Perhaps they're waiting for Arsenal's Appeal period to expire before making the announcement ;-)cibaman said:NMB said:It was first leaked that we were facing squad restrictions about 3 weeks ago. Since then we've been negotiating with UEFA before deciding whether to accept the penalties, which have been described by the club as a compromise. Surely at least half a day of those discussions would have focused on how many foreign players we would be allowed? I just cant see City making a decision on whether or not to accept the sanctions without first having nailed that point.
Agree with the above. As I have said earlier in the thread, it could be that both UEFA and City are waiting for the 10 day appeal period to elapse before issuing a clarification thus avoiding the noise of the likes of Wenger for a short while at least.
But if it turns out to be 17+4, wont Wenger and co cry foul?
gordondaviesmoustache said:Perhaps they're waiting for Arsenal's Appeal period to expire before making the announcement ;-)cibaman said:NMB said:It was first leaked that we were facing squad restrictions about 3 weeks ago. Since then we've been negotiating with UEFA before deciding whether to accept the penalties, which have been described by the club as a compromise. Surely at least half a day of those discussions would have focused on how many foreign players we would be allowed? I just cant see City making a decision on whether or not to accept the sanctions without first having nailed that point.
Agree with the above. As I have said earlier in the thread, it could be that both UEFA and City are waiting for the 10 day appeal period to elapse before issuing a clarification thus avoiding the noise of the likes of Wenger for a short while at least.
But if it turns out to be 17+4, wont Wenger and co cry foul?
So he did. Apologies for riding on your coat-tails NMB!Ducado said:gordondaviesmoustache said:Perhaps they're waiting for Arsenal's Appeal period to expire before making the announcement ;-)cibaman said:But if it turns out to be 17+4, wont Wenger and co cry foul?
Like NMB said
Dafter (for want of a better expression) than David Gill's, Lord Mellchett-style involvement?cibaman said:I've always thought that the 10 day appeal process is just about the daftest aspect of FFP. But given that it exists, I cant see how the clock can be deemed to have started ticking until UEFA clarify the important details of the sanctions.
I thought that City fan Gazidis was a UEFA Director as well as Arsenal CEO.cibaman said:I've always thought that the 10 day appeal process is just about the daftest aspect of FFP. But given that it exists, I cant see how the clock can be deemed to have started ticking until UEFA clarify the important details of the sanctions.