PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[halfcenturyup]

The goalpost were moved after we had already submitted our accounts

After the club submitted the first year's accounts, iirc, but before the second year's accounts were submitted. But by then there wasn't anything the club could do, so they were guaranteed to fail one of the tests and the pre-FFP contract costs couldn't be used as mitigation, so there was a huge failure. Hence the big fine on settlement.

It's an interesting question whether it was deliberate by UEFA or not. The club was certainly stitched up like a kipper.

 

[Gazza]

Let’s have it right mate, any Rastaman worth him salt would’ve said “don’t hesitate to contact I”.

;)

 

[halfcenturyup]

Is that Shakespeare again?

 

[pepguardiola'smoustache]

Is that Shakespeare again?

Yep...

I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams


updated by Patrick J Mcginnis,
responded to and theorised by Anil Dash.

 

[pepguardiola'smoustache]

You can put your boots on again for the game on saturday,
but you're definitely not in charge of the dressing room music :)

 

[Gazza]

You can put your boots on again for the game on saturday,
but you're definitely not in charge of the dressing room music :)

Didn't take them off Skip, just in case.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Shouldn't this be in the United thread?

 

[Legalamb777]

Harris was made redundant by the Daily/Sunday Mail and now apparently works for himself,so he can now spew as much bile(whether it’s true or false) as he likes.All City can realistically do is take action against the nutter himself “IF” he says/writes anything that’s libelous which he “CAN’T” back up in a court….i think that’s true anyway,correct me if I’m wrong.
Old Martyn Ziegler who writes for the Times responded to a tweet from Nick…………………….hmmmm

 

[give it to gordon]

Harris was made redundant by the Daily/Sunday Mail and now apparently works for himself,so he can now spew as much bile(whether it’s true or false) as he likes.All City can realistically do is take action against the nutter himself “IF” he says/writes anything that’s libelous which he “CAN’T” back up in a court….i think that’s true anyway,correct me if I’m wrong.
Old Martyn Ziegler who writes for the Times responded to a tweet from Nick…………………….hmmmm

Harris says he was sacked not made redundant

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

May be reading too much into it.
But I wonder if the exclamation mark indicates their frustration and possible bemusement with the timeframe also.

Either way invite Dave onto the thread, I’d love to hear his take on the muffin vs barm debate.

It’d be a roll…

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Harris was made redundant by the Daily/Sunday Mail and now apparently works for himself,so he can now spew as much bile(whether it’s true or false) as he likes.All City can realistically do is take action against the nutter himself “IF” he says/writes anything that’s libelous which he “CAN’T” back up in a court….i think that’s true anyway,correct me if I’m wrong.
Old Martyn Ziegler who writes for the Times responded to a tweet from Nick…………………….hmmmm

Not that I care much, but isn’t he talking, in what is practically 2026, about a letter he received in 2023?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I think you have misunderstood me.
1. It is disputed as to whether the goal posts were moved, but I believe they were, see PB. Slbsn disputes this theory.
2. I did not say that case was about sponsorship.

I had the work I did on this verified by this guy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-rob-wilson-a8501428/?originalSubdomain=uk. I collaborated with SwissRamble on the figures.

Stefan disputed it because he didn't think of it.

 

[slbsn]

I had the work I did on this verified by this guy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-rob-wilson-a8501428/?originalSubdomain=uk. I collaborated with SwissRamble on the figures.

Stefan disputed it because he didn't think of it.

As usual, the simpler explanation is to be preferred. I just didn’t think it was very likely or convincing. From what I can recall of your theory (I can barely remember it), it would have been very easy for City to win a specific challenge on the point if you were correct. They didn’t even try which suggests it wasn’t the silver bullet you believe. But you may well be right on that whole thing regardless of whether I was convinced. There is a lot I disagree with Rob Wilson about btw so that doesn’t change anything for me.

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

I had the work I did on this verified by this guy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-rob-wilson-a8501428/?originalSubdomain=uk. I collaborated with SwissRamble on the figures.

Stefan disputed it because he didn't think of it.

Rob Wilson is a waste of time. His opinion in the original DS leaks was criticised on here and he proved to be a "rent a quote" for other bs views with the likes of Delaney.

Petrusha expressed it best about Wilson (but this wasn;t in reference to your work):

"Jesus Christ! Where even to start with this heap of shit? I've just looked up Professor Rob Wilson's own description of his career on his university's website. As someone who, in the last few years, has been teaching at a university as a sideline to my main career, I see much that's admirable and worthy in that pedagogical environment. Certainly, I'm far from hostile to academia and I hope that no one forms an impression to the contrary.

On the other hand, I have observed that it's an environment that does from time to time allow utter charlatans to flourish, and I'd posit that this **** betrays every sign of being one of them. He seems to me to be a contemptible rogue who exhibits almost zero real-world knowledge in any aspect of his field of purported expertise, though as he sells himself as a specialist in finance, I'll leave comments on his skills that area to posters more qualified in it than I am.

But as he's commenting above on a matter of law, I am qualified to assess his aptitude in that sphere. My considered view is that he's legally illiterate. It's like asking Jack Duckworth to explain the theory of relativity, but it's worse than that. What's damaging is that he has a veneer of credibility that might induce people into thinking he's worth listening to, and such a layperson, in expecting enlightenment from his words, will be grievously misled."

 

[slbsn]

100% mate. Surely Harris has crossed into litigation territory there @slbsn?

No. I think the point is that the club won’t be in the slightest bit bothered by a tweet. But had an expectation of some objectivity in the Mail on Sunday

 

[nmc]

He blocked me for some reason! He is an idiot

Lord Pannick KC or Dickhead Harris?

 

[Lost in space]

All I want for Christmas is this witch hunt to be over

 

[jimharri]

You can put your boots on again for the game on saturday,
but you're definitely not in charge of the dressing room music :)

As long as Screamer isn't!

 

[citizen_maine]

As long as Screamer isn't!

At least we wouldn't be late getting out onto the pitch

 

[Goater101]

We’ve won the case haven’t we. For years they’ve attacked us from every corner. Imagine people trying to take the moral high ground in the world we live in. Hypocrites. I so want/need Pep to extend his contract. Imagine the meltdown again. I would be so so happy. More than you believe.