to know its racism you only have to look at how its referred too, our money is consistently referred to as arab money not just by rival fans but by the mainstream media, forests money is never referred to as greek money, villas money is never referred to as egyptian money and wolves is never referred to chinese money, our money doesnt spend differently to any of the other money but is referred to differently and that is quite simply racism.I got blocked by Delaney months ago when the subject of sportswashing came up. Basically i said sportswashing is pumping money into a business to give it a good image.
It was nothing to do with state ownership. sheik mansour getting Etihad to sponsor City is no different to saudi telecom trying to give their state a positive image by being associated with utd since before our takeover.
If one set of money is bad then so is the other. Its like saying that boxers who are sponsored by Daniel kinahan are more morally acceptable than if they boxed out of the gym he owns
Sounds right. It's a complex area but declaratory relief allows parties to sort things out, injunctive relief is a court order saying what should be done to remedy the wrong done (to City).
Maybe the best thing would be that the bad faith shown by the PL has tainted the PL's standing in the bringing the 115 charges and drops them, with a statement saying they are unsustainable in the light of the Tribunal’s finding that the APT rules were created to disadvantage competition, and the PSR rules, while still in force, are similarly tainted.
Then City say that in exchange for not claiming damages / costs, we'll help you write the new rules!
Its so amusing that they throw this in like everything in law and in general life isnt a technicality. I mean take him in reality he is a raving lunatic who writes complete nonsense to appeal to a specific set of morons but technically he is a journalist.
And it was only by the skin of their teeth that Everton managed to stay in the PL, they so very easily could have got relegated through points deductions and entered the abyss, who would have bought Everton without PL football? Same for Forest, yet those wankers in Trafford escape any punishment or point deductions.Unfortunately over recent years we have seen a growing tendency towards greater regulation, particularly financial, and I have to say that the authorities have made a pretty rotten job of it. The authorities, or the cartel, or whoever are so scared that very rich owners will dominate football at the expense of the "traditional" elite that they have missed, or do not wish to see that these clubs have manipulated the PL into a series of regulations that ensure that super wealthy owners cannot use their wealth to grow and improve their clubs. The regulations also enable owners to take money out of their clubs and the game, load their clubs with debt and generally run it unlike any other industry. The paradox is that, although football is not just like any other business football clubs have to be much more business like than they were some 20 years ago. And this is what the regulations rule out. City's lawyers have struck the first blow against this insidious, dishonest regime and helped take the first step back to sanity. It won't be perfect but it will be a lot better and a lot more honest ... and lawful. So I still believe that your original post describes exactly the kind of owners who belong not in any other business but in the PL. The regulations do not protect football or owners "who act like custodians" but the kind of owners who should not be allowed within a million miles of any English club.
This prick is starting to realise the PL are going to lose, so now talks about going back to having jumpers for goal posts.Haha. Just read Delaney's latest piece. Apparently it's all due to clubs being state-owned. Not the PL putting in place, at the behest of certain clubs, unlawful rules to counter a perceived threat that hadn't at the time, or has now for that matter, materialised. And nothing to do with him just releasing a(nother) book about the evils of sportswashing, I don't suppose.
I am still amazed that the tribunal accepted there was a single reason for APT rules other than to stop Newcastle and City. The evidence put before them was weak imho (PL been discussing APTs since 2018 - why then I wonder? - but no formal discussions until post-Newcastle; UEFA's charges against City - which as we know were all thrown out; and the PL's case against City - which hasn't concluded so is no indication of any reason at all to do anything, if it is why not just deduct points now? Can't get my head around any of that. Especially as the PL, I don't think, can point to a single sponsorship that has subsequently been shown to be "evidently" above fmv. As I said, the tribunal needed fewer lawyers and more accountants :)
Anyway, Delaney is a funny little fella, isn't he?
For those that want to read it without giving him a click:
There are some crackers in it.
Delaney says:Haha. Just read Delaney's latest piece. Apparently it's all due to clubs being state-owned. Not the PL putting in place, at the behest of certain clubs, unlawful rules to counter a perceived threat that hadn't at the time, or has now for that matter, materialised. And nothing to do with him just releasing a(nother) book about the evils of sportswashing, I don't suppose.
I am still amazed that the tribunal accepted there was a single reason for APT rules other than to stop Newcastle and City. The evidence put before them was weak imho (PL been discussing APTs since 2018 - why then I wonder? - but no formal discussions until post-Newcastle; UEFA's charges against City - which as we know were all thrown out; and the PL's case against City - which hasn't concluded so is no indication of any reason at all to do anything, if it is why not just deduct points now? Can't get my head around any of that. Especially as the PL, I don't think, can point to a single sponsorship that has subsequently been shown to be "evidently" above fmv. As I said, the tribunal needed fewer lawyers and more accountants :)
Anyway, Delaney is a funny little fella, isn't he?
For those that want to read it without giving him a click:
There are some crackers in it.