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

[halfcenturyup]

It would be nice to see a summary (an honest one) of what we actually win and what it means. This thread is too fucking difficult to follow.

Let me give it a go.

The rules were found to be unlawful for three reasons: never including shareholder loans within their scope; certain changes introduced in 2024 that removed a margin of error; and never allowing clubs to comment on the data the PL used to calculate FMV.

The rules were also found to be unfairly applied to two of the clubs sponsorship deals so the PL conclusions were set aside.

And the PL caused unreasonable delays in the assessment of two sponsorships.

This was a partial award. The tribunal gave time to the parties to agree on a way forward with the potential for injunctive relief (more legally binding decisions of the tribunal) later and put off any damage or cost awards until later. A final award will be made when the parties and the tribunal are ready.

Who won? It's subjective depending on what you think the objectives of City were. If you think they were trying to have all the rules kicked out, then they may have "lost". If you think they were just trying to get their sponsorship deals through and give the PL a bloody nose, then they may have "won".

As always, some uncertainty over what it all means. City seem to say the rules are unlawful so they are null and void since introduction and have to be rewritten. The PL seem to say they can just amend the unlawful parts. We probably need the tribunal to address that in their final award.

Hope that helps.

 

[jacko74]

Did this get any mentions at today’s press conference? I'm assuming not

It's funny how the new narrative in the media is "how boring all this legal stuff is and let's just get back to the football"

How strange considering how often they mention the 115 charges rather than just concentrating on the football.