PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[nmc]

It seems to me that the whole plot is starting to unravel. I certainly hope it is.

Mason is new to VAR. He made a mistake, but why should he be made an example of? It's not as though he's the first one to make a mistake in the VAR room. Most probationers would be given further training if they made a significant mistake early in their career.

Webb is new to the job, and is trying to stamp his authority. Well, why has he made an example of newbie Mason. Swarbrick failed to refer the handball by Soucek, which was an equally poor decision. Swarbrick is Head of VAR, and we now have a situation where the Head of VAR has been removed from being a VAR because of he isn't a competent VAR.

There's no logic behind these decisions. Are they scared of what Swarbrick could reveal if he suddenly loses his lucrative job?

I don’t know if it’s still the case but previously referees who step down are given a payoff in return for signing a compromise agreement - effectively money for silence. Halsey declined the offer I recall.

 

[ScottSinclair]

We had one. A big gambler who accumulated debts owed to some very dodgy people. City were convinced he was match-fixing and even went to the police. It's absolutely not just lower league players.

Joey Barton surely? Got banned during his Burnley days. Vaguely remember him saying he put money on Samaras not to score

 

[117 M34]

Joey Barton surely? Got banned during his Burnley days. Vaguely remember him saying he put money on Samaras not to score

Bet he won a fortune

 

[Gordyola]

That article shows how bent it is , it’s an absolute disgrace tbh , City are generally that good though we don’t often need pens to win a game , how on earth did that Rashford goal not go to VAR ? Some proper shady shit going on 100%

All goals, possible pens are checked by VAR for offside, fouls or handball so, it went to VAR who confirmed he was in an offside position, that like a lino is the extent of their involvement. Atwell was aware that Rashford didn't touch the ball he may well have asked Oliver to confirm and we saw him to to McCann, this gave him the opportunity to decide to allow the goal, it was his decision.

 

[ScottSinclair]

Bet he won a fortune

Yeah can't really blame him

 

[its grim up north]

If you have a top secret dossier full of kompromat, you don't wait until you've been very publicly charged with 115 offences and had your reputation destroyed in the media before using it.

Not unless you want to show up what type of people and organisations you are dealing with. And let people know how we are being attacked.

 

[Gordyola]

As the FootballIsFixed guy has posted the information in his blog, I'll go live on it.

Among the information he passed on was that a number of people reporting to LFC were working in our Performance & Analytics team. My understanding is that a number of people were sacked soon afterwards. I also believe there was a 'war room' at Liverpool's HQ where these activities were coordinated from. However I believe we were already aware of this.

That's why I was so convinced something major would happen. I couldn't see how this wouldn't be a major scandal. But for whatever reason it's been 4 years and nothing. At least not yet.

If you own a £3B asset would it make sense to bring down the organisation that it depends upon?

 

[Norman kneejerk]

We w also been compensated

If they’re capable of planting spies in our own camp and hacking our scouting database, what’s the chances of them paying some Portuguese hacker to get into our emails and leak them to the world? I’m not making accusations, but..

I thought that.
Chances of him chosing city of all the organisations in the world...? Someones got to be on on that.

 

[halfcenturyup]

If you own a £3B asset would it make sense to bring down the organisation that it depends upon?

No-one is going to bring the PL down, but it could help to get the club's position strengthened and the reforms needed. How do you think Al-Khalaifi got his position at UEFA? Charm and pesonality? This could be OUR way of buying a seat at the table.

 

[Gordyola]

Oliver has got away scot-free from the Fernandez goal. He surely knew that that goal shouldn't have counted. At minimum, he should have recommended a referral to the monitor.

Cann has also come away from this totally unscathed. When Fernandez remonstrated about the offside flag, Cann said something to him that made him go away with a smile on his face. Possibly "Don't worry, you'll get the goal. I'll confirm Rashford didn't touch the ball".

As an experienced linesmen, Cann should have told Attwell that there was definite interference with the City players. Also that he didn't think there was a touch by Rashford, because he couldn't possibly say definitively that there was no touch, because at one point Akanji was between him and Rashford. So he should have recommended a review.

Hate to defend Oliver and McCann but its not the way that VAR works. Yes, i guess Oliver could have advised Atwell that it was ridiculous to suggest that Rashford wasnt interfering with play but as a VAR that's beyond his power. What would going to a monitor prove? Rashford was in an offside position and it was clear he never touched the ball The decision was Atwell's, McCann may have told the rag that it was going to be allowed because he was part of the radio communications and he knew that Atwell was only coming to him as a a show
The offside interpretation will be quietly changed to say if a player is in playing distance they are interfering with play