The rules as they were at the time (not now) would have allowed him to do as Abramovic did and simply ‘lend’ us money at non commercial rates. Never intended to be paid backI don’t follow
It is a story though. If you read the full article Ceferin is at pains to say that he doesn't want to interfere in the PL case. But his opening remark about the PL case was stupid and reminiscent of his absurd comment that "UEFA had a concrete case" against City. That comment undermined UEFA totally and played into the hands of our lawyers. These new comments will not harm Citys battle against the PL. It implies that there is still some collusion between our enemies at UEFA and those within the PL leadership. It may help our lawyers again.It’s a non-story.
Ceferin says that he trusted the process of his commission and that they acted properly.
CAS thought differently.
End.
Im pretty sure this is what the prems logic is too. They think we’re dodgy as that’s what everyone says and the leaked emails added fuel to it, but they’ve got no evidence.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.
Here are the quotes.
He does accept CAS decision, but as the figurehead of UEFA, he has to back his commission in coming to the right conclusion, even though he wasn‘t part of it.
Well if it all goes in our favour then i’ll have to retire from work to have the longest jelly and ice cream party the world has seen. My fingers will be going like the fkin clappers winding all those twats up from the famous to the great unwashed that have had us hung drawn and quartered already.And on it goes. on and fuckin on in an endless loop of turgid boring bollocks! It will never end!
CAS explicitly stated that UEFA were justified in investigating us.The language used doesn’t really make sense
”we know we were right”
”we wouldn’t decide unless we think we were right”
Based on the six emails they had I can believe they thought they were right but the evidence proved them wrong. His first sentence may just be a clumsy defence of his organisation based on what they knew at the time…I’d be much more concerned if he came out and said CAS got it wrong - he’s not saying that.
Telegraph stirring the shit again.
Investigating - yes.CAS explicitly stated that UEFA were justified in investigating us.
I don’t think that’s correct because the losses would have broken the rules and I don’t think debt has or is against the rules nowThe rules as they were at the time (not now) would have allowed him to do as Abramovic did and simply ‘lend’ us money at non commercial rates. Never intended to be paid back
There was zero need for SM to disguise anything by hiding it in fake sponsorships.
Putin’s bagman had shown the way and it was all apparently fine and dandy