PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Silva61]

evidence is irrelevant in this case, it was never about right or wrong it was purely a fishing expedition put in place by the pl at the behest of its favourite clubs to show that they could govern themselves and didnt need an independent regulator, all they sought to do was reputational damage to the club to mitigate the fact that they couldnt do things as well as us, they couldnt have an upstart club like us overtake them by being just purely well run and doing things the right way, nah couldnt have that so they had to make it look like we were the bad guys to mitigate their own failings, its a tale as old as time in some respects but much worse these days, it is the go to these days that instead of looking at your own failings its so much easier to blame someone else.

Spot on, your last sentence is exactly what Khaldoon said.

 

[oakiecokie]

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Legacy clubs doing their best to hold on to their power but they are fighting a losing battle. Their agenda will soon be exposed, if not exposed already. The world is waking up to the BS. City beating these charges will expose what has been lurking underneath.

And you can guarantee that the ones doing the biggest bitching are those fuckers who have more too hide.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Why would the pl risk their reputation and their brand in going after City being cleared by CAS ?

Personally I believe City are 100% innocent but for the life of me cant understand why the pl would risk coming after City

Reading what's going on with other clubs and possible failing of the ffp soon all clubs will be under a 4 year investigation, starting with rags, arsenal, Chelsea, forest, etc.

The pl will run out of money having to employ all these financial experts and lawyers

What reputation is that then?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Who wants a job where you are just a puppet?

The cast of Stingray, Thunderbirds, etc?

 

[Rammy Blue]

I am not arguing there is no motivation or effort to damage reputation.

I am saying I don't believe they would go as far as they have just to do that, without thinking there is something there that is enough to stick.

I am basically arguing this idea that they Know they have nothing but are prepared to fail, just in an attempt to damage reputation. Or appease other clubs etc.

That's me. Others will disagree, and that's them.

They didn’t know there was anything concrete that would stick, that’s why they laid the charges so they could go on their fishing expedition and hope that some requested documents and files would unearth something juicy, which patently hasn’t happened otherwise it’d have been leaked by now.

 

[ancoats]

And you can guarantee that the ones doing the biggest bitching are those fuckers who have more too hide.

Simply ask all the clubs to open their account books for public viewing, let's see who will put the books on the table. Premier League and the FFP team are claiming we don't need to be regulated by the government and can keep our own house in order and keep it clean and control its clubs,

Ok let's open up from the start, Who makes the rules, Who are the controlling members, Let's do a full audit on the members and the clubs they are involved with first, That should be enough to see why they are protecting themselves and so-called giants of the game, The clubs that call the shots don't want a fair fight, They are handed it on plate and scared of anybody wanting to face up to them and dare to call them out,

 

[ancoats]

They didn’t know there was anything concrete that would stick, that’s why they laid the charges so they could go on their fishing expedition and hope that some requested documents and files would unearth something juicy, which patently hasn’t happened otherwise it’d have been leaked by now.

Spot on

You think by now Manchester City would be punished before Everton

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

People keep saying this, to varying extremities.

But I just don't see how that can be the case, and I don't believe it.

To charge us to the extent they have, they Must have something to think they have enough and there is significant reaon there to do so.

You are entitled to your opinion, and of course it’s perfectly possible you are right, but I’ve based my view on a combination of what we have before us evidentially and the absence of any leaks; the parties involved; the likelihood that the club committed fraud on this scale and for such an extended period, especially given the involvement of auditors; the putative absence of any whistleblowers to corroborate the allegations; the protagonists behind the scene - the power they wield, plus their tack record and motives; the pace at which matters have progressed; the noises coming via backchannels from the club; the continued trajectory of players coming to the club, further sponsorship from high profile investors and accelerated infrastructure investment; the previous UEFA charges (and their complete lack of substance) and the fact that Richard Masters is a **** - and concluded that this is the most likely explanation

Not saying it’s nailed on, but fwiw, I’m confident I’m likely to be correct.

I think the fact you believe there is some substance to these allegations based solely on the fact of the charges themselves is exactly what the PL (or rather those that have pressured them) want. As others have said before me, the punishment is the charges. And if a City fan thinks what you think, then it’s clearly working.

 

[Coatigan]

I think the fact you believe there is some substance to these allegations based solely on the fact of the charges themselves is exactly what the PL (or rather those that have pressured them) want. As others have said before me, the punishment is the charges. And if a City fan thinks what you think, then it’s clearly working.

That, is not at all what I said. And having read it back, it is pretty clear. The word 'think', is an important one.

 

[Coatigan]

They didn’t know there was anything concrete that would stick, that’s why they laid the charges so they could go on their fishing expedition and hope that some requested documents and files would unearth something juicy, which patently hasn’t happened otherwise it’d have been leaked by now.

As above, the words 'think', and 'know' are actually quite significant.