FFP - 21 Man Squad Restriction & Homegrown Quota

[George Hannah]

...I'm still of the 17+4 mind, 13+8 is just too harmful to us.

that's why it'll be 13:8

It does seem incredible that they haven't clarified this yet. The difference between 17+4 and 13+8 in terms of impact is huge. What were they discussing in the last couple of weeks if not matters of this importance?

I wonder if Billy has got his promised UEFA email confirming his phone call yesterday when they told him it was 13:8

 

[aguero93:20]

that's why it'll be 13:8

It does seem incredible that they haven't clarified this yet. The difference between 17+4 and 13+8 in terms of impact is huge. What were they discussing in the last couple of weeks if not matters of this importance?

I wonder if Billy has got his promised UEFA email confirming his phone call yesterday when they told him it was 13:8

Not yet he hasn't.

 

[Anonymous]

It does seem incredible that they haven't clarified this yet. The difference between 17+4 and 13+8 in terms of impact is huge. What were they discussing in the last couple of weeks if not matters of this importance?

I wonder if Billy has got his promised UEFA email confirming his phone call yesterday when they told him it was 13:8

Not yet he hasn't.

Nope ... currently not answering the phone at the media office. I will keep trying though.

 

[Neville Kneville]

City must know, but they don't seem to be interested in clarifying it either.

 

[jimbo101]

It would be truly astonishing if between CITY & UEFA this hadn't been sorted out.

I simply cannot believe that there is any confusion or mis-understanding on this point, particularly given the nature of the technical failing of FFP that required the implementation on the sanctions in the first place.

The mere fact that no clarification has been forthcoming from CITY or UEFA leads me to believe that they are waiting for everything to settle down (maybe the 10 day appeal window) before it is quietly confirmed at 17-4.

 

[Anonymous]

It does seem incredible that they haven't clarified this yet. The difference between 17+4 and 13+8 in terms of impact is huge. What were they discussing in the last couple of weeks if not matters of this importance?

I wonder if Billy has got his promised UEFA email confirming his phone call yesterday when they told him it was 13:8

Not yet he hasn't.

Well well well ... so it seems that UEFA have changed their tune. My email made it to the relevant people there and although they won't go on record via email, they were prepared to tell me that as it stands the details of this part of the settlement hasn't actually been decided by UEFA. I asked if that meant that they were still negotiating with City and Paris and his answer was "all I can tell you is that the details of this part of the settlements hasn't yet been agreed."

Yesterday I thought it was just laziness on the part of City/UEFA in giving the general public the details, but it sounds more like this detail hasn't actually been agreed upon and there's still negotiating going on behind the scenes.

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

I wonder if Billy has got his promised UEFA email confirming his phone call yesterday when they told him it was 13:8

Not yet he hasn't.

Well well well ... so it seems that UEFA have changed their tune. My email made it to the relevant people there and although they won't go on record via email, they were prepared to tell me that as it stands the details of this part of the settlement hasn't actually been decided by UEFA. I asked if that meant that they were still negotiating with City and Paris and his answer was "all I can tell you is that the details of this part of the settlements hasn't yet been agreed."

Yesterday I thought it was just laziness on the part of City/UEFA in giving the general public the details, but it sounds more like this detail hasn't actually been agreed upon and there's still negotiating going on behind the scenes.

So it seems like UEFA are making up the rules as they go along?

 

[Matty]

I wonder if Billy has got his promised UEFA email confirming his phone call yesterday when they told him it was 13:8

Not yet he hasn't.

Well well well ... so it seems that UEFA have changed their tune. My email made it to the relevant people there and although they won't go on record via email, they were prepared to tell me that as it stands the details of this part of the settlement hasn't actually been decided by UEFA. I asked if that meant that they were still negotiating with City and Paris and his answer was "all I can tell you is that the details of this part of the settlements hasn't yet been agreed."

Yesterday I thought it was just laziness on the part of City/UEFA in giving the general public the details, but it sounds more like this detail hasn't actually been agreed upon and there's still negotiating going on behind the scenes.

Interesting.

I'm a little surprised that we've agreed to the Champion's League squad sanction without being 100% certain exactly what that sanction entails. Although, at worse, the sanction is what the majority of us thought it was anyway, so I suppose if they are still sorting this out there's the possibility that it won't be as bad as 13 + 4 + 4.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Not yet he hasn't.

Well well well ... so it seems that UEFA have changed their tune. My email made it to the relevant people there and although they won't go on record via email, they were prepared to tell me that as it stands the details of this part of the settlement hasn't actually been decided by UEFA. I asked if that meant that they were still negotiating with City and Paris and his answer was "all I can tell you is that the details of this part of the settlements hasn't yet been agreed."

Yesterday I thought it was just laziness on the part of City/UEFA in giving the general public the details, but it sounds more like this detail hasn't actually been agreed upon and there's still negotiating going on behind the scenes.

So it seems like UEFA are making up the rules as they go along?

Really? D'ya think?

 

[Anonymous]

Not yet he hasn't.

Well well well ... so it seems that UEFA have changed their tune. My email made it to the relevant people there and although they won't go on record via email, they were prepared to tell me that as it stands the details of this part of the settlement hasn't actually been decided by UEFA. I asked if that meant that they were still negotiating with City and Paris and his answer was "all I can tell you is that the details of this part of the settlements hasn't yet been agreed."

Yesterday I thought it was just laziness on the part of City/UEFA in giving the general public the details, but it sounds more like this detail hasn't actually been agreed upon and there's still negotiating going on behind the scenes.

Interesting.

I'm a little surprised that we've agreed to the Champion's League squad sanction without being 100% certain exactly what that sanction entails. Although, at worse, the sanction is what the majority of us thought it was anyway, so I suppose if they are still sorting this out there's the possibility that it won't be as bad as 13 + 4 + 4.

I am wondering if there is a legality issue with respect to players' contracts. For example, it is entirely possible that players could have non CL clauses in their contracts, and it could be argued that the players excluded from the list would be entitled to activate those clauses on the basis that although City qualified for the CL, through no fault of the players, they are being excluded from the list because of City's wrongdoing.