We all know which side the media is on obviously. But as inept as they are I struggle with the idea that the sole objective of the PL is trashing us publicly. It doesn’t get them anywhere if they keep losing legally. And much as it might piss us off, the club don’t seem overly concerned by the bad press, it hasn’t overly hampered us thus far.Come on we know which side the media is on and will be on after the vote! There maybe one or two saying you can't have unlawful rules but the majority of the media will be giving it city again!
I hate to be pedantic but, no, that's not blackmail. What you describe is actually an incentive to persuade clubs with zero interest shareholder loans to vote for the new rules. In other words, carrot rather than stick. The term 'blackmail' might legitimately be used in a senario in which the PL had explicitly stated that a failure to vote the new rules through will result in interest being backdated on said loans. To my knowledge, they haven't said that (though admittedly, it could be implied).Correct me if I’m wrong but the premier have told clubs that if they vote in favour of the premier league then interest on shareholder loans will not be backdated.
Sounds like blackmail to me.
When FFP came in, and we were scrambling to avoid being sanctioned via the Annex XI provision about wages, we submitted a set of accounts that would have allowed us to meet the requirement. As we know, UEFA then changed the requirement and effectively applied it retrospectively.Not certain but, its dependent upon the interpretation of when the issue of the interest free loans ruling is applied, City believe that it should be retrospective or, at the very least, immediately whereas the PL want to introduce a period of grace. This is why City want to wait for the tribunal to rule, something that both parties, it is believed, have asked for.
But the PL aren't acting in isolation or solely of their own volition. They're doing it at the behest of the US-owned clubs, whose pocket they're in.We all know which side the media is on obviously. But as inept as they are I struggle with the idea that the sole objective of the PL is trashing us publicly. It doesn’t get them anywhere if they keep losing legally. And much as it might piss us off, the club don’t seem overly concerned by the bad press, it hasn’t overly hampered us thus far.
The global media are impartial and report on City objectively.The only reason why I can see they doing it is to make Man City look bad in the media again! All optics by the usual clubs!
They vote it through today and city take them to court again it be big bad city again all in the media article galore!