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Re: "City face Euro Expulsion"

I think as mind games go, Jose has stooped to a desperate and new low.
 
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andyhinch said:
It's all kept we Davys loss to page 7, which is convinient.

Good I don't want him sacked after coming under pressure. I'd like him to stay and systematically wreck them.
 
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when the british sporting press use this as a lead story you know the lunatics have taken over the asylum
 
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jrb said:
I think as mind games go, Jose had stooped to a desperate and new low.
I don't expect any less from Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. I don't know who they think they are to be in a position to criticise another club's spending. Pot, kettle, black springs to mind.

Chelsea are only still in the top 4 due to Abramovich. On the subject of inflating the transfer market both Chelsea and Arsenal's record transfer fee is higher than ours. Which 3 teams posted a £50 million loss last season? Big bad Manchester City - but of course Chelsea and Liverpool forget should be considered in that bracket too if that's how they are going about it. And Liverpool were happy to blow £35 million on an average player which remains one of football greatest buffoonery episodes.

I think the message from should rightly be: "you spend money on players and are not neutral - you sir have no legitimacy." Of course, most of those fans of those clubs are too thick to look at themselves in the mirror and think they spend no money on transfer at all.

If it was from mid-tabled clubs who were complaining at the levels of money being spent by 'big clubs' then I would take note. But the fact it is clearly an underhand move from bitter rivals who are clearly worried is incredible. The whole thing stinks to be honest.

Of course no one cares to mention that the Financial Fair Play and the above is most likely a contravention of EU Competition law and will be probably be found illegal in 2015 when the verdict in made in the Striani case.
 
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One day after the transfer window closes and City spent a grand total of ZERO they come out with this shit?

Pathetic.
 
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Prestwich_Blue said:
Forzacitizens said:
Keith, can you explain to
Me why it contravenes EU law?
In short, because it restricts competition. I believe that legal opinion given to our owners supports this.

Correct, a judicial challenge of the FFPR at ECJ will only have one outcome.
 
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It worries me with the rags probably not making top four that they will try to dig up dirt on us and replace us in the competition with those fuckers<br /><br />-- Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:52 pm --<br /><br />It worries me with the rags probably not making top four that they will try to dig up dirt on us and replace us in the competition with those fuckers
 
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jrb said:
Can you imagine Liverpool FC taking on the financial and political might of Abu Dhabi?

If they even make a peep then unsettle Suarez and Sturridge. Any club who interferes with us should face repercussions.
 
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Keith Moon said:
Prestwich_Blue said:
Forzacitizens said:
Keith, can you explain to
Me why it contravenes EU law?
In short, because it restricts competition. I believe that legal opinion given to our owners supports this.

Correct, a judicial challenge of the FFPR at ECJ will only have one outcome.

It's currently being challenged but its the break even rule that they have gone for.

But to reiterate again its worth looking at the two new rules and then people will realise that it's only giving an opposing team the right to object to a plea bargain.

We have no need to plea bargain as we haven't been punished. The press have jumped on a small change in the rules which allow a club to have a say in another clubs plea bargain.

So lets say we we're punished, which I can't see why we would be. UEFA say right you can't sign any players for a year. We say call it a 10 mill fine. UEFA say ok. arsenal say we think its unfair because etc etc.

It's all ifs and buts.
 
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Keith Moon said:
Prestwich_Blue said:
Forzacitizens said:
Keith, can you explain to
Me why it contravenes EU law?
In short, because it restricts competition. I believe that legal opinion given to our owners supports this.

Correct, a judicial challenge of the FFPR at ECJ will only have one outcome.
Not necessarily but it is wide open to challenge. This is an interesting article on the subject:
http://www.soccernomics-agency.com/?p=469
 
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If any or all of those clubs tried to take City to court via UEFA, the future of the PL would be at stake.

Can you imagine the fallout.

City would hit back and use their wealth via Abu Dhabi and drag those clubs through the courts. The PL would also be dragged into it.
 
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manimanc said:
And in a heartbeat utds EIGHT defeat In a piss poor season is brushed under the carpet...
Where the headline should scream "billy smart cocks it up again for the champions" we find a little square amongst the bullshit saying utd get beat again.....


8 defeats in a season SO FAR, just saying
 
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A despicable dirty tricks campaign. Amazing how the media lap up every word Jose says without even thinking it through. He could say the world is square and the media would publish it.

We've clearly rattled our competitors and they're very scared.
 
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taleofbluehalves said:
A despicable dirty tricks campaign. Amazing how the media lap up every word Jose says without even thinking it through. He could say the world is square and the media would publish it.

We've clearly rattled our competitors and they're very scared.
Sells papers. They know as well as we do the threat is hollow
 
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So they want to take the ball home. Childish wa..kers. That's all it comes down to. Sad thing is these clubs got their own way before doing that.
 

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