I'm speculating very wildly here but let's suppose we confronted Liverpool with the evidence and they said "It's a fair cop but we've also got loads of emails that will show you're trying to cheat UEFA over FFP. Wanna do a deal? If so we'll pay you £1m in hush money and we agree not to do anything like this again. We both sign NDA's and nothing is ever said again. If you do, we've still got the emails." We're not really in a position to argue as we haven't actually done a settlement with UEFA at that point so accept the settlement.
Yet the emails get released a few years later anyway and all bets are off as we know where they came from, plus we've got information on other stuff.
Like I say, this is very wild speculation but it kind of makes sense in some ways.
I want it now !As I said yesterday, if the PL is planning on a resumption just after the CAS hearing, that's the perfect time to unleash the shit storm.
I want it now !
I don't know if there were some outside parties other than the will of Der Spiegel to have some exclusive and sensational stories. Imo, those stories were following the agenda of the "established clubs" because German football has that mentality their model is the right one (50 + 1 rule). The nouveau riche clubs like Chelsea, City, PSG and soon Newcastle represent exactly everything they hate and fight against. RB Leipzig in Germany is despised for that very same reason.It seems to have been forgotten in the midsts of time, but it is well worth remembering the Der Spiegel articles and how they were written.
Outside of a few hacked documents, it was primarily padded out over five days with nothing more than spiteful words to denigrate the club and its history, laying it on thick when it came to our lack of success over the last few decades.
It spoke as if we had basically appeared in 2008 and offered plenty of superior moralising.
City were right to cite it as a clear attempt to damage the club's name.
For me, however, the narrative from De Spiegel betrayed quite a lot in terms of an agenda being served on behalf of an outside party.
It had a very German-centric influence that wreaked of Bayern undertones.
My other conclusion, based on the current politics, are all roads pointing towards Qatar, certainly in light of the recent Facebook revelations about negative accounts being set up about City in India?
Both seriously have the motive. We know the hacker by name but he had no input into how it was presented?
i can do both at the same time lolAnd the hearing?
It is just the typical arrogance of old guard football and especially Bayern Munich. They couldn't help but criticize Qatar and PSG as much as they could but once the money rolled into their coffers, they were very quick to sign and promote Qatar, its airport, its airways, etc.Funny you should mention Bayern Munich and Qatar in the same sentence as one of Bayerns shirt sponsors are Qatar Airways.
Coincidence or am I just being a bit thick?
It is just the typical arrogance of old guard football and especially Bayern Munich. They couldn't help but criticize Qatar and PSG as much as they could but once the money rolled into their coffers, they were very quick to sign and promote Qatar, its airport, its airways, etc.
Same situation with Arsenal proudly naming their stadium Emirates and having them as prime sponsor but crying about Abu Dhabi money at City. Cheap losers and hypcrocites.
When's the hearing?
Am I right in saying both City and Uefa choose a panel member and the third is chosen by CAS?
We have to hope that the third panelist is independent and has no ties to Uefa.