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CAS judgement: UEFA ban overturned, City exonerated (report out p603)
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ChicagoBlue
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The lack of cooperation charge, while pathetic, was always going to be hard to fight. However, any unbiased, objective journalist (or even casual observer) now knows that not only did City not do what UEFA suggested, but UEFA tried to bend their own rules in a desperate attempt to punish the club.
City were entirely exonerated on all relevant legal aspects of the charges and the current derogatory headlines are merely cherry-picking clickbait phrases, because more people dislike any club than like it.
I, too, hope City treat the nine Premier League clubs with the disdain they deserve. Without knowing the details or facts of the case, they inserted themselves into it in a way that casts shame on themselves.
I see Twatter journos (at least those wear red-tinted specs) have chosen the Etihad increases in sponsorship as their bludgeon, in an attempt to color City’s main sponsorship as extraordinarily lucrative. It may well have been, but as the national airline of the country the success City created on the field was spreading the brand name and associating it with success. We’re Liverpool or United being given increasing sponsorship monies, as a result of on field success, it would be lauded as due reward, of course...as have their increasing sponsorship deals without winning trophies!
While many media/opposing fan types will point to a phrase or two in a 93 page document as some kind of proof of wrongdoing not punished, what has been memorialized, and thus wholly defensible, is that Manchester City did NOT engage in the illegal activities of which they were accused, found guilty and sentenced for, all by the same oversight body. Rather, it was their unwillingness to play nice and jump on request for every piece of information required by UEFA while being investigated, even though they provided every relevant document eventually, for which they were castigated. In some circles, that would feel akin to an unwillingness of an innocent man to cooperate with the Police...a protected right, no less.
All in all, no-one will remember the actual technical issues over time, but they will know that City MUST have been not guilty because we played in the CL in the 20/21 season, and that’s what counts!
City were entirely exonerated on all relevant legal aspects of the charges and the current derogatory headlines are merely cherry-picking clickbait phrases, because more people dislike any club than like it.
I, too, hope City treat the nine Premier League clubs with the disdain they deserve. Without knowing the details or facts of the case, they inserted themselves into it in a way that casts shame on themselves.
I see Twatter journos (at least those wear red-tinted specs) have chosen the Etihad increases in sponsorship as their bludgeon, in an attempt to color City’s main sponsorship as extraordinarily lucrative. It may well have been, but as the national airline of the country the success City created on the field was spreading the brand name and associating it with success. We’re Liverpool or United being given increasing sponsorship monies, as a result of on field success, it would be lauded as due reward, of course...as have their increasing sponsorship deals without winning trophies!
While many media/opposing fan types will point to a phrase or two in a 93 page document as some kind of proof of wrongdoing not punished, what has been memorialized, and thus wholly defensible, is that Manchester City did NOT engage in the illegal activities of which they were accused, found guilty and sentenced for, all by the same oversight body. Rather, it was their unwillingness to play nice and jump on request for every piece of information required by UEFA while being investigated, even though they provided every relevant document eventually, for which they were castigated. In some circles, that would feel akin to an unwillingness of an innocent man to cooperate with the Police...a protected right, no less.
All in all, no-one will remember the actual technical issues over time, but they will know that City MUST have been not guilty because we played in the CL in the 20/21 season, and that’s what counts!
thelongbowman
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For any hack or media outlet to focus of the fine is just ridiculous. It is clear to any that want to see that City could not trust UEFA with the truth so had to wait till CAS could have it.
I accept that CAS need to believe that UEFA are not bent, we know differently, hence the fine.
BUT the real story here is that UEFA were forced or coerced into charging CITY with really poor evidence of misdoing and that we were completely exonerated of any wrong doing.
There is no one so blind as that one who refuses to see. ( or in other words, there are loads more rag/scouse twat fans knocking about so we prefer to slag CITY off than tell the truth).
WIN THE FUCKING CHUMPS LEAGUE BLUES, PRETTY FUCKING PLEASE.
I accept that CAS need to believe that UEFA are not bent, we know differently, hence the fine.
BUT the real story here is that UEFA were forced or coerced into charging CITY with really poor evidence of misdoing and that we were completely exonerated of any wrong doing.
There is no one so blind as that one who refuses to see. ( or in other words, there are loads more rag/scouse twat fans knocking about so we prefer to slag CITY off than tell the truth).
WIN THE FUCKING CHUMPS LEAGUE BLUES, PRETTY FUCKING PLEASE.
mosssideblue
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That's the oneYou mean ask them what they intend to do about this PL rule?
"We will ensure that our Clubs: • Behave with the utmost good faith and honesty to each other, do not unjustly criticise or disparage one another and maintain confidences."
Because we've got lots of resources and UEFA runs on a shoestring.In view of the lack of evidence and the tampering with the emails I find it hard to understand how uefa were not held liable for all legal costs as it essentially a malicious / false accusation by them, and also where the fuck the 10m fine is justified. Despite 'winning' we have been pretty severly punished and der spiegel / uefa get off.
andyhinch
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Don’t do twatter any good ?PB's written a thesis!
Citizen Green
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I look forward to watching the Liverpool business plan inevitably fall apart over the coming years as their key players are picked off by the Spanish giants.
They gambled everything on this kneecapping City and cementing them at the top for years to come, rather they have poked a giant with a stick and given it great resolve, them and the rest of the bent bastards.
They gambled everything on this kneecapping City and cementing them at the top for years to come, rather they have poked a giant with a stick and given it great resolve, them and the rest of the bent bastards.
lancs blue
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He's gone with the nuclear option!PB's written a thesis!
Fordyboy46
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The Biased Broadcasting Cooperation main football headline just been on BBC 1, Jesse Lingard reveals why he's not been himself this season, seriously you couldn't make this shit up. Not even trying to hold their bias back now, must be absolutely full of rags at Salford media.
MillionMilesAway
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Don’t do twatter any good ?
He appears a little irritated.
Had a bit of a go at Tony Evans.
Laid into Conn with all guns blazing.
Not seen any response from the assorted hackery.