PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Isn’t the crux of the City case £30 million from Etisalat split over two seasons? We were posting £150 million losses around that time so the club hardly gained an advantage in meeting financial fair play. Everton’s cousins across Stanley park invented a fake stadium to put £50 million on their balance sheet and failed FFP, they seemed to get an easy ride at the time.

As the major apologists of FFP MANUre and the Dippers will have made sure that a financial slap on the wrist rather than a season changing deduction of points was just enough to show people that all clubs are equal under FFP regs! I'm pissing myself writing this!!

 

[Come-on-City]

The only question would be what effect has it had on the attitude of would be investors, sponsors etc. Has any company turned away because our accounts are false?
I think the answer is no.

If you truly think that City haven't lost out on millions in sponsorship and merchandise because of 10 years of shit throwing you have lost the plot.

With the team, goals scored and style of play that we have been playing under Pep all kids who 'glory hunt' should be running around in City kits. Here in Norfolk it is still Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal shirts with just a few City kids here and there - and almost no City merch in Sports Direct etc.

Without all the shady news stories etc we truly would have captured the next generation of fans all over England, and the club would be in an even better position.

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

How did the Rags escape with just a fine is my main question today

 

[ste.sully]

Everton’s charges were announced a month after ours. Their hearing date was announced in August I think, surely if the Premier League are confident in their case they should be well on with it. We haven’t heard anything since February 2023, not even who will be sitting on the three person panel. If they are confident of the case and they have the smoking gun in black and white, why is there a wall of silence?

In any case City now have a precedent case to work with to understand how the Premier League "financial sustainability" rules are applied and make the case appropriately.

 

[Claytop]

From the BBC article

"The club will also monitor with great interest the decisions made in any other cases concerning the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules."

The pressure to punish us is going to be immense...

 

[SamBlue]

We'd better start preparing ourselves when that day arrives!

 

[HelloCity]

Everton say straight away that they will appeal

But I've read multiple times that there is no facility to appeal if we are found guilty

Which is it?

You read it wrong. You can appeal through the same process but not to an independent court - unless there’s been a clear breach of process or any irregularities.

 

[Blue Maverick]

If you truly think that City haven't lost out on millions in sponsorship and merchandise because of 10 years of shit throwing you have lost the plot.

With the team, goals scored and style of play that we have been playing under Pep all kids who 'glory hunt' should be running around in City kits. Here in Norfolk it is still Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal shirts with just a few City kids here and there - and almost no City merch in Sports Direct etc.

Without all the shady news stories etc we truly would have captured the next generation of fans all over England, and the club would be in an even better position.

Or maybe Norfolk folk are just thick as shit ;)

 

[HelloCity]

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

How did the Rags escape with just a fine is my main question today

Or exactly what offence was deemed worthy of just a fine ?