PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[dickie davies]

Can you disclose which paper you worked for mate?

The Morning Star

 

[Blue Pete]

Just had a thought (and yes it's probably back on page 1363 but I'm not going back to check) - we are charged with 115 things etc but as I understand it they can be split into 5 or 6 similar offences

My question to those who know better than me (and that's not a narrow field) if true how much are each of these worth? Eg did we pay Mancini and extra £50k, £50m, or £50bn.

 

[halfcenturyup]

In the long run will this siege mentality last for all parties ie fans team and of course Pep?
Personally other than time eliminating our enemies I can see no end to their provocation but is that a good thing for our togetherness?
Should we embrace it and let them feel it is us they hurt whereas they are the ones who have taken their eyes off the ball.

I did say in some other thread in a different world, somewhere, that, with all the effort they are putting into finding things wrong ten years ago, they have been ignoring the steam train that is the CFG bearing down on them. I am no particular fan of the CFG, but if it is managed properly it could play a significant role in the club's development. Let them worry about the past if it keeps them busy, we can look towards the future.,

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Lawton has had a great 24 hours. This time yesterday I bet he was grinning from ear to ear with his “new bombshell revelation”. Since then, he’s been on Piers Morgan where Dein said “this is no smoking gun” and Morgan questioned why the British media think they’ve got the moral high ground here. Then this morning Brazil has basically said “is that all you’ve got”

Get back in your fucking box Lawton, you know-nowt prick.

 

[dickie davies]

However, Premier League FFP didn't even exist until the start of the 2013/14 season so surely that post-dates those payments, hence meaning that from a Premier League point of view there is no case to answer on this particular issue?

We're not being charged with breaches of PL FFP

 

[bluemanc16]

Lawton on Talksport now….sounds like a fucking snivelling prefect trying to impress the headmaster.

Brazil to be fair to him said even if it’s true it’s only £30m, it was over 10 years ago now and they were just trying to catch up to the established elite & he doesn’t agree with FFP.

Lawton sounded gutted when Brazil said I don’t think Pep lies in bed awake at night thinking about this does he.

Listened to the programme, like you, investigate journalism ? Just more click bait dross, newspaper journalism is in terminal decline

 

[M18CTID]

We're not being charged with breaches of PL FFP

I know not all the charges are to do with that, but what particular bracket would this issue come under?

 

[Pam]

Just had a thought (and yes it's probably back on page 1363 but I'm not going back to check) - we are charged with 115 things etc but as I understand it they can be split into 5 or 6 similar offences

My question to those who know better than me (and that's not a narrow field) if true how much are each of these worth? Eg did we pay Mancini and extra £50k, £50m, or £50bn.

Well it wouldn't be 50 BILLIION and £50 million wouldn't buy you a decent centre half. So they'd better have more than this. Embarrassing.

 

[Paladin]

All I will say is if it is “only” £30m is that it dispels the myth to all of our accusers we have been fiddling hundreds of millions of sponsorships since we got took over . Anyone with half a brain must be thinking “is that it?” Two discrepancies going back ten years amounting to approx 5% of our then turnover is hardly mass fiddling is it ? And they all know this club is now watertight.

When Liverpool account for £50m bring spent on their Stanley Park feasibility study or some such nonsense. Why doesn't anyone investigate that?

 

[Pam]

In the long run will this siege mentality last for all parties ie fans team and of course Pep?
Personally other than time eliminating our enemies I can see no end to their provocation but is that a good thing for our togetherness?
Should we embrace it and let them feel it is us they hurt whereas they are the ones who have taken their eyes off the ball.

Well we looked a million miles away from any Treble before some of these charges were flagged. I think there's even something in the allegations about about the cut of the grass. Or maybe it wasn't green enough or somethings.. Sounds about as serious as sneezing. It's cringe and makes zero sense.