PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Nicholas van Whatsisface said:
If you genuinely think I have any interest in naming anyone, you’re wasting your time.

I couldn’t give a fuck if some bloke on the internet believes me or not because I haven’t provided names.

Take it or leave it - that’s up to you - but you shouting about it because it doesn’t fit the prevailing narrative isn’t going to make it any less true.
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I’m sure you are being truthful. Senior people at the PL have been blabbing to their media pals for four years attacking City’s reputation. I don’t know who you were with but Masters is clearly a total moron based on his own public utterances and evidence to the select committee. My view was supported by someone I know who has met Masters on many occasions. He really is stupid. I suspect so are his fellow Directors.
 
chesterbells said:
If they were “very senior” PL officials I’m honestly surprised they were being so open about what they saw as the likely outcome. I would have expected if they were at that level, and so by definition close to Masters in terms of hierarchy, that they would choose to or been told to, or be professional enough, to maintain the same line as he uses ie no comment/let’s wait and see.
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To be fair the PL and some Club Directors have been totally unprofessional from Day One. It can’t be a surprise. The APT case evidence proved that the PL’s own investigations team was a total shambles and had been overwhelmed by the workload.
 
supercity88 said:
I've never understood why the PL would be "happy" with a guilty verdict. This is a case that's been brought by the PL yes, but it's not good v evil. If we're found guilty, it leads to complete chaos for the PL. Years of the competition are brought into disrepute. If we are successful, the PL can just confirm they're glad that the reputation of previous seasons is intact and support the decision of the independent panel.

We know there's a cartel behind the charges, but the PL don't benefit from us being found guilty. If anything, it's worse for them.
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Agree it's the same as why would the PL appeal a not guilty verdict. Surely they would be happy that their members were adhering to their rules?
 
deano ou812 said:
Where you hearing this ?
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Independent reporting it from masters:
"The Premier League will soon decide on whether to get rid of its divisive profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and introduce a new squad-cost ratio system, chief executive Richard Masters has said."
Masters said a new system would align more with Uefa financial regulations, which cap a club's spending on player wages, transfers and agents' fees at 70 percent of their revenue.

However, the Premier League would have a higher cap of 85 percent.

"We are talking to our clubs about an alternative system. That's not to say we don't think the PSR system works," Masters told an audience at the Leaders sports conference."

So if I were the clubs with lower revenue I'd still feel hamstrung
 
well this thread is heating up again I see - I've been busy working all week so missed the last 4 days of chatter - my sniff had suggested the end of september but that clearly hasnt happened so what do I know?
 
Nicholas van Whatsisface said:
I don’t post this lightly, but having spent the last few days with a couple of people in very senior positions at the PL - they are certainly feeling very confident in their position.

You’d expect that, to a point - and clearly this would only be of note or concern if we are to assume either the result has landed with both City and the PL already ahead of publication, and they are therefore reflecting an informed view - or if, given its imminence, the relevant parties have an early impression of the broad direction the ruling is going to take.

On this - it’s worth reiterating that @slbsn has been pretty clear that he has been told, as of close of play on Friday, neither party had received the result - so I’m hoping he’s right on that, as in that context the views relayed to me could simply be evidence of a general level of bravado/confidence/arrogance on behalf of the PL ahead of publication, and not indicative of any specific knowledge.

It’s also worth saying that I don’t know these people well, so whilst certain comments definitely felt more indiscreet than others - they could also simply be holding an agreed/mandated company line or corporate position on the charges which don’t indicate anything of substance either way.

But I find this unlikely, as I’d expect the company line would be to say nothing - and to hold that they are waiting for the panel to arrive at its judgement before making any substantive comments on the situation.

That said, they were definitely very bullish in tone, and dismissed any view that City’s position on the charges held any credibility whatsoever.
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Yes and that to be said too is a load of bollocks
 
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