PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[oakiecokie]

See City banked £115M in prize money from the Champions League.

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

So this is a long, but interesting, treatment of the Everton case. Implications for City mentioned extensively. Of most interest, though, is the assessment of the lack of independence of the Independent Commission - particularly the failure to ensure that basic protocols are in place to ensure independence.

https://churchcourtchambers.co.uk/evertons-points-deduction-and-their-legal-path-ahead-yasin-patel/

 

[MillisleBlue]

So this is a long, but interesting, treatment of the Everton case. Implications for City mentioned extensively. Of most interest, though, is the assessment of the lack of independence of the Independent Commission - particularly the failure to ensure that basic protocols are in place to ensure independence.

https://churchcourtchambers.co.uk/evertons-points-deduction-and-their-legal-path-ahead-yasin-patel/

As Jim Royle might say "independent my arse"

 

[Chipmeister]

See City banked £115M in prize money from the Champions League.

City won over £300 million in prize money last

 

[Chipmeister]

City won over £300 million in prize money last season, That’s more than Newcastle turnover.

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

Here's the piece about the independence of the IC.

 

[halfcenturyup]

So this is a long, but interesting, treatment of the Everton case. Implications for City mentioned extensively. Of most interest, though, is the assessment of the lack of independence of the Independent Commission - particularly the failure to ensure that basic protocols are in place to ensure independence.

https://churchcourtchambers.co.uk/evertons-points-deduction-and-their-legal-path-ahead-yasin-patel/

Thanks for that. An interesting read, even if they got the PL rules about procedure and sanctions wrong, didn't entertain the idea that City may not be found guilty (until the end) and duplicated an entire paragraph at some stage, each of which makes me question competence.

Something that surprises me, though, is that no-one ever raises the lack of a sanction structure in the rules when talking about Everton's defence. Surely there has to be some clarity on punishnent if you expect to judge a club's behaviour? If every man and his dog expected financial sanctions against FFP rule breaches then surely the PL should stick to that or notify clubs on a timely basis that sporting sanctions would just as likely follow. Rather than just picking a severe sanction out of a hat with no warning?

 

[Mr Fraser]

So why did scruffy Jim the new owner of the worlds most indebted club go to see the Lord mayor of Greater Manchester ?

It transpires he went seeking support for a few billion quid of UK tax payer money to pay for a new 100,000 capacity super swamp. That takes some brass neck from a tax exile who left the UK years ago for permanent residence in Monaco. But the genius idea that none could foresee, it would be called the "Wembley of the North". The absurdity of a club that has done its upmost to stop investors into any other club now has the slight problem of being £1.5b in debt and needing another £3b to re-build the swamp. But wait there's more, the new Wembley would include cinemas, restaurants and 'other' leisure facilities. That should be a really interesting business case, unless I'm mistaken I'm sure there is something similar about half a mile down the road, I think its called Stretford Arndale.

 

[slbsn]

So this is a long, but interesting, treatment of the Everton case. Implications for City mentioned extensively. Of most interest, though, is the assessment of the lack of independence of the Independent Commission - particularly the failure to ensure that basic protocols are in place to ensure independence.

https://churchcourtchambers.co.uk/evertons-points-deduction-and-their-legal-path-ahead-yasin-patel/

City already ran that case in the High Court and lost. Very unlikely to work with Everton either. Would likely have consequences on City too if the IC was found not to be independent.

Manchester City Football Club Ltd v The Football Association Premier League Ltd [2021] EWHC 628 (Comm) (17 March 2021)

Ironic also that most people said City were only raising it for tactical/delay yet all of a sudden the point has real merit. Funny that.

 

[jrb]

Let me get this right.

Sean Dyce doesn't know the amount of charges City are facing. He must be the only person in PL football who doesn't. Lying b*stard. Why do they always lie?

Sean Dyce.

"The people in the street are asking 'Why is it particularly Everton?' I don't know what the exact number is but they reference over 100 charges. I'm not questioning Man City. I don't know whether they have done stuff or not done stuff but the point is it is certainly a long time.