PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Stoned Rose]

Apologies for going slightly off piste but just wondered what others thought about this conversation me and my brother had last week. We've all been so busy defending the allegations that nobody has really discussed how we should feel if we are found guilty.

Like most of you on here I seriously doubt that our owners would commit such a wide range of fraudulent acts when we really never needed to and I believe we have no reason not to trust Khaldoon when he says we have irrefutable evidence to prove our innocence but just playing devils advocate for a moment...

If we were found guilty and it all comes out that the allegations were true and it was proved beyond all doubt that our owners used tactics to circumnavigate/break the rules to gain a sporting advantage - how would you feel about our owners after such a judgement and would you just forgive them for tarnishing our clubs name because we won some (well quite a lot) of trophies?

Would any of you be angry with our owners for taking the club we have loved all our lives and dragging it through the mud for commercial gain and leaving us as fans to deal with the shit show it leaves behind (as we are now)? I feel there would never be any coming back from it as every success from here on out would just be met with the old 115 cheat tag from rivals a they are doing now before our case has even been heard. It would almost be like - what's the point anymore, we were better off without the success but our integrity in-tact.

If the owners brought that upon us I just don't know how I would feel about it all. I think it would be fair to be very angry with them.

Rag.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

If the Premier league find us guilty of anything it will make their competition a laughing stock , the most succesful club for over a decade and breaking all records along the way , and it would also instigate legal claims from the red'istree clubs , there will be other clubs claiming financial settlements for missing out on Champs league football the list will be never ending.
If the Premier league want to ruin the reputation of their product then any charge or settlement against us will have a far reaching impact , personally i think Master's and his cohorts are already discussing with our club how they can come out of this with a semblance of order.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Rag.

The Bluemoon muscle has arrived.

 

[Paladin]

It was my understanding that it’s not fraud specifically, but concealment, that removes the limitation period, which starts from when the legal claim could be started.

So if the PL didn’t know about the “hack” until 2019 because Liverpool and City didn’t disclose it, that’s when the 6 year limitation period would start.

My understanding from many years ago is that under the Limitation Act 1980, fraud, concealment and mistake are the barriers to limitation. City will argue that none of these apply in our case, and the case should be covered by the act, and charges restricted to 2018 minus six years.

 

[Paladin]

We accepted a settlement, we're not going to bring it up.

We won't ask the PL to charge Liverpool, but it is fair to ask why they weren't charged because the charges were old, and why this standard hasn't been applied to us. Regardless of the settlement (which is of no concern to the PL), we can expect to be treated in the same way, or the PL is guilty of unfair discrimination.

 

[Stoned Rose]

The Bluemoon muscle has arrived.

 

[domalino]

My understanding from many years ago is that under the Limitation Act 1980, fraud, concealment and mistake are the barriers to limitation. City will argue that none of these apply in our case, and the case should be covered by the act, and charges restricted to 2018 minus six years.

Thanks.

 

[domalino]

@Barcon this is why we need the rag button.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

We won't ask the PL to charge Liverpool, but it is fair to ask why they weren't charged because the charges were old, and why this standard hasn't been applied to us. Regardless of the settlement (which is of no concern to the PL), we can expect to be treated in the same way, or the PL is guilty of unfair discrimination.

Pretty sure the reason the Premier League didn’t take it any further was because they said it was a long time ago, nothing about the clubs reaching a settlement which in reality is no concern to them. Liverpool acted in bad faith and should be charged. Of course they won’t be but that’s another matter.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

According to social media not only will the day we are cleared of the major charges be a good day for us, but some of the moaniest glory hunting yank Arsenal and Liverpool fans are gonna give up watching football for good. Win fucking win.