Benjamin Mendy - City lose case and Mendy awarded £11m in back pay (p168)

[RiversideBlue]

Maybe we should sue him for impersonating a footballer

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Did he ever have a decent game for us. I can only remember him being shit or being injured. I still have sleepless nights remembering the roasting Traore gave him.

Dippers 5-0 he was decent. In fact up until his first injury he was good.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

As expected, some absolute whoppers on this thread.

What will be, will be between employer and former employee.

All the best, Mendy, regardless.

 

[johnnytapia]

Haha. Fuck me.

The exact phrase that got him cleared on all counts!

 

[johnnytapia]

Why ? What would you do in his shoes ??

Shag everything in sight.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

I would think the devil is in the details of his contract. If he is owed money, no doubt we pay. (I suspect hes asked for more than hes due, probably including his league winning bonuses). If its stated his unavailability for work due to arrest or incarceration excludes financial liability on suspension then he gets nowt.
If its not clear a court will decide what's fair. (Which appears to be where we are)
His legal advisors obviously believe he's due something but it's hard to have an opinion one way or another without knowledge of the employment contractual details apart from an opinion that he was a bit of a dick and put himself in positions where he could be exploited and allowed his penis to be his wand of morality.

Very good summation.

 

[bluenova]

So, you're saying the accused is the culprit in any scenario, even if he's innocent.

Not at all.

I'm saying that just because someone is found not guilty in a criminal court case, it doesn't automatically follow that they will win a civil case. The level of proof required in a criminal court is rightly much, much higher, because sending people to prison is much more serious than dismissing them from a job.

It's also quite common for people to do things that aren't criminal offences, and yet still result in your pay being suspended, or you being dismissed.

So just because Mendy was found not guilty, doesn't automatically mean he has a right to the money City didn't pay him.

 

[117 M34]

If he gets £10M off us, he’s going to owe them a fortune.

Can't we just pay him secretly like we did with Mancini?
:)

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Another legal battle to follow, when i joined Bluemoon the last thing i expected was to be so well versed in the law.

We’ve got a lot of experts on here.

Epidemiologists, military strategists, Middle Eastern diplomats and now sports and criminal lawyers.

Who knew the City fanbase was so rich and diverse.

 

[Gray]

3 substitute appearances, not setting the world alight is he?