PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[deano ou812]

I'm happy to be proven wrong, but has the mayor of Manchester been as vocal at any point regarding City's treatment?

I get that he's a Scouser but a hugely successful football team in the city which he governs over is a big thing (massive, some might say).

If that is all correct about trying to introduce new rules in the middle of the process they are in big trouble,but is anyone actually surprised about it,hopefully City are watching this now ..

 

[Chi-town blues]

the kangaroo's can still ignore it though

They had their moment but I’m not too worried by the look of things here.

 

[Paladin]

I would like to agree but the Everton case does not fill me with confidence. The chairman had a clear interest in a points deduction.
In our case, Rosen is not just an ST holder: he is a prominent member of one of our main accusers. Out of all the KCs available, how come the PL chose him?

In respect of Rosen, you have to trust that such a well respected KC isn't going to tarnish his own reputation by showing a bias when it comes to judging the evidence. There are highly experienced lawyers on both sides of the argument whose presence will demand a fair hearing and outcome.

In the Everton case, the PL and the commission both agreed that a sporting sanction was appropriate, because of the nature of the charges and the possible benefit Everton gained from their breaches of the rules.

The Bluemoon experts on our charges say that our charges give us minor financial advantages that would not have caused FFP breaches of the magnitude of Everton's, and should not lead to sporting sanctions.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I'm happy to be proven wrong, but has the mayor of Manchester been as vocal at any point regarding City's treatment?

I get that he's a Scouser but a hugely successful football team in the city which he governs over is a big thing (massive, some might say).

Too busy stopping us parking within walking distance of our home ground, Scouse ****

 

[Paladin]

Fraud is intrinsic to the substantive charges though. There is no other way to better characterise that part of what is alleged than it being fraudulent.

Agreed, but the commission will still only judge on breaches of PL rules. If they find us guilty, then other, criminal charges could follow from other agencies. As we have discussed though, it is a high bar they are trying to get over.

 

[Paladin]

think he's talking about masters magic point deduction formula

That's supposed to be based on a set of guidelines, which aren't in the public domain, as far as I can see. But the commission made a point of saying it was ignoring the PL recommended guidelines when applying their punishment.

 

[Gordyola]

This is what worries me.
We are sitting ducks and there doesn't seem to be a way out to a fair hearing, if going to court is not a path we can take.

The hearing will be fair what won’t be is if we get found guilty with a probable draconian sentence if that happens KAM will go nuclear might be fun but the end of the PL as we know it

 

[BringBackSwales]

I hope burnham didn’t write that letter whilst working and being paid as mayor of Manchester. Mind you a scouser working, what am I thinking

 

[Gordyola]

I agree with your EFC calcs, but we are facing a x 10 sanction, which if applied would easily lead to relegation. The cost of that plus loss of ECL revenue plus unimaginable compensation claims would run into hundreds of millions. The Everton ruling has changed everything, our next move will be an application to the High Court any day soon. The risks are too high to leave it to Richard Masters’s kangaroo court. We may as well spend the next Xmillion pounds on legal costs for a real court.
So I want to see the prospect of Richard Master’s facing the lawyers of Etihad Airaways etc in a court of Law and under oath explaining exactly what his compelling evidence of corruption actually is.

There are no punishment guideline apparently unlimited the EFL have the ones the commission used Dick Masterbaters in evidence said the PL wanted a 12 point punishment which the commission choice to ignore

 

[MillisleBlue]

Can u imagine the shit being written when our case is about to be heard, it will be off the scale. Back page headlines with GUILTY splashed all over them, pleading with the prem league to charge us etc etc.
They made their minds up last February when the story broke

The very definition of clear and organised. I'm sure that those involved won't be swayed by an orchestrated, relentless and one-sided media campaign against our Club...






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