PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[KS55]

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I guess that depends on your definition, but the top top teams are all multi-billion pound companies, and the competitors being in the hundred-of-millions.

So in pure cold numbers they are indeed quite “big” companies. And as I mentioned above across every department they have the staffing levels to align with those numbers.

Why don’t you test the statement against the whole phrase I used rather than just half of it?
Presumably your characterisation of the top clubs as multibillion pound companies refers to the price someone will pay to become the owner, not a good test in a specialised market with few buyers and sellers.
In terms of turnover or profit, the true tests, football clubs are not big companies financially in world terms.
The football club with the highest turnover in the world, a certain Manchester City, recorded less than £700m last year, with a record profit of £42m.
On market cap, City might sneak in at position 102 in the uk, but on turnover and profit City would be miles away from the top 100 just in the uk. So, in world terms City is a financial minnow.
Social dimensions are quite another matter and it is in that regard that football clubs should be judged.

 

[richards30]

I think we can all agree that we will be nailed for non compliance as if the feeling around the club is the same as UEFA then the club will want its time in court? So we will get without question a big fine for that.

 

[AndyP68]

I read today that Lord Pannick is an Arsenal supporter. I fully expect him to give his all for us regardless.

 

[KS55]

Those FIFA expenses may out one day. Some folk won't want fingers pointing. Besides, he seems alright.

He’s back at Arsenal now as a consultant: hope his employers don’t see this quote.

 

[Oystercatcher28]

He’s back at Arsenal now as a consultant: hope his employers don’t see this quote.

They only read the headlines. Never the content.

 

[Cheer Up Peter Reid]

Because the PL rules say we must provide any info they ask for.

Premier League: Show us all these payments Sheikh Mansour made to MCFC.
MCFC: There aren't any.
Premier League: But there must be, everybody is saying there were, even Gary Neville.
MCFC: No really, there aren't any.
Premier League: Right, we're charging you with non cooperation...

 

[balotellishaircut]

Arsene has been talking up the allegations constantly until now. Any comment like this one is welcomed, but why the change of heart, and if he knows Khaldoon so well as he says why has it taken til now to make this u-turn?

All I can think of is the media asking Wenger about our game with his old club tomorrow night, then squeezing in this question about City and the PL, and Wenger saying he knows Khaldoon etc, don’t think Wenger went out of his way to get involved imo.

 

[KS55]

Could be interested in being the IR.

The very man.

 

[KS55]

Why would we cooperate with two organisations that are rotten to the core. Maybe that's where we should be taking this. I seriously hope we're digging some dirt and ready to sling some muck their way

We will keep quiet on others’ peccadillos until our case is resolved. Then it’s:Dear Independent Regulator we thought you might be interested in these emails which fell into our possession.

 

[remember arthur mann]

The nasty nine? ;-)