PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[I'm Blue]

Not sure your figures are correct.

If it's capped at x4.5 then we'd have to restrict spending. If it's x5 then we'd have little room to maneuver. (assuming his figures are near correct.)

Would these figures assuming they’re from last season be slightly misleading, considering we’d have paid a shit load of bonuses out last season on the back of our magnificent treble?

 

[flook]

Simon Stone is mostly correct. But the part about our breaches being a legal case? It's not.

and yet he still finds "the fact Manchester City could win a second title since the charges were brought in a matter of weeks – is frustrating." so still presuming guilt

Once a ****...

 

[CC1]

But do you expect us to carry on at this level of dominance when Pep leaves (which will be sooner rather than later)? I don’t.
If that is their reason, it’s both short-sighted and crackers.

Good point - won’t they be sick if their plans are foiled again in 2025 if Pep
goes. The new rules might help us :-)

 

[117 M34]

With the new rules, the premier league has put a lot of pressure in themselves to get a good TV deal

 

[Blackley_Blue]

I'm sure his apology was heartfelt

Probably expecting an apology himself from whoever posted it on twitter.

Uefa will be along any minute with a compo offer.

 

[KS55]

Cheers for sharing that, it’s fucking nuts & I had no idea about it :)

It was common the the very bad old days. Our very own Niall Quinn had to hide his preference for football from his dad and teachers.

 

[Gordyola]

Funnily enough I can remember my tutors second name, Kershaw. He lived nearby my Aunty who told me she knew something strange about him but wouldn’t divulge despite me begging her for info.

Many years later I took my Mum (her sister) to see her when she was recovering from an operation. I asked her what the “secret” she had on Kershaw, as he was no longer around she told me, apparently as a young man he liked to dress as a baby and get his mum to spoon feed him, turned out he was gay as well. Wouldn’t bat an eyelid these days but they were different times, very good tutor though, engaging and interesting.

By bizarre coincidence I knew a Tory local councillor called Kershaw. Slightly strange bloke, memory might be playing tricks but if I remember correctly he had very blonde hair, slightly John Inman (ish) in demeanour.

A John Kershaw lived a few doors from where I lived as a kid he was strange and I’m sure he became a councillor and maybe was a teacher

 

[KS55]

Like millions of other fans, for varying reasons if that's better for you.

I came from a non-footballing family, so as a kid I chose to support the Dippers. Why? Because they were the best in England & Europe at the time.

Around age 8, my cousin asked me why I supported them & I explained. He told me I should be supporting MY "local club" which he said was City, so because of the respect I had for my big cousin, I became a Blue & the Dippers became my second team until about ten years ago.

There are varying valid reasons why people choose to support a club beyond where they were born or live.

I chose City because it was a short bus ride away. Pretty local.

 

[City Raider]

Beeb couldn’t wait to get our team photo accompanying the story. Seems like buying success is more offensive than buying failure like almost everyone else has done.

 

[Dribble]

Really unbelievable. Trouble is, it helps the majority of clubs to compete with us. But as already mentioned, if bonuses are included, if a club reaches end of season finals which attract bonuses, how is a club expected to plan that far ahead

Where are Luton going to find £530m to spend on wages, amortisation & agents fees? I thought the original stated purpose of FFP was to limit clubs to spend what they earn?

Without other draconian restrictions, how does this latest move stop Luton from killing their club by spending above their means? In reality, it doesn't. It's so obviously designed to stop City, whilst giving the illusion that other clubs will be allowed to dream the way City have...

Essentially this is a case of, rather than encourage you to be better, we'll pull the leading pack back to give you a better chance. I've never heard of such backward thinking from a major business in my life.

The PL board seriously aren't fit for purpose. IREF anyone?