City launch legal action against the Premier League | Club & PL reach settlement | Proceedings dropped (p1147)

halfcenturyup said:
The basic premise of the article - that there are no financial controls if City "win" this case - , is nonsense. PSR and RPT will still be in force, at least until challenged.

If I was being overly analytical, I could pick holes in each paragraph. From the horrible grammar in the first paragraph ("– measures City have expended considerable resources trying to explain why their fellow clubs should reject"), to missing the point on why City wrote the recent letter in the second paragraph, to not understanding in paragraph three that City's strategy is wholly consistent with their view that the current rules are null and void, and will be, irrespective of Friday's vote, until the tribunal makes their decision, and so on.

It's a poor piece of journalism from a reporter who is obviously so far out of his comfort zone. The only question is whether he is stupid enough to proudly demonstrate his lack of expertise in this area, or unprofessional enough to write only what he is told to write. Tough one to answer that. Maybe the answer is both .....
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It’s PR or spin doctoring whatever you want to call it.

What are the comments saying? Is it all bad City.
 
I asked AI for a response….



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In response to the article, it's important to clarify that there are still robust financial regulations in place and no vote can supersede English law. The suggestion that such fundamental legal principles could be overridden is unfounded and misleading.

The financial framework within which we operate continues to be governed by well-established laws that ensure transparency, accountability, and the rule of law. Any changes or decisions made are subject to rigorous legal scrutiny to maintain the integrity of our financial and legal systems. It is critical to maintain public trust by upholding these standards and ensuring accurate information is shared.

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cheekybids said:
It’s PR or spin doctoring whatever you want to call it.

What are the comments saying? Is it all bad City.
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I read the archived version so no comments. Not giving them a single pound of my hard earned money. The tossers.

But let me make a prediction. Comments from City and Newcastle fans will be negative about the "article". Comments from Arsenal, United, Liverpool and Spurs fans will be positive. For the rest it will be divided up between those fans who are informed enough to see what is going on, who will be negative, and those who just regurgitate whatever bollocks they have been fed, who will be positive.

Prove me wrong :)
 
Zabbasbeard said:
The last game before Kevin Keegan was Oxford United and the gate was 10,004. So, we can safely say there were less than 10,000 Geordies there. Unless Oxford have a large number of Geordie fans!
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Ysabel 123 said:
In a one team City!
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To be fair, Oxford City were in the National League last season so you could argue there are two teams. Oh, Newcastle? Yes, no excuse
 
Zabbasbeard said:
The last game before Kevin Keegan was Oxford United and the gate was 10,004. So, we can safely say there were less than 10,000 Geordies there. Unless Oxford have a large number of Geordie fans!
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While I’m not defending the Geordies here and the attendance was indeed 10,004, it wasn’t the last home game before Keegan took over as manager. It wasn’t even the same season. Oxford game was April 1991 and I think it was a rearranged midweek game after the first match got called off due to heavy rain. Keegan became Newcastle manager in February 1992. IIRC their last home game before his appointment drew a crowd of around 16,000*. For his first game, another 14,000 or so Newcastle fans suddenly remembered where St James’ Park was!

*Edit: Just checked and last home game pre-Keegan was against Charlton. Attendance was 15,663. Interestingly, after the capacity crowd against Bristol City for his first game in charge, attendances started to drop off again - aside from the derby v Sunderland - as they struggled to pull away from the relegation zone. One game towards the back end of the season drew a crowd of just over 21,000. They lost 5 games on the bounce to leave them in deep shit, but won the last 2 and survived on the last day of the season.
 
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Haven't read Wallace article so how does he explain that it is right to break the rules of the country ?
Does he explain how he thinks it right that pl ignore the laws of this country ?

Odd isn't that the press/media what City hung drawn and quarter for 'breaking' the pl rules. Yet these same people are happy for the pl to operate outside of UK law.

Fucking two face knobheads the press/media
 
give it to gordon said:
Haven't read Wallace article so how does he explain that it is right to break the rules of the country ?
Does he explain how he thinks it right that pl ignore the laws of this country ?

Odd isn't that the press/media what City hung drawn and quarter for 'breaking' the pl rules. Yet these same people are happy for the pl to operate outside of UK law.

Fucking two face knobheads the press/media
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I don’t read the telegraph but by all accounts he’s only doing what the front pages are doing & telling the police & the courts to ignore the laws.

It seems English law doesn’t matter if the aggrieved is a darker shade than the perpetrators.
 
Ric said:
That article is quite something when you read it. Basically arguing that unlawful rules are actually justified if they hinder a team you dislike.
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But it also shows why we need others to stand up and be heard.
His entire article is about City fighting against 19 clubs.
Why are Newcastle so quiet ?
Why are other clubs who will vote with us staying silent ?
I assume they are happy to avoid the bad publicity it would attract and for that reason they are worse than the red shirts.
Cowards who will benefit if/when we win cannot be given any respect.
 
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halfcenturyup said:
... The only question is whether he is stupid enough to proudly demonstrate his lack of expertise in this area, or unprofessional enough to write only what he is told to write. Tough one to answer that. Maybe the answer is both .....
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Sadly you can probably count on the fingers of one hand the journalists who couldn't be replaced by a half decent AI system given certain parameters to come up with a suitably slanted "news story".
 
Blue Mist said:
But it also shows why we need others to stand up and be heard.
His entire article is about City fighting against 19 clubs.
Why are Newcastle so quiet ?
Why are other clubs who will vote with us staying silent ?
I assume they are happy to avoid the bad publicity it would attract and for that reason they are worse than the red shirts.
Cowards who will benefit if/when we win cannot he given any respect.
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Disagree, none of them wants a public slanging match, not even us. Unfortunately the PL have forced our hand and we've had to go on the front foot. The clubs are professionals, not football fans on twitter slagging each other.
 
Blue Mist said:
But it also shows why we need others to stand up and be heard.
His entire article is about City fighting against 19 clubs.
Why are Newcastle so quiet ?
Why are other clubs who will vote with us staying silent ?
I assume they are happy to avoid the bad publicity it would attract and for that reason they are worse than the red shirts.
Cowards who will benefit if/when we win cannot he given any respect.
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I know you don't need me to tell you this as you know that it's not the case that we're fighting against 19 clubs. About half a dozen are in our corner and possibly more now as it starts to dawn on some of the cuckold clubs that voting in favour of updated rules that might still be unlawful could result in more legal action and more legal costs to spread around. The other clubs who will vote with us don't really need to say anything at this stage - their vote will be enough. In any case, City brought this action in the first place so we absolutely should be the ones taking the lead on it. The fact that we keep writing letters to the other 19 clubs shows that we're doing the Premier League's job for them and it must piss off the red shirt cartel cunts (and Spurs) no end that we and our lawyers know our onions, whereas they and that dickhead Masters haven't got a fucking clue!
 
Centurions said:
Disagree, none of them wants a public slanging match, not even us. Unfortunately the PL have forced our hand and we've had to go on the front foot. The clubs are professionals, not football fans on twitter slagging each other.
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It wouldn't be a slanging match if a club wrote to the Premier League stating that, in their opinion and after consulting their legal experts, no decisions should be taken until the full judgement is released by the tribunal. They could send that letter to the media.
That's not twitter or any other social media shite.
 
Blue Mist said:
It wouldn't be a slanging match if a club wrote to the Premier League stating that, in their opinion and after consulting their legal experts, no decisions should be taken until the full judgement is released by the tribunal. They could send that letter to the media.
That's not twitter or any other social media shite.
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I agree with you. Pitching in would be the honourable thing to do but there is no honour in football so they are being prudent, watching the battles from the sidelines and will, no doubt, suddenly get all vocal if we win the war.
 
M18CTID said:
I know you don't need me to tell you this as you know that it's not the case that we're fighting against 19 clubs. About half a dozen are in our corner and possibly more now as it starts to dawn on some of the cuckold clubs that voting in favour of updated rules that might still be unlawful could result in more legal action and more legal costs to spread around. The other clubs who will vote with us don't really need to say anything at this stage - their vote will be enough. In any case, City brought this action in the first place so we absolutely should be the ones taking the lead on it. The fact that we keep writing letters to the other 19 clubs shows that we're doing the Premier League's job for them and it must piss off the red shirt cartel cunts (and Spurs) no end that we and our lawyers know our onions, whereas they and that dickhead Masters haven't got a fucking clue!
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I am in agreement with all you have said.
As have just replied to another poster. Clubs who support our view, (nothing should be done until the independent panel give the final verdict) should write to the PL stating this.
Instead, they seem happy for us to take all the bad press and make it look like we are fighting alone.
To do nothing is a cowardly shit house trick.
 
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