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

[cheekybids]

I think I have it worked out.

The club's position is that the rules were found unlawful, so they have been null and void since 2021. This means any assessments made in that period are also null and void. Which is the club's main interest, of course. Etihad sails through. It also means an entire set of new rules, vetted for unlawfulness (I can't believe I am writing that), should be put in place.

The club's position on the PL's position is that you can't just amend rules to become lawful from 2024, but leave the old unlawfulness in place from 2021-2024. That in itself will also be unlawful. So the PL is exposing itself to a new challenge if it goes ahead.

My guess is they postpone the vote until the tribunal gives its view on whether the current rules are null and void or not.

Edit: I still don't see how PSR comes into it. Yet. At this stage. Currently.

& the back up defence shot is….

If you can be found guilty of a rule introduced at a later date & we are found guilty of Mancini 2nd contract (unlikely) then you can also be found guilty for owner loans.

 

[Bez]

The parties are supposed to go back to the panel with proposals. The PL agreed to do this originally but have backed out.

Looks like they've taken advice from Zippy then.

 

[cheekybids]

Should we be concerned about who comes up/goes down at the end of the season?

Assuming the PL finally get to a vote after the above.... wouldn't put it past them to be deliberately fucking about so a vote can't happen until they have the required patsies in a row.

“tyranny for the majority”

 

[tregyblue61]

Who sang that?

Tom Robinson Band.

Great album. - Power In The Darkness

 

[give it to gordon]

I think most fans don't understand all these financial rules. Seems us Citizens are becoming experts lol.

Talking to a Brighton fan the other day I asked if he was worried about Brighton having to pay interest on the clubs loads ?
He replied no we won't have to pay an interest on them as they are loads from the owner !

 

[citizen_maine]

“Our problem was we just kept winning.”
Perfection in six words.

Seven

 

[Blue Mist]

Should we be concerned about who comes up/goes down at the end of the season?

Assuming the PL finally get to a vote after the above.... wouldn't put it past them to be deliberately fucking about so a vote can't happen until they have the required patsies in a row.

No because the vote is meaningless if it is unlawful.
19 clubs could vote against City but it would mean squat if what they are voting on is illegal.
19 clubs could vote that no women will be allowed to manage a Premier League club with only City voting against. Obviously that's illegal so it doesn't matter what they vote. This us the same. (As long as City are right:-) )
I keep reading journalist arguing that the PL need 14 clubs to vote for it and I wonder just how stupid they can be.

 

[citizen_maine]

Should we be concerned about who comes up/goes down at the end of the season?

Assuming the PL finally get to a vote after the above.... wouldn't put it past them to be deliberately fucking about so a vote can't happen until they have the required patsies in a row.

The opposite seems to be true - they're trying to rush a vote through now

 

[johnny crossan]

I think most fans don't understand all these financial rules. Seems us Citizens are becoming experts lol.

Talking to a Brighton fan the other day I asked if he was worried about Brighton having to pay interest on the clubs loads ?
He replied no we won't have to pay an interest on them as they are loads from the owner !

have you got a cold? ;-)

 

[give it to gordon]

have you got a cold? ;-)

Lol nah ! Bloody predicted text plus typing whilst trying to show interest in what the wife was saying ;)

Loans :)