PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[pudge]

CityXtra are doing a goldbridge on this one.

Both parties

 

[Rory Bluelow]

Craig Burley on ESPN had a bit of rant about the 115 charges following a discussion around the title race. It was unusual for him and a little contrived or even scripted. The rant was aimed at the PL rather than City directly and he accused them of being hard on Forest and Everton, but kowtowing to City - and critical of the lack of action/time being taken since the allegations were laid. He seemed very careful not say anything directly anti-City and opened by saying this wasn’t about City and the current team.
Fwiw, I think the pushback from Keegan and Ziegler etc regarding the charges not being dropped and the hearing going ahead, is simply the PL trying to get back ahead of the curve to control the timing and narrative. I still think the hearing unlikely to go ahead and the matter to “resolve itself” well ahead of next season - maybe the Euros will be good timing for various announcements.

 

[argyle]

Why why why are we giving this tosser so much coverage AND FREE ADVERTISING on OUR site which is for City fans!! He’s loving the coverage & will use anything to his advantage.
why don’t we put in place an embargo on him; his name & his life

Exactly this.

Infuriating that so many people fall for his clear clickbait performances.

Can only think it's teenagers that care about him so much.

 

[Academica]

But there has supposedly been a letter issued to Talksport, a channel he appears on.

Supposedly.

 

[nmc]

So all being well,it’ll just be non cooperation that they’ll have us on ?

The charge of non cooperation will be challenged by City’s lawyers robustly on the basis that this has clearly been both a witch-hunt and a fishing expedition- the resources the PL have thrown at trying to build a case against City are disproportionate; no other club has been subjected to the same level of scrutiny and the club are entitled to ask why?

 

[meltonblue]

Really don’t want Goldbridge to have a mass influx of people listening tomorrow or whenever he releases it, he has far more attention than deserved anyway. Can we nominate one person to listen to it and report back on here? :)

 

[RayCTID]

Really don’t want Goldbridge to have a mass influx of people listening tomorrow or whenever he releases it, he has far more attention than deserved anyway. Can we nominate one person to listen to it and report back on here? :)

Not me mate. I am washing my hair

 

[nmc]

This case is, I think, different from the UEFA one in that regard. There was a court hearing about the arbitration issue, plus the discovery process and to what extent we were obliged to disclose documents.

I can't imagine we wouldn't comply with a High Court ruling, so non-cooperation might not be an issue this time. Time will tell though.

It might rest on the specifics of the discovery process. If the PL asked for something specific and we refused that could be an issue but, it’s more likely the PL have asked for non specific general info - more a kin to a fishing exercise- in which case our lawyers will have said no.

 

[halfcenturyup]

This case is, I think, different from the UEFA one in that regard. There was a court hearing about the arbitration issue, plus the discovery process and to what extent we were obliged to disclose documents.

I can't imagine we wouldn't comply with a High Court ruling, so non-cooperation might not be an issue this time. Time will tell though.

Only this.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Sorry to be the pedant, but it’s completely inconceivable that the club would correspond with ‘Mark Goldbridge’, a fictional character, in any event.

Any correspondence would be to Brent De Cesare, or the company that is a vehicle for the broadcasting output. Or both.

It would be akin to sending a ‘cease and desist’ letter to Orville the Duck for something Keith Harris had ultimately said.