UEFA FFP investigation - CAS decision to be announced Monday, 13th July 9.30am BST

What do you think will be the outcome of the CAS hearing?

  • Two-year ban upheld

    Votes: 197 13.1%
  • Ban reduced to one year

    Votes: 422 28.2%
  • Ban overturned and City exonerated

    Votes: 815 54.4%
  • Other

    Votes: 65 4.3%

  • Total voters
    1,499
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Regarding apologies from the press, Sayeed of the Times wrote two articles about us. He got most of his facts wrong, left out bits that did not bolster his case, and went right over the top in suggesting punishments. Er, Sayeed, you have to be found guilty first! But he also gave a hostage to fortune by saying he would issue a public apology, if he were proved wrong. We all know he will weasel out of it, so, when we are exhonorated, everybody here should write a stiff letter to the Times and give Sayeed both barrels.
He's a Table Tennis cheat as well as a smug fucker.
 
Regarding apologies from the press, Sayeed of the Times wrote two articles about us. He got most of his facts wrong, left out bits that did not bolster his case, and went right over the top in suggesting punishments. Er, Sayeed, you have to be found guilty first! But he also gave a hostage to fortune by saying he would issue a public apology, if he were proved wrong. We all know he will weasel out of it, so, when we are exhonorated, everybody here should write a stiff letter to the Times and give Sayeed both barrels.

That smarmy slap headed ping pong cheating fuck also said all City fans are "vicious rats". What an odious cünt he is.
 
Not that you guys need further evidence of how EUFA pander to / turn a blind eye to the behaviour of cartel clubs, but here goes.
West Brom lost a highly rated 16 year old academy product named Louie Barry who moved to Barcelona in the last transfer window for £235k which is the max fee payable under EUFA rules for a 16 year old transferring to an overseas club. This has left a very bad taste in the mouth as we knew they were getting a very promising young player & had he moved to another English club, we would have been entitled to a significantly higher transfer fee, but, we are where we are.
The interesting bit is the news that West Brom have been threatening Barca with legal action as Barca have yet to pay the overdue £235k fee for the player along with the fact that Barca currently owe transfer fees to other clubs to a value of 232 million pounds or nearly 268 million euros!
But as far as EUFA are concerned, Barca not paying their bills & owing nearly €268 million is good, but MCFC being debt free, paying their bills & making a profit is somehow bad. Go figure!?!
 
In reply to KS55. if the article by Sayeed is wrong, we do have the point of law to use. So we can take both him and his paper The Times to court and sue them both for libel. If the club did this they could ask for damages in the £millions and also ask for an apology as well.
 
This has probably been answered but why is it taking so long for them to announce anything. Surely it can't be so complicated it takes months to decide. How much evidence can you examine.
 
This has probably been answered but why is it taking so long for them to announce anything. Surely it can't be so complicated it takes months to decide. How much evidence can you examine.

According to the CAS website it isn't even a date in the pipeline .
 
In reply to KS55. if the article by Sayeed is wrong, we do have the point of law to use. So we can take both him and his paper The Times to court and sue them both for libel. If the club did this they could ask for damages in the £millions and also ask for an apology as well.
It would be difficult. For example he stated that we were being investigated over several years of accounts. While that is wrong, it is probably not actionable. He suggested that our ADhabi related sponsorships were all exaggerated and represented the bulk of our commercial income, again wrong but nearer the limit. He used heavy irony: "city execs must be marketing geniuses". Given all the hooha, he would probably get away with the defence of fair comment in a matter of public interest, even tho' it was not fair in layman's terms.
I think we should just challenge him to make his promised apology. My bet is UEFA will squirm with saying we got away on a technicality of process and Sayeed would claim that is not exhonoration from the substantive charges. We'll see.
 
This has probably been answered but why is it taking so long for them to announce anything. Surely it can't be so complicated it takes months to decide. How much evidence can you examine.

Probably a combined effort gathering all the slurry they can find to throw at us in the hope that some of it will stick.
 
According to the CAS website it isn't even a date in the pipeline .
CAS were reported to have called for observations and evidence from both sides almost as soon as the appeal was lodged. Did this evidence take for ever to be submitted? City already had a large dossier of "irrefutable evidence." What did UEFA have? GUESS: CAS and UEFA in (pre trial) discussions: " So what is wrong about City's evidence? Did you discuss it with them?. They say you just ignored it" UEFA on the hook and squirming.
 
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