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

[spinney]

Just a quick question to those who are disappointed in our club taking this action.
What would you have them do instead? Would you have them meekly accept that our commercial and sporting rivals - an executive of one of which who has apparently made, let’s be charitable here, “discriminatory noises” about our club and executive team/ownership - should also have the right to decide how much sponsorship City are allowed to have? And from whom it should come?

We have tried that for 16 years and been progressively and repeatedly slapped down by the PL. Over and over again.

What more could the club do without finally resorting to the law? How many more insults should they accept? How many more sponsorships should they see go begging on account of the PL’s blatant racism (at worst) or protectionism (at best)?

How many more times should our executive team see their efforts to build this team, this club, this deprived area of Manchester and all its’ inhabitants up to world class standards be stymied because they are too brown/too Muslim/too good at it whilst our rivals see much bigger deals being waived through on a nod, a wink, a straight arm salute?

Win or lose this action I for one am more than proud of my clubs actions today. I’m humbled by it.

We didn’t start this fight. We tried to stop it ever becoming a fight. We tried to be decent and professional about it. We failed because we were never going to be allowed to succeed.

Thst is what the law is for. And I am glad, proud, and relieved that this club, my club, our club, have finally said “Enough. This far and not one step further”

If that makes no marks and twats on social media give you a hard time, stand up and fight for your club.
They’re fighting for you.

Many many likes

 

[mattcity5]

Sometimes you can win by losing. If victory is considered the change of the rules being halted then we may fail but if the real intention is to highlight corruption & drag others into investigations then we’ll know soon.

Yep, I don't think the owners mind losing the odd battle as long as we win the war.

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

Was it illegal? Was it against PL rules at the time? Did we meet FFP because of it?

What's the problem?

Must have been if it's one of the charges
I'm not sure
Yes
Problem is we were charged for it.

 

[pauls]

“Put on your red shoes and dance the blues”

Damn right David. You red cunts dance to our blue tune.

More like Under Pressure!

 

[DTKOAG]

 

[HelloCity]

Did we pay Mancini off the books from another account - probably yes.

Why would we need to do that?

We’re talking relatively tiny amounts of money.

 

[Ric]

Can somebody explain to me why this hearing next week is taking place in Harrogate? Why there? Proper random that.

The hearing isn't in Harrogate. There is a PL meeting in Harrogate.

 

[freshie]

 

[Decepticon]

After browsing social media, there's so many thick twats out there. Fucking hell, it like swimming in a sea of imbeciles.

Desperate attempt by the American cartel to leak this. I feel this is another smear campaign tactic to put more pressure on our club to settle for a compromise agreement.

We're going to see more media sycophants protecting and promoting the February ruling as "good for the game" and continue to tarnish our image on social and mainstream media. Absolute pricks!

I'm very confident the Club will beat this.

 

[ysmsa]

Can somebody explain to me why this hearing next week is taking place in Harrogate? Why there? Proper random that.

Harrogate Blues will be all over it