PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Saddleworth2]

Of the points I mentioned above that he's missed, one is the fact that, if the charges are as serious as he says, this has an important effect on the standard of proof required in the case. It's very much something worth mentioning.

Yes, I read your excellent post on that and it is material. Would be interested to hear your views on what Colin says.

I still am open mouthed at all of this because of the seriousness of the charges. The ramifications of either verdict may be profound.

 

[whipper]

It was interesting what the Manchester MP ( Withington) i think, had to say on Cheesy's vlog from yesterday's game.

3.54 in

 

[CC1]

This is an excellent summary.

Not like SR to be so negative. Didn’t find it at all reassuring unless I’m missing something

 

[Roachy]

Don't think so. We haven't paid much tax, have we? We made losses over the first several seasons after the takeover and now profits are fairly small because the shareholders try to reinvest the club's money rather than taking it out for themselves.



I was also slightly disappointed with the Swiss Ramble piece. He's obviously trying hard to be impartial, but IMO he's missed one or two important points in trying to be all

I also agree about the headline and concluding line: "Will City be found guilty? Maybe." He could easily have said, "Let's wait and see!" when speaking about the prospects, and that would have been a much wiser course given that neither he or anyone else really has any idea at this stage what the likely outcome is.

After all, none of us knows exactly what evidence the PL will be putting forward, so we can't assess the strength of the case. Of the points I mentioned above that he's missed, one is the fact that, if the charges are as serious as he says, this has an important effect on the standard of proof required in the case. It's very much something worth mentioning.

I haven't listened yet to Colin on Cheesy's blog. I will do later, though.

Thanks for your insight, it certainly puts things in layman terms for most of us. Sorry to put you on the spot, but in reference to what you mentioned above, do you suspect the PL have new evidence or is it a complete rehash of the UEFA material?

 

[feelymcfeel]

I also agree about the headline and concluding line: "Will City be found guilty? Maybe."

Definitely, Maybe is an Oasis record. It's a joke.

 

[petrusha]

Do you have a link for this blog? Not familiar with it. Thanks

Sorry, it's not on Cheesy's blog but on his YouTube channel. The link's here:

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

This is an excellent summary.

That's exactly the non biased info iv been looking for.

 

[johnevans]

Richard Keys said today in Bein Sport En, that Rui Pinto is a hero because he desclosed all the information about City!!!! This guy is biased، idiot and really hate City.​

I take it The Amazingly Hirsute One made no mention of:

- stealing information from numerous clubs?
- attempted extortion?
- the splicing of e-mails to 'prove' City's guilt?

Oh, that's all right then.. 'Carry on, as you were, Number One, left hand down a bit..'

 

[East Level 2]

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As for the substantive point, I was partly amused but also partly incandescent when I discovered how weak UEFA's evidence was before the CAS. How fucking dare they make accusations as serious as that on such a pathetically flimsy basis!
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I've always held the opinion they were forced into action by the old G14 clubs and had to make accusations based on flimsy evidence as that's all they had.

 

[meltonblue]

Not like SR to be so negative. Didn’t find it at all reassuring unless I’m missing something

I didn’t find it negative at all, it’s more a summary of the facts and situation and I think that’s done very well. If anything, the analysis indicates just how well run we are compared to others (and how hypocritical some of them are when it comes to their own setups), which is reassuring in itself.