PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Dribble]

Not really sure what semantics you are playing with there but it clearly is a legal case.

So why aren't we in a court of law?

 

[KS55]

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?

You can bet this rule was back engineered. It has no serious basis. Why x times the lowest?

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

I presume this has been posted earlier.

“You can tell from my body language” - Manchester City board member offers huge hint on 115 charges fate

Manchester City board member Alberto Galassi has made a significant claim around the fate of the club with regards to the elusive 115 charges issued by the Premier League. The Premier League champions…

cityxtra.co.uk

With all due respect, it means sweet FA. The club have been very bullish from day one and for him to say anything different would certainly be off message. The club have committed absolutely zero criminal laws and as such even if we get fucked over those who are seen as culpable can walk away into a new very well paid job, you think Radcliffe will sack that bloke he poached from City? Course not.

this smear campaign still has legs and won’t be concluded any time soon.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Stone 'tiptoeing around the 115' because he's been Joe Dolce'd (one for the FOC's)
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Slimy Simon still implying we will be found guilty and there will be some fall out.

 

[Dribble]

You can bet this rule was back engineered. It has no serious basis. Why x times the lowest?

Exactly!

 

[CC1]

Honestly there’s only so many times I can tell people proudly proclaiming how this will drive all the players to Spain that Spain already have rules that are very similar but much stricter than this.

There’s so many people who are convinced the proposal is shit despite freely admitting they haven’t got a clue what the proposal entails and being completely ignorant to what other countries are doing.

the new rules aren’t exactly encouraging clubs to keep within their means - quite the opposite in fact. What they are trying to do is make it difficult for us to spend all our money!!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

So why aren't we in a court of law?

Are you in a court of law when you buy a house? Or a second hand car? Or when you sign an employment contract?

Ultimately, this is a contractual dispute that is governed by its terms and is subject to English and Welsh law. And is enforced in relation to both.

This is still a legal case, as much as a claim for unfair dismissal heard by an employment tribunal, rather than a court.

 

[hammocity]

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.

That’s definitely him Bozzie, 99%!

 

[KS55]

I've had it explained in subsequent posts & didn't realise the Protestant/Catholic animosity & troubles extended to football. Today's been a real eye-opener.

The sooner Ireland is one, the better... )(

I think Irish football used to be a single all Ireland league but split on religious lines.
It extended to almost everything. Try getting a job in Dublin at that time if you were a protestant etc etc.
Guiness was a London Company that moved to Dublin for tax reasons. The entire family converted to Catholicism.
In fairness the reverse was true in n.ireland. Thus, for example, a body had to be set up to ensure that catholics there got a fair shake in the housing market.

 

[domalino]

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?

This isn’t that complicated. There’s 2 parts.

1) Each club can spend 85% of revenue. This is agreed on and happening.

2) No club can spend more than 6x revenue of 20th team. Things agreed on principle but details tbc and voted on again.

Nowhere are Luton going to be allowed to spend £560m a year on wages and transfers, that would break PSR, wouldn’t it?

The only thing this does is make sure that the gap between top and bottom doesn’t grow too big by incentivising the top clubs to keep growing the revenues of the league as a whole.