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

Be aware that claims of a PL win are linked to this:

He added: "While it is true that MCFC did not succeed with every point that it ran in its legal challenge, the club did not need to prove that the APT rules are unlawful for lots of different reasons. It is enough that they are unlawful for one reason."

In reality the PL ‘wins’ were worthless because City only needed to show the rules were unlawful for a single season. That some of City’s claims of the rules being unlawful were thrown out means absolutely nothing.

Here’s an example:

Haaland has 5 one on ones with the keeper. The keeper saves 4 but Haaland scores 1. To win the game Haaland had to score just 1 of his 5 attempts. The keeper can claim he ‘won’ 4 but ultimately the game goes to Haaland.
 
bluenova said:
The biggest problem with all this won/lost nonsense is the football analogies.

Win 6-5 and you still get all three points. A score draw gives you the same points as a nil-nil.

What we have here is a situation that isn't a football game. Both sides can have some success, even if one has done better than the other.

It's quite possible for City to be pleased because they have won some concessions from the PL, while the PL can be pleased because it could have been a LOT worse.
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It’s being spun as a football match where only the shots off target are significant. City failed with 23 out of 26 shots against Fulham, Fulham only failed with 3 out of 5 so clearly a big win for Fulham
 
Gremlin said:
If I can paraphrase (and shoot me down here if anyone is better informed), it seems to me that the PL 'win' is that the concept of there being rules is lawful. City's win is, however, relates to what those rules actually are.

I know which seems to be the more effective win to me.
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100% thats how I see it, there seems to be this view that we were trying to throw out the whole principle of APT rules, I don't believe that to be the case at all. There needs to be regulation and rules in place however they need to be fair to all parties concerned and most importantly legal.

We felt the amendments pushed through after the Newcastle take over were not fair and legal and as such challenged them. We won, they are having to amend the rules.

The PL are claiming a victory in that the panel agreed there needed to be rules and regulations, I dont believe we ever challenged that.
 
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