PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Prestwich_Blue]

So innocent of UEFA but not the pl !. So by that as both Chelsea and rags failed UEFA ffp they must both of failed the pl ffp. Yet I have only heard of Chelsea being investigated by the pl !

That doesn't necessarily follow as the PL C&SR rules allow higher losses than UEFA's FFP. If you failed the CSR though, then you'd almost certainly have breached FFP.

 

[ancoats]

Charged in March, punishment handed down in November

So within a year, hahaha

It stinks, I can bet anything solid found in the Manchester City case would have been punished and strongly punished by now, Demoted and £100s £millions in fines and spending caps in place for years

It's just dirty mudding the waters of our greatest period in football, Even a little stain will last forever on our glory
Scum red tops like United and Liverpool will dark our glory with false claims, BUT dare to bring up anything in their past glory years and how they got away with cheating and murder all hell breaks loose

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I love this post mate. It genuinely made me see the wood for the trees a bit better.

The point about sponsors is telling. No major firm would invest in City if they thought the club was dodgy. All of them will have done due diligence to protect their reputation.

 

[citizen_maine]

So within a year, hahaha

It stinks, I can bet anything solid found in the Manchester City case would have been punished and strongly punished by now, Demoted and £100s £millions in fines and spending caps in place for years

It's just dirty mudding the waters of our greatest period in football, Even a little stain will last forever on our glory
Scum red tops like United and Liverpool will dark our glory with false claims, BUT dare to bring up anything in their past glory years and how they got away with cheating and murder all hell breaks loose

You're missing the important point though, that Everton admitted the breach/charges, whereas we've denied all wrongdoing

 

[Coatigan]

I see your point and surely if that was the case, the PL board wouldn't have alleged anything knowing they were throwing money down the toilet.

Pretty much the biggest part of my point.

That does NOT equate to me thinking that the charges themselves do have or must have substance. It just means I believe the PL must, to some extent at least, think that. For this to be where it is.

 

[Gundoggin]

Carrying on from previous posts ……..
Billionaire Joe Lewis (Spurs) is due in court in the UK later this month ………

 

[foggy1974]

Pithy and perceptive take, GDM, I couldn’t agree more.

I think the end game - apart from the spike of purple-veined outrage when it goes nowhere - is solely to damage us in the ‘court of public opinion.’

Strangely, I became more optimistic when I thought about the ‘115 charges.’ Why announce so many, when, if the PL really had concrete evidence of valid breaches, they could be distilled into a handful of more comprehensible charges? After all, a BIG NUMBER surely condemns us. How could we possibly be innocent of all 115?

It just smacks of theatricality, trying too hard. Nonetheless it makes great headlines, but the PL clearly missed the mantra of ‘less is more.’ Especially if they have irrefutable evidence.

Like you, I’m quite confident of the outcome.

Whatever happens next it's a win/win for the premier league as rival fans will just say we've paid off the charges

 

[citizen_maine]

Whatever happens next it's a win/win for the premier league as rival fans will just say we've paid off the charges

Not sure how it'll stop us win/winning though

 

[KS55]

Carrying on from previous posts ……..
Billionaire Joe Lewis (Spurs) is due in court in the UK later this month ………

Is that the guy that ‘no longer owns Spurs’ ? Wonder what he has done with his majority shares.

 

[dobingsdobber]

Not sure how it'll stop us win/winning though

Exactly.Trophies are won on the pitch.Mansour and Khaldoon haven't scored one goal between them.