PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[halfcenturyup]

I can't be arsed reading all of it - has this got any legitimacy as it's pretty detailed in 10 tweets

I think that is just UEFA's case that was thrown out by CAS. May be wrong.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Only to sanctimonious Simon or Simple as I like to call him. Never has a human being ( apart from J R Mogg ) put so much effort into using works he hopes other people don’t understand. Bless the poor man is completely inebriated by the exuberance of his own verbosity.

Bet you wish you’d put words instead of works, after all that ;-)

 

[argyle]

Talksport playing a "fun" game of how to rewrite results back to 2009 "if" City have been "cheating"

All fun and games isn't it. Even if we aren't guilty of anything, our reputation is fucked.

why on Earth are you listening to shite like talksport?

 

[bluenova]

A follow up for you: why has it been deemed that straight up owner investment - I own this business, I have this money, I will put this money into this business - is somehow worse than everything you mention?

When FFP was first discussed, debt was the main target, and Platini actually mentioned Real Madrid and Barcelona. He also highlighted Man United and the Glazer debt.

Somehow, by the time it was introduced, rather than targeting these clubs it actually benefitted them.

So, to answer your question, It's worse because the clubs who already had power decided it was.

 

[cheekybids]

Regarding sponsorship, I’ve no idea but inflating deals has been alleged. Not sure the relevance of the value of the Etihad.

The continued allegation of being propped by related sponsors from AD despite the fact that it’s been proved & accepted they are not related. Also Clubs with US backers are sponsored by US companies, again no suspicious allegations are made so why does this myth continue.

Im not digging you out but I just want people to also consider that the most successful club in the richest league in the world are a pretty attractive proposition.

 

[Holcombe bloo]

Apologies if this has already been covered.

I have worked for the same highly profitable large corporation business in a senior management role for the last 38 years.

Businesses don't make decisions or decide courses of action, Directors and senior managers do.

Exactly who in the PL management structure is driving this?

Somebody right at the top and previously vetted by the American owners of two clubs not too far from us. That’s who

 

[Groke]

Arsenal, bankrolled by the mythical Rwandan tourist board, where even illegal economic migrants won’t go and who blew 72million on Pepe are now pontificating to us about financial frugality

They are like a pathetic little lap dog, yapping away behind the 2 ugly sisters

 

[feelymcfeel]

When FFP was first discussed, debt was the main target, and Platini actually mentioned Real Madrid and Barcelona. He also highlighted Man United and the Glazer debt.

Somehow, by the time it was introduced, rather than targeting these clubs it actually benefitted them.

So, to answer your question, It's worse because the clubs who already had power decided it was.

Precisely my point mate. It's a load of old bollocks.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Can't bear to listen to any sports media right now. Just curious, does Simon Jordan think we are likely to get expelled or something to that effect?

Basic error, mate. You’ve used Simon Jordan and think in the same sentence…..

 

[pavelsrnicek]

I think City desperately need to try and go on a PR offensive. The charges are complex enough but the narrative is simply City cheated therefore relegate them, strip them of titles, deduct points and give them a transfer ban.

As long as that’s the pervading narrative our name is mud. It will damage us in negotiations with players, sponsors and coaches. It will tarnish any of the clubs achievements. If the charges, or the majority and most serious of them, are dismissed that will be a footnote. The damage will have been done. Our club will have suffered such reputational damage that couldn’t be undone.

The City PR department need to do something that never seem to have done before, get very aggressive. We could warn journalists to temper their articles, tell them if they condemn us now, we’ll ban them for life if the charges are dismissed. Warn newspapers, Sky, Talksport to be accurate and neutral or lose all access if we’re cleared. It might stop the condemnation and move towards factual reporting.