PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[waspish]

Despite losing at CAS UEFA still believe City were/are guilty. Ceferin has made some recent comments via The Telegraph. City's exec should call him up to ask him to explain himself and ask him what specific evidence is Ceferin referring to? Ceferin's reps presided over a kangaroo court. What a jerk!

‘We know we were right’: Uefa chief Aleksander Ceferin sure of Man City’s FFP guilt

Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview, Uefa’s president discusses the ongoing battle with City, Saudi Arabia and his Euros security fears

www.telegraph.co.uk

Can't believe he agreed to an interview about it!

 

[M18CTID]

It’s a non-story.

Ceferin says that he trusted the process of his commission and that they acted properly.

CAS thought differently.

End.

It’s not helpful that he’s coming out with this now though

 

[Jacko1956]

Bizarre that he, of all people, would come out with this now. I thought out of all the UEFA lot he was supposed to be a friend of the club.

Pretty obvious they have been contacted by the Premier League through that red twat Gill involved !

 

[wolviedinho]

Wanker and a blatant liar. On 11 occasions the judgement clearly said No evidence of disguised owner investment!!!!

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

It’s a non-story.

Cererin says that he trusted the process of his commission and that they acted properly.

CAS thought differently.

End.

He's not said their process was correct, he's said their decision was correct.

Basically, even though CAS found they had no evidence, we're guilty anyway.

"We know we were right."

Erm, no you fucking weren't mate.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

The problem has been the capture of the governing bodies by a group of clubs with a jealous, protectionist outlook which sees competition as an evil to be avoided at all costs rather than as a pathway to progress for the game.

Boom! There it is.

Look around the globe and find me a league anywhere near as competitive as the Premier League.

While you’re at it, look at the outsized relative revenues of the small handful of clubs in those leagues.

Therein lies the problem for the Red Tops! How do they skim the monies they desire WHILE still keeping the PL as the global spectacle it has become?

Answer: Create a situation where smaller clubs can be big enough to keep the illusion of competitiveness, WHILE ensuring none of those clubs actually has the financial wherewithal to usurp or unseat the power clubs. With the level of Red Top revenues, and the omission of “infrastructure” costs to enable them to expand their stadiums, and thus revenues, without any offsetting costs!

And I would point out that it is FFP and P&S which compels clubs to operate at a profitand punishes clubs for "overspending" on players. Clubs are in need of regulation but, I'm afraid experience leads to the conclusion that the law is rather better at it than football's governing bodies.

Their nightmare scenario.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Bizarre that he, of all people, would come out with this now. I thought out of all the UEFA lot he was supposed to be a friend of the club.

Perhaps they’ve never got over the CAS verdict and are doubling down for a the upcoming commission.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

He's not said their process was correct, he's said their decision was correct.

Basically, even though CAS found they had no evidence, we're guilty anyway.

He trusts their decision was correct. There’s a difference.

However, that nuance will be ignored and we’ll have 200 extra pages by lunchtime tomorrow.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

I've just read the Telegraph article and it's a disgrace. The **** is saying that UEFA was right but unfortunately CAS didn't agree.

Sample quote:

We know we were right. We wouldn’t decide if we didn’t think we were right.”

 

[Metalartin]

So it's basically this: "We know we were right, we just had no evidence that we were right, that's all".

UEFA's arrogance, incompetence and lack of a clue what they are doing, in a nutshell.