to park your bike

 

[TheGhost]

I think a lot of people attach some weight to what Lawton, Ziegler and Keegan have said today. They all think that the lucrative Etihad deal has been waved through. Those three have been at the forefront of reporting on the APT case and, to the best of my knowledge, haven't got anything wrong about it thus far. I think widespread optimism amongst our fans is therefore understandable.

For an Arsenal fan Lawton, one of our biggest critics in the media, to post pretty much the same article as Mike Keegan in the Mail, at the same time as the joint City/PL press releases, shows that their stories have been briefed directly by City. City are pushing the narrative. The PL aren’t pushing an alternative one.

 

[nmc]

A settlement must be good ish for both sides though. Or City wouldn't have settled surely?

Maybe the PLs lawyers informed the PL that there was a significant chance they’d lose if this went back in front of the Tribunal again in October- so City were presented with a very positive option?

 

[SilverFox2]

Ostensibly this is completely separate from the 115 case, but I can't imagine we'd have agreed to drop it if we felt we were about to get fucked over on the 115.

Good point Ric, is it possible a similar agreement is due with the 115 case even though it is at writing up stage.
Perhaps allows PL to get some joy from it with City being compensated in private (with individual outside personal influences removed).

Otherwise the 115 case is likely to to reopen what seems to be progress with an agreement on this case.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Have arsenal (ami got others) now had their interest free shareholder loans judged as illegal for APT/PSR purposes?

 

[SilverFox2]

IMO (backed up by the club's actions over the last 15 years) City's position with FFP, APT etc. has always been to work the grey areas as much as possible without trying to bring down the system because it protects us as much as hurts us. We have among the highest revenues in world football, so we can spend big, but we don't want clubs like Villa and Newcastle doing what we did in 2008-2011.

Exactly.
We will only fight legal battles that help City. Other clubs must fight their own battles.

 

[halfcenturyup]

See neither the BBC or Sky can bring themselves to even put forward the slightest suggestion that this is a positive outcome for City

Tbf to the BBC they are just reporting the statements. There is nothing in there about a win for the club.

But I maintain that getting the Etihad deal through, preferably largely unchanged without a reassessment, was the objective and I find it hard to imagine that wasn't achieved. For two main reasons: the "go to" press contacts are saying it's a win for City with Etihad approved, and City had nothing to lose by proceeding with the case, the PL did so they would have had to compromise more.

Could be complete bollocks as usual, though :)

 

[hilts]

1164 pages and the result is.........

No one really knows.

There won't be a film:-)

 

[bluemc]

See neither the BBC or Sky can bring themselves to even put forward the slightest suggestion that this is a positive outcome for City

redshirts.com wouldn't dare report something that the red shirt fans wouldn't want to read - doesn't get the clicks.