City launch legal action against the Premier League | City win APT case (pg901)

[MCFC1993]

I suppose it wouldn’t be BM if every **** didn’t fall out after a very good day at the office..

International break, what else would we do!

 

[Rammy Blue]

It's also possible for him to be wrong.

I’m not getting involved in the debate about Stefan, but will say that he does appear on the face of it to be, as they say, up his own arse a bit at times and not particularly humble in appreciating he isn’t all knowing and likely to be correct 100% of the time. That’s his prerogative, of course, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with people feeling rubbed up the wrong way by his current stance.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Yeah, I left 'mardarse' available as a username for those that need it more.

Your username always makes me smile :-)

 

[HelloCity]

Could spend forever trying to dig up your talksport segment so put a simple search on your name and here's you quoted in the Daily Mail.
If you're misquoted you best get your legal hat on,if not you're beginning to look rather stupid over this.View attachment 134361

Well found.

 

[Stoned Rose]

just that if you support City your opinion on this matter is worthless because you are blinded by prejudice.

Might as well close the thread mate.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I struggle to see how you have reached that conclusion. That's not suggesting you are wrong just that my thoughts are quite different. Both sides can of course claim a win, and for the PL they have had confirmation that the APT rules are sound in principle.

But whilst City took them to court to fell the tree, using your analogy, there were certain branches that weighed heavy and were the true target. And those branches have been cut. In doing so, the PL are left with a tree that might not survive.

Remember that the PL had legal advice on the rules, then amended them without (or ignoring) that advice. Certain rules voted through have been found to be unlawful. Those rules were ones that caused City to lose out on lucrative new sponsorship. It's going to take a hell of a lot more than some gentle pruning to get a lawful version of the rules voted through. The amendments were clearly made to appease clubs who saw them as enabling City to potentially grow revenue. Removal of certain words was paramount to getting them voted through. To think the PL simply re-draft and then get sign off is naive. They either manage that, and City are likely to then secure new sponsorships, or they again introduce a set of unlawful rules. The emails City have issued to all clubs suggests the latter isn't an option they have.

Stepping back, it is who you perceive to be the bad guy. The PL is essentially doing what it is under pressure to do. Certain clubs have clearly forced through these rules. The PL possibly doesn't have an issue with a lawful version, but many clubs will. Between them, they're in a spot of bother.

The PL spent ten days preparing their damage limitation comms release. Their press release is no more than PR spin. I don't think many of the PL clubs at next week's meeting will regard it as a victory. It's going to cost the clubs a lot of money in legal fees and that's even before the PL faces a compensation claim from City and a potential legal action from Newcastle. This whole episode has been a disaster for the PL and I will be amazed if Masters survives in his job. Perhaps then some of the media stooges and idiots at the BBC will stop repeating the PR spin that the PL have won the case.

 

[Gazza]

International break, what else would we do!

I suppose it's better than the 'Name your food themed City 11" threads.

 

[NLW Blue]

How can so few at the Premier League, fuck something up that is good for so many people, that the competition no longer has any credibility ?

They have essentially conspired with a select few clubs to cheat, basically.

As long as the select few were alright, they turned a blind eye to them and restricted the growth of others.

They must have been taking advice from that twat Tebas.

I said to an Everton fan last night, that there would only be City left in the top division because the rest of the cheating cunts will be relegated.

 

[MCFC1993]

One thing that has occurred to me is why is this case been commented on by football journalists and reported on sports pages? It has nothing to do with football! It should be reported by legal correspondents on business pages.

It's one of the major issues in football, as the sport becomes more commercialised, having knowledge of the game alone is no longer enough in certain spheres. The Premier League have found this out trying to draft complex financial rules for 20 clubs wanting different outcomes. Some journalists will be worried because their love for football and Journalist/English degrees but no legal knowledge or financial knowledge might leave them left behind.

Even as a fan, how much have we had to learn in the last 10-15 years to understand what is going on?

The sport has changed and still changing though and it's only going to become less about the football unfortunately.

 

[MMA]

Feel free to add something useful to the conversation at some point if that's not beyond you.

It's a pretty funny reply he give to be fair..