PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Bluewonder]

I mentioned transfer pricing about a decade ago, when you sell something from a subsuduary to another at a low vlaue to avoid tax in a certain teritory where it may be higher, which is illegal. I said City may do a similar thing with player to avoid FFP.

Mooy is the obvious example. Melbourne pay a few million, transfer to Manchester City for zero, doesn't play but sold for £10m. That is bound to wind other teams up. We made about £10m that year net profit overall.

As far as I'm aware, transfer pricing isn't illegal, it's simply adjustable for tax purposes, and if there's no provision within the FFP laws to prevent it, then City are right to do it.

 

[John Wayne]

That will weaken his position as he cannot be deemed credibly impartial.

Would the justice system allow a City season ticket-holder to sit on the jury at Benjamin Mendy's trial?

 

[halfcenturyup]

That was my immediate thought when I saw the dates and the charges linked to them.
I think UEFA were a bit funny about us centralising and outsourcing different parts of the club (image rights, scouting, etc) in regards to how to separate MCFC's costs and payments for services that are essentially amalgamated between all the clubs under the CFG banner.
If they decide that they don't like the way a single payment was made regarding image rights then every season we used Fordham they can throw multiple charges for the same thing at us (inaccurate accounting, illegal player payments, inflated sponsorships, etc, etc), this is a pretty easy way to get the headline figures of 'OVER A HUNDRED BREACHES!!!' when it's actually just a disagreement over complicated and tedious levels of accounting terminology.

Is probably the correct answer. But if they are REALLY saying they think the annual accounts don't give a true and fair view, they have a mountain to climb. Not so sure they want to be saying that.

 

[Kippax77]

This is going to be a very odd period for the club. We're going to be playing in the Premier League while effectively at war with them.

It's going to cast even more doubt on referee appointments, VAR decisions, etc.

And if we do overhaul Arsenal, and the Premier League have to crown us Champions, it's all going to feel rather awkward.

It wouldn't be quite so bad if the PL were investigating 3 or 4 clubs, but it seems to be their view that no one else has done anything wrong; all problems lie with City who have committed 100+ offences.

Richard Masters face as he was dishing out our medals last season told a thousand (or should I say 100) stories.

 

[Lavinda Past]

What's he tweeting?

Thee Premier League, ees so, so tough to win. Now I only think of next game against Villa.

 

[MarsLlama]

Pep gone on twitter?

Certainly not according to anyone credible.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I hope City aren’t briefing they expect to lose at the first instance already. The scale of the charges levelled against City, that our accounts were dishonest, would mean that a guilty verdict (as such) would mean relegation but subject to appeal. If we lose at the first instance we lose the war, any successful appeal thereafter are only minimising losses.

If what you’ve posted is true about short to medium term pain the PL have won already. They will have neutralised Pep in his final 2 seasons. An effective transfer ban while our team badly needs reinforcements. A ban while several players are pushing to leave or out of contract will leave us struggling for top 4. It will mean Peps final 2 seasons will be played out with a squad padded by youth team players or short term signing. The damage will already have been done regardless of any verdict.

I think he just means how we’re always guilty until proven otherwise (and then just treated as though we’re guilty and paid our way out of it). We’re already guilty in the eyes of absolutely everybody that isn’t connected to City.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

This is going to be a very odd period for the club. We're going to be playing in the Premier League while effectively at war with them.

It's going to cast even more doubt on referee appointments, VAR decisions, etc.

And if we do overhaul Arsenal, and the Premier League have to crown us Champions, it's all going to feel rather awkward.

It wouldn't be quite so bad if the PL were investigating 3 or 4 clubs, but it seems to be their view that no one else has done anything wrong; all problems lie with City who have committed 100+ offences.

Can it " cast even more doubt on referee apppointments, VAR decisions etc " ?

Have we not already seen enough to know that there are genuine enough reasons to question the integrity of the PL and with PiGMOL being their employees ?

 

[mosssideblue]

I hope City aren’t briefing they expect to lose at the first instance already. The scale of the charges levelled against City, that our accounts were dishonest, would mean that a guilty verdict (as such) would mean relegation but subject to appeal. If we lose at the first instance we lose the war, any successful appeal thereafter are only minimising losses.

If what you’ve posted is true about short to medium term pain the PL have won already. They will have neutralised Pep in his final 2 seasons. An effective transfer ban while our team badly needs reinforcements. A ban while several players are pushing to leave or out of contract will leave us struggling for top 4. It will mean Peps final 2 seasons will be played out with a squad padded by youth team players or short term signing. The damage will already have been done regardless of any verdict.

Would piss them all off if we still win the league a couple of times whilst the investigation progresses.

 

[Manc123]

Is it true that Liverpool's owners were fined $5m by the MLB for the Red Sox cheating?
Is it true that Liverpool used 'new stadium costs' to avoid FFP sanctions?
Have Liverpool's owners ever been investigated by the Premier League?
Is it true that, after 17 years ownership, the owner's of Manchester United have reduced the club's gross debt by only £11m from £603m to £592m and yet have paid themselves £1.1 BILLION in bonuses and 'consultation fees' in the same period?
Have Manchester United's owners ever been investigated by the Premier League?

no they havent been investigated but i do remember something about a stanley park development to get around ffp. but i do find this incredibly funny this is in manchester united annual report, notice how their is no big song and dance in the media?