FIFA Open a NEW investigation into City (and Chelsea) - Chelsea get transfer ban

[Andrew___K]

Bad news for us I reckon. FIFA might be coming after City shortly if Chelsea don't appeal.

"Chelsea have not yet applied to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to try to freeze the two-window transfer ban that they are still appealing as the club consider their options.
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Some sources have floated the idea that Chelsea may be better to start serving their ban if lawyers believe that they will not be able to get it completely overturned."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...-applying-cas-freeze-two-window-transfer-ban/

Edit: according to Chelsea's statement on the official site, they're planning to appeal. Perhaps the media are just stirring shit.
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/05/08/chelsea-statement

 

[dickie davies]

Bad news for us I reckon. FIFA might be coming after City shortly if Chelsea don't appeal.

"Chelsea have not yet applied to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to try to freeze the two-window transfer ban that they are still appealing as the club consider their options.
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Some sources have floated the idea that Chelsea may be better to start serving their ban if lawyers believe that they will not be able to get it completely overturned."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...-applying-cas-freeze-two-window-transfer-ban/

Or perhaps Chelsea are guilty

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Just found this article this morning...

https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/features/item/the-deficiency-of-fairness-in-financial-fair-play

 

[117 M34]

I'm less bothered about the fifa investigation than the uefa one even though getting a transfer ban would be awful for us and allow others to catch up.
We are almost certainly guilty of tapping youth players up. I think the top 100 clubs in Europe are all guilty of it. If it's our turn to get caught then we have to deal with the consequences. Others have before us and others will after us.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Interesting but doesn't address the fundamental issue of how far FFP application has undergone a metamorphosis from its stated aims to a tool to preserve the status quo and deliberately stifle competition.

Spot on. Seems to be a slightly angled view in terms of ‘how’ it is enforceable

 

[Newman Noggs]

Spot on. Seems to be a slightly angled view in terms of ‘how’ it is enforceable

Slanted for a legal audience so unsurprising really. But I should imagine that the overwhelming issue is the fundamental breach of Article 101 prohibiting cartels. But then, I'm no lawyer.

 

[sir baconface]

If we have an incoming ban pending, it will put us in a weaker bargaining position. We could well to have pay more in transfer fees/wages?

We could end up paying £500k a week for a redundant piano player.

 

[Andrew___K]

 

[razman]

They finally woke up

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

I wonder if this is a pincer movement. Surely no coincidence, the timing of both clubs' actions? It's about time clubs got together to take this lot to task, the cartel have no problem watching from afar as our reputations are torn to shreds.