PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

mancboy said:
from what i have read and maybe i have no read it all, all he is basically saying is that they believed in the case but they accept the courts decision, im not really sure what else he is supposed to say, he cant exactly say we knew we had nothing from the beginning but we wasted everyones time because madrid and barca were really really scared, it would be absolutely career suicide.
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But why say it now?
 
hammocity said:
Completely agree, a difference in circumstances but I used to Manage a Help Desk of around 25 people who allocated maintenance, installation and repair engineers work to 90 engineers on the road in the UK and Ireland (Epos till and Data systems for Bookmakers, Abbey National and Reuters share dealing systems).

We got wind that the Powers above were concerned about the staffing levels and associated costs, they arranged a visit to see for themselves. Worried about this, as sometimes it could go quiet on the phones , myself and my gaffer came up with a cunning plan, operation Baldrick. As soon as the Senior Management walked in the door we got members of the various Hep Desk Sections to ring each other, the phones were red hot and after a short time the Management fucked off, just shows how thick they were to fall for that.

This was a good few years ago and there were no phone logs at the time, couldn’t pull a stunt like that anymore but we certainly pushed the boundaries on that one, just a bit of creativity.
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This reminds me of scams we used to have for call outs in the 80s, all very localised but then years later your analysed from National & it stuck out like a sore thumb ;-)
 
If the clubs strategy was to not get involved publicly with UEFA over the Istanbul farce, but to work quietly with them behind the scenes in order to continue to build relationships, then it looks now to be another miscalculation after Ceferin’s comments. Maybe now City should make a statement over it in order to bring it more into the public domain.

My suspicion is they won’t, as really they don’t give a fuck.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
That’s the point exactly. In his position, given the extreme sensitivities, he should not have given the interview or at very least make it clear from the outset he wasn’t going to discuss City at all.

That, in his position, he should comment at all is extraordinary and can only be aimed at damaging us.
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Ceferin's words won't count for much by the time of our hearing. They will be forgotten. They are irrelevant. People on here will not be dragging up this interview in 10 months' time and it will form no part of the IC's decision-making. Look at it this way - he's made the remarks several months before our hearing, so we have time to confront him about them to ensure that he doesn't pipe up when it really matters. If Lord Pannick feels that a public response is necessary then he will advise us to issue a statement. If people are genuinely not happy with how we are being represented then they need to say so.
 
Beaker said:
If the clubs strategy was to not get involved publicly with UEFA over the Istanbul farce, but to work quietly with them behind the scenes in order to continue to build relationships, then it looks now to be another miscalculation after Ceferin’s comments. Maybe now City should make a statement over it in order to bring it more into the public domain.

My suspicion is they won’t, as really they don’t give a fuck.
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No, they won't because Lord Pannick etc al will advise us against doing so.
 
Semper aggressus said:
Would any other global brands put up with all this bullshit, lies and slander from journalists and rivals?

Maybe I’m wrong but I’m sure if companies like Coca Cola, Apple, Amazon, etc were enduring the kind of witch hunt City face they’d have sued all perpetrators for millions.

Why the fuck are we so fucking soft? It’s no wonder cunts like Carragher, Neville and dickhead journos perpetuate their lies and insinuations, they never have to face any challenge.

How about City pay the right kind of people to make up stories about some of our rivals‘ finances, or certain journos cheating on their wives …
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as i keep on saying, you really give too much credit to the daily fail, the torygraph, sky sports news, talkshite, spitty and neville, their reach is comparatively tiny and is in effect just an echo chamber shouting the same bullshit to the same idiots, we really have to get out of this mindset that what happens in this country resonates with the rest of the world, it just doesnt, china, europe, america etc does not give a fuck about gary neville or the daily mail, its us that are giving it any kind of creedence, their inane ramblings are nothing more than a tick on the back of an elephant when it comes to city.
 
Moss Side's Finest said:
UEFA and the PL could literally exclude us from the very competitions the fans turn up to see. The priority is absolutely keeping the club in the competitions it needs to survive rather than looking after fans first world problems.

Our owner has given us more than we ever dreamt possible. Now they need to protect the club and are going about it the best they can. They don't need a bunch of fans moaning and complaining whilst they are trying to keep our great club from being potentially destroyed.
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I think that's a completely unfair and feeble-minded post.

'Looking after fans first world problems'? There are disabled fans that were forced to walk in Istanbul and broke bones! Fans who wet themselves because they didn't have access to toilets. These are human rights, not first-world problems!!

Our owner has been brilliant yes. Our boardroom, which is separate to SM have also done some brilliant things. They have also dropped clangers (Super League) and treated fans badly at times (price rises/statements about our 'behaviour' etc).

To describe it as moaning and complaining is proper boot-licker talk! We are the true custodians of City and it's our right as fans to speak up for ourselves!! Anything less is a disservice to our fellow fans! Yes, the boardroom need to ensure we win this case - but they should absolutely protect the interest of us fans at all times.
 
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