citizen_maine
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There is nothing in the article to suggest this has happened
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PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules
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He'll catch his own nutsack is what he'll catch...fucking wanker.........very good....you'll catch a few with that one.
42 posts in the united thread out of 66 posts in total.Yeah, but if the Abu Dhabi Government contacted the British government, in order to influence an ongoing investigation or to make it go away, then that doesn't look very good, does it?
Especially if we are adamant that City are not state owned, so why is the Abu Dhabi government getting involved in a football matter?
If the intention was to have their day in court, you wouldn't be knocking on the door of number 10, as some people on here have mentioned, threatening to cancel Billions of investment.
If that is the case, then the charges have to have some merit.
Probably why you think the so called charges have some merit
Not a fucking thing...There is nothing in the article to suggest this has happened
deano ou812
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That’s the narrative that the athletic will be pushing City guilty but UAE government steps in and speaks to British counterparts..It’s all about appeasing fan bases of clubs who wanted us punished regardless,but we’ve been told no go..Yeah, but if the Abu Dhabi Government contacted the British government, in order to influence an ongoing investigation or to make it go away, then that doesn't look very good, does it?
Especially if we are adamant that City are not state owned, so why is the Abu Dhabi government getting involved in a football matter?
If the intention was to have their day in court, you wouldn't be knocking on the door of number 10, as some people on here have mentioned, threatening to cancel Billions of investment.
If that is the case, then the charges have to have some merit.
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Very wishful thinking.Yeah, but if the Abu Dhabi Government contacted the British government, in order to influence an ongoing investigation or to make it go away, then that doesn't look very good, does it?
Especially if we are adamant that City are not state owned, so why is the Abu Dhabi government getting involved in a football matter?
If the intention was to have their day in court, you wouldn't be knocking on the door of number 10, as some people on here have mentioned, threatening to cancel Billions of investment.
If that is the case, then the charges have to have some merit.
because it is still law - enacted just means when it was firt passed or became law .... Some Acts go back to to the 1200's https://ministryofinjustice.co.uk/oldest-legislation-that-is-still-in-use-today/#:~:text=Statute of Marlborough 1267: This,be resolved by a jury.Indulge me as one of the thickies, but why wouldn't a law enacted in 2000 be relevant to actions that occurred in 2022 and 2023?
That doesn't help me. I'm trying to work out what the mistake was, alluded to by @domalino.because it is still law - enacted just means when it was firt passed or became law .... Some Acts go back to to the 1200's https://ministryofinjustice.co.uk/oldest-legislation-that-is-still-in-use-today/#:~:text=Statute of Marlborough 1267: This,be resolved by a jury.
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Bob on. Numerous posters have speculated that the investigation would eventually involve a political/ macro economic angle and it’s staggering that any clear thinker would imagine that this Is questionable. I bet that the charges and the slurs against the integrity of our owners has been the subject of high level discussions since announcement.The Premier League are essentially accusing a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family of submitting fraudulent accounts over a prolonged period in the UK, something that is vehemently denied. Of course that is going to be brought up at a diplomatic level.
And no surprise. Setting aside reputation and honour (a major issue in itself), consider the financial hole the UK finds itself in, think who has financial firepower, track record and willingness to invest in the UK. And then consider the damage the fallout from what many see as a istry club driven, kangaroo court investigation could do to UK PLC.
The political economic stakes are enormous. In 2021 it was announced that the UAE-UK SIP would commit £10 billion, overseen by the OfI and Mubadala. This supplemented Mubadala’s £800m / UK Government’s £200m life sciences partnership. We all understand the connection between our owners and Mubadala.
The gvmt are absolutely right to ask questions. Can you imagine the fallout if they did not …..and subsequently the Prem investigation (and not a legitimate legal institution) concluded that our owners were cheating bastards when set against questionable and opaque Prem Handbook standards and massive investment in the UK was undermined?
It could be argued that the gvmt are actually doing the job they were elected to do, namely looking after the best interests of the country and its citizens.
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Is the correct answer.It's UK government officials in Abu Dhabi speaking to UK officials in the UK isn't it?