PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[BamberBridgeBlue]

In general I don't disagree with this, but to be fair..something has come out, hasn't it?

First we had the Der Spiegel leaks, which of course the club says were misquoted and taken out of context (very possible, but I don't think we know the full picture) and then there's the very real possibility that the PL have had information from a whistleblower.

There's also the separate question of how widespread the conspiracy would actually need to be here. I'm not sure it's as wide as some are saying.

Of course this is going to be extremely difficult for the PL to prove, and the inherent implausibility will be a big part of City's defence. But we must admit the possibility that the PL do have some good evidence. I think that even if they were pressured into taking this action (and again that's very possible), it seems very unlikely they'd do so without a respectable basis. Personally, while I do think on balance City are more likely to be successful, I'd be surprised if the PL don't have a respectable case.


For what it's worth I say this as an experienced professional in an adjacent field who has investigated and litigated fraud and misrep cases of this magnitude.

There’s that much speculation, rumour, opinion etc flying about to say yours is as good as anybody’s. Fwiw my tuppence is that the whole Super League thing never went away. The latest was The Glazer’s basically being hounded to sell their cash cow and FSG announcing they wanted to sell Liverpool. Something they changed on the Sunday before Monday’s announcement. In short I think it’s a desperate act on the part of The Premier League. They didn’t even get some of their rule references correct. I think this much bigger than the agenda against us. This will play out again to be a fight for our English football pyramid. For all its faults it supports four professional divisions and an excellent non league scene. The G14, The Premier League, PGMOL, UEFA and FIFA could between them kill our game.

 

[Centurions]

I've no doubt City are quite happy to provide their financial records and have done so. The issue seems to be the EPL (in reality lobbyists from the red clubs) are saying that they can't possibly be true and there must be some gotcha somewhere. City probably just keep presenting their accounts, as audited by professional auditors and that's it. What more do the premier league to satisfy E.1?

Unfettered access to the accounts of all our sponsors and for their CEOs to appear in person, which by the sound of it is what uefa wanted as well.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

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[John Wayne]

Unfettered access to the accounts of all our sponsors and for their CEOs to appear in person, which by the sound of it is what uefa wanted as well.

Which will not happen. Which will, in turn, likely make them unable to prove a case to anything near like the required standard.

 

[Metal Biker]

Cheers man! Give that a listen.

 

[Silva61]

I was thinking i wonder if the pl will withdraw the case.

The more I read and see pl havent got a case. Its abit mind boggling really.

I dont see how the pl could withdraw the case.

Our people are top top professional people I cant see why City wouldnt cooperate with a kangaroo court. Knowing that what ever City presented would end up on other CEOs desks.

Seeing as the rags and the dippers vetted the cl chairman is clear they control him.

Why didnt the pl look deeply into the dippers getting into our computers ? Why did the pl look into 14 yrs of Citys books ?

The whole thing stinks.

Think there is a PL rule which requires each member club to act with integrity towards each other
Don't think we've heard the last of the hacking episode.

 

[Moorland Blue]

Apologies if this has been said earlier in the thread. Worth keeping in mind that Professional Football is about to have imposed on it an Independent Regulator. So the PL has rushed out its 'findings' about City in a desperate attempt to show 'toughness' before it happens - hence the errors already found. The fact that TV coverage is already calming down, with print media to follow soon (imo) will just leave the social media wannabes and keyboard warriors to gossip. I would imagine that behind the scenes Lord Pannick may already be having a 'quiet word' with top media executives. Pep's comment about defamation/reputational damage was not accidental. Also interesting that none of our sponsors has commented adversely in the last week.

 

[Centurions]

been searching, but can't see it - has anyone got a link to the embargoed part of yesterday's press conference?

It's embargoed mate, there's a clue in the name?

 

[danielwood5]

PM?

I'm good thanks.

 

[Bentheblue]

The emails were of nugatory evidential value.

And I’m no stranger to dodgy practices either!

Top comment of the thread ‘nugatory evidential value’. Brilliant.