PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[r.soleofsalford]

Breaking PL rules by not providing them with accounts which show a true and fair view. That can only happen for two reasons. One, the PL disagrees with the management and the auditors on some accounting treatments. Goid luck with that one. Or two, management didn't fulfill their responsibility to disclose everything to the auditors that they needed to determine a true and fair view. Sounds pretty "fraudy" to me.

I think it was terrible that City didn’t reveal how to manage a football club fantastically well to all the clubs that hate us and run their business like a corner shop.

 

[meltonblue]

When CAS considered the emails there was no evidence of wrong doing ;)

Ish :) there was no evidence of any of the arrangements discussed in the emails taking place. They did consider the emails themselves showing we had a case to answer though.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

A huge difference between our case and Everton's is that the PL actively engaged with Everton and worked with them to try to ensure that they didn't fail P&S regs. In some ways it appears they bent over backwards for them. According to this from @projectriver they were given a 40 mill dispensation on stadium costs on condition they passed P&S but as they didn't it should be added to the 19.5 mill they were reported to have failed by.

 

[bluemc]

Maybe you’re right, but it doesn’t change the point I was advancing, namely he shouldn’t have commented on Everton, even in a personal capacity, given where his political duties lie, and the charges against City.

He's a career politician. It's a Scouser (and Everton fan) trying to gain favour with fellow Scousers.

He's hoping that further down the line when he's in the running for a higher position and votes are required nationally, people in Liverpool will remember this and vote for him.

He doesn't give a shit about Manchester or City's charges. His current position is nothing but a stepping stone.

 

[Bald fraud]

Burham should be on his soap box 24 7 saying how our owner has transformed the city. He should be championing our cause every fucking day.

Correct. But he’s a maggot. And, he won’t

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

https://archive.vn/71daU

the Martin Samuel piece in yesterdays Times is excellent.

Of course us City fans would say that, the bit that stuck out was the investigation into the Defoe sale from Spurs to Portsmouth through an unregistered agent in 2008. Something Luton got a points deduction for. The original FA investigation took place in 2009-2010, the season Spurs finished three points ahead of City to get the last champions league spot. Can City sue Spurs if it’s now deemed by the EPL they should have received a points deduction? The EPL changed the rules so nothing is time barred so they could go after City, what’s good for them should surely be good for us.

 

[Pontypool Blue]

The commission is made up of at least 2 KCs the Everton panel included a financial expert as well Like I said I don’t believe the KCs will risk repretation for a kangaroo PL court, why should they?

Simon Jordan ?

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

A huge difference between our case and Everton's is that the PL actively engaged with Everton and worked with them to try to ensure that they didn't fail P&S regs. In some ways it appears they bent over backwards for them. According to this from @projectriver they were given a 40 mill dispensation on stadium costs on condition they passed P&S but as they didn't it should be added to the 19.5 mill they were reported to have failed by.

Wow tbh I always thought the £20m breach was bullshit as they had posted mega losses, they also seemed to get away with a COVID write off far in excess of similar sized clubs like Villa and Newcastle. The original figures I see to recall were akin to a £200m breach.

the notion they would spend £40m on a stadium before planning permission had even been granted seems like bullshit as well.

looks like the ten point deduction was lenient after all. Also shows the Everton only got one charge compared with City’s 115 is bollox, I would guess they could easily have had more charges than us if the cartel stooges wanted to go after them.

 

[mcfcphil]

The verdict has been reached. It can be discussed without prejudicing the case.

Similar to someone being convicted of murder. The press can now comment on the case, even if their might be an appeal.

This is incorrect.
As soon as an appeal is lodged (or even a stated intention to appeal) proceedings become active again and the usual restrictions apply.

(But this isn’t a criminal/murder trial so largely irrelevant)

 

[halfcenturyup]

Simon Jordan ?

Edward Woodward. How could City fans have a problem with him after the sterling work he did at OT?