halfcenturyup
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Tbf none cooperation in of itself is a bullshit charge, if the pl want to make a case against the club then it is up to the pl to provide the evidence, quite simply if you want me to kill me id be a fucking idiot to hand you the gun, yet this is what the pl were expecting
The difference to this time is that in 2019 the club withheld information that UEFA had a right to ask for, iirc. This time, the club confirming it has fully cooperated means to me that it hasn't provided information that the PL, in the opinion of the club, doesn't have a right to ask for. The only thing I can think of is external information from the owner and sponsors.
Remember the PL rules were amended last season to require clubs to make best efforts to obtain external information when requested? It seems to me that was directly aimed at City.
And remember it was reported after the referral that the club had challenged two things: that the person choosing the panel was an Arsenal fan (always seemed unlikely to me) and (much more likely) that the rules that should be applied to each year are the rules in place at the time, not the rules currently in place? It seems that was directly challenging the new rule on external information.
Anyway, the upshot imho is that I don't think non-cooperation is a slam dunk for the PL this time .....