CAS judgement: UEFA ban overturned, City exonerated (report out p603)

[dario2739]

It was for limited cooperation with the initial investigation, no inference of guilt and don’t let any dippers or rags tell you otherwise.

Sets a precident though – any other club that doesn't co-operate should be automatically fined €10mil then surely

 

[Ban-jani]

Ok, so great result but I suspect ike many others I have an issue with the fine. Reading the CAS info, and we will get more shortly, it is because we failed to cooperate with them, which sounds like CAS refused our argument over concerns of a UEFA leak / mole.

I suspect that at some point in the UEFA investigation we saw where it was heading and shut up shop, and CAS haveto show that non-cooperation is not an option, but that's still a big fee to pay for not providing something which isn't actually specificed yet - unrealistic to have asked us to provdie another company's accounts, so must be to do with us just not talking to Laterme and his team once we saw the process with not fair. If so that's a heavy fine even if it is a third of the original and a big part of me says why should we pay a fine to fund a flawed and biased process?

Still, the bigger picture - UEFA acted without reason or evidence to ban us. That's the bigger win. Maybe we claw back more than €10m in our own actions in the fall out of this all.

We’ve been fined for being arsey with UEFA, not CAS.

I’ll take that any day of the week.

Pep to sign an extension now pls City :-)

 

[inbetween]

Take it take it take it!

The funniest thing is CAS mention the lack of evidence for some claims yet UEFA officials even discussed punishments in public before handing out the verdict.

Massive victory for us and it really damages the credibility of UEFA's system.

As for the fine well best 10 mill we've spent.

 

[Keeper!]

Tolmie did you know last week?

 

[Blue Til Death]

I've exonerated myself, but will pay a fine of £10.

You only have to pay 10 euros Ric, could make all the difference when cooking the books..!

 

[thelongbowman]

There will be an awful lot of biased horrible incompetent reporters and clubs gutted by this. This has been a trying few months for City, akin to being bullied, but its a lovely moment. I have nothing but contempt for the people who didnt understand the redicolous allegations and reported or commented inaccurately in trying to abuse my club. Plus, the 8 **** clubs who put the knife in when they thought we were down are beyond contempt. I will never forget.

 

[DrBlueBob]

I never felt more like singing the Blues,
City win, UEFA lose...

 

[Marvin]

Now to turn the tables on our rivals.

 

[BlueRiv]

And after allllll you’re my WONDERWALLLLLLL

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Thank fuck for that. It will divert attention from my Alan Ball thread...:)