PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[halfcenturyup]

Hence why the PL or UEFA won't use the word "fraud". To do so would trigger a criminal investigation & take the whole process out of their hands.

The PL know what they're accusing us off isn't fraud in UK Law, so if this farce was treated criminally, it wouldn't even get past the CPS & would be over.

Breaching the rules of a private members club, & breaking UK Law are two totally different things. It's total self serving bollocks by UEFA & the PL, at the behest of the G14/Sky four plus Spuds.

Wrong.

 

[Sonic Temple]

First comments on the article in the Daily Fail 'What about City'
you could of bet your mortgage on it

 

[hammocity]

This is getting silly Now. Manchester City are now again being pointed at and questioned why have FFP done nothing

The average football fan like myself does not understand FFP rules and will back their club to the death,But WHY does the media keep bringing up MANCHESTER CITY to lighten up the damage breaches in FFP at other clubs and the cheating by them if found guilty,

MANCHESTER CITY have won a court battle with UEFA and found innocent of any wrong doings, But the media seem to think the reason why we are guilty is were given a fine for time-barred for not working with the UEFA board deadlines

Manchester City is innocent, the 115 Chargers that the Premier League have come out with are bollocks and it's just a tactic to mud our success in the media by the red scum

There was plenty CAS could have agreed with UEFA over the charges that were not time barred, CAS found us not guilty in assessing the evidence provided and ultimately fined us for non cooperation.

If the Premier League revisit any of the non time barred accusations they’ll have to come up with damming evidence as we’ve been to the ultimate Sporting chamber in CAS and won.

So fuck off Premier League, you really are a nasty piece of shit driven by the red shirt apologists.

 

[mac]

I am certain over the next few months more clubs will be ousted. I won't hold my breath if the original sky wank 4 get accused, or if they are a witch hunt to follow

 

[jamielowndes]

I dont get how people don't realise that accusing someone of 115 counts of lack of transparency in accounting as well as whatever else isn't some open and shut thing that gets resolved in a week.

This isn't saying we're innocent or guilty. But its a huge process.

Are we really that mentally bankrupt to the point where short attention spans don't understand how legal trials work?

 

[halfcenturyup]

I'm very much a simpleton.......god knows how I survive on a daily basis.

In my head....City have not been charged like Everton & now Forest because we have not broke these shite PSR.

We are essentially being charged with "fraud" based on some hacked emails and hearsay.

This it in a nut shell?

if so, why can't muppet journalists and fans get it.

Essentially yes, but if the allegations (at least what we think they are) are all proven, then the club fails FFP.

But relax, I haven't found anyone on here who thinks that is in any way likely.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

PL’s dream scenario is Un*td, Dippers, Tarquins and Spurs playing each other 14 times per season.

They’re not even subtle about it anymore.

 

[halfcenturyup]

I am certain over the next few months more clubs will be ousted. I won't hold my breath if the original sky wank 4 get accused, or if they are a witch hunt to follow

For transparency, the PL should provide every club's PSR numbers, so fans can see treatment of all clubs is fair and consistent. But as we know, consistency isn't what it is about.

 

[I'm Blue]

Nobody questioning or condemning said clubs for running their clubs badly.
It’s all our fault!
I fully expect us to get in the future the blame for all world wars, climate change, Covid and last but not least “Kyle Walkers shot on goal sunk the titanic”
Bring it on you crying cunts.

 

[halfcenturyup]

The EPL is, as I understand it, envied by the German, Italian and Spanish league with mutterings of unfairness, inflation of transfer fees etc. yet the EPL hierarchy, as others have posted, seem intent on damaging the reputation of their own product. Or possibly, in the case of those pushing the PSR agenda are too self interested to realise they are cutting off their own noses to spite their face.
If they destroy Everton, Forest, Newcastle, City and any club that might threaten what they see as their divine right to share all the spoils will they pat themselves on the back for a job well done?
It just doesn't make sense and this obsession with spending and financial issues serves only to deflect from the USP which is the sheer competitiveness of football in England where it was and should again be possible for previously struggling clubs (see Brighton, Bournemouth, Luton for example) with good management and investment to make the premier league, as did Oldham and Bradford years ago, albeit briefly.
If all this is motivated by the self interest of Arse, Rags, Dippers and Spursy then it is, as a previous poster mentioned, akin to the disgraceful, corrupt self interested behaviour of the Post Office management.
The failure by the media (Martin S apart) to realise what is going on while they continue to kiss the arses of the red tops is equally disgraceful.

Incidentally, this is why I don't buy the argument that the PL are doing all this to stave of the IR. It makes no sense. The IR wants to protect clubs from going under, not to force them unneccesarily into existential crisis, which is what the PL are doing.