PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Gordyola]

He moved to a better paying job and to further his career.

Thank you for explaining what is obvious to many.

Maybe you should stop assuming things.

What is obvious
I also know that the media and PR team do a thankless job in the face of the shit that is thrown at City and for someone to describe them as mates and that is why they don’t do an effective job is disingenuous to say the least I would doubt very much it would be the media department that would decide to sue in the first place

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Fucking hilarious isn’t it & not one of the sycophants who scan these pages will print it despite being handed an exclusive.

I wonder how many times that top United team would have passed FFP rules if they had existed during their glory period.

 

[argyle]

What is obvious
I also know that the media and PR team do a thankless job in the face of the shit that is thrown at City and for someone to describe them as mates and that is why they don’t do an effective job is disingenuous to say the least I would doubt very much it would be the media department that would decide to sue in the first place

People in the media department are mates with some of the people who write shit about City.

I don't care if you don't want to believe that.

Don't know why you're getting all worked up about it.

I think our media department is far to lenient with many in the media. That's my opinion.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

From the Liverpool Echo (yes I know):

"A report in The Guardian has now claimed City are unhappy with the use of Nielsen Sports for how their commercial revenue is being judged, despite the company's reputation as an industry-leading expert in providing analysis and data to sporting institutions regarding media valuation, fan insights and digital and social analysis.

Nielsen describe themselves as "the leading source of sports measurement and analytics around the world" but City are unhappy the American firm's data is being used to judge if there is a case to answer at the Etihad.

Liverpool used the influential Nielsen's data to measure analytics involving TV audiences around Champions League fixtures in 2022/23, with the company's numbers cited to claim that the Reds had been the most watched team in world football across the last five years in their most recent financial announcements, released in February.

The club have also previously credited specific Nielsen figures around TV viewership for Liverpool's 5-0 win at Manchester United in October 2021 while the Reds were able to lay claim to being the most watched team in European football across the globe with 415m cited by the firm between August 2023 to May 2024."

Nielsen Sports

The global leader in sponsorship media valuation and data analytics. Helping rights holders and brands optimize sponsorship portfolios.

nielsensports.com

Thanks mate.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I am no @Prestwich_Blue but I think it is clear that AJ would be able to show that Mancini was in AD for the limited number of days referred to in the contract (3 p.a. was it? Or 5?). The PL wouldn't have had access to that information yet, so I suppose the first port of call would be to show that the contract was fulfilled, followed by all the other arguments I tried to make earlier and, presumably, many more.

Slight correction. The PL would have to show that the contract was a sham, rather than City having to show it wasn't.

But to pick up on a couple of points, Mancini didn't need to be physically in Abu Dhabi to fulfil the contract. Could have been done via video call, email or some other means. And it didn't even have to be Mancini. The contract, as is typical of freelance contracts, had a clause that he could substitute someone suitably qualified.

 

[bluemc]

What is obvious
I also know that the media and PR team do a thankless job in the face of the shit that is thrown at City and for someone to describe them as mates and that is why they don’t do an effective job is disingenuous to say the least I would doubt very much it would be the media department that would decide to sue in the first place

City have got a media and PR team??

 

[Gordyola]

City have got a media and PR team??

No

 

[mancboy]

From the Liverpool Echo (yes I know):

"A report in The Guardian has now claimed City are unhappy with the use of Nielsen Sports for how their commercial revenue is being judged, despite the company's reputation as an industry-leading expert in providing analysis and data to sporting institutions regarding media valuation, fan insights and digital and social analysis.

Nielsen describe themselves as "the leading source of sports measurement and analytics around the world" but City are unhappy the American firm's data is being used to judge if there is a case to answer at the Etihad.

Liverpool used the influential Nielsen's data to measure analytics involving TV audiences around Champions League fixtures in 2022/23, with the company's numbers cited to claim that the Reds had been the most watched team in world football across the last five years in their most recent financial announcements, released in February.

The club have also previously credited specific Nielsen figures around TV viewership for Liverpool's 5-0 win at Manchester United in October 2021 while the Reds were able to lay claim to being the most watched team in European football across the globe with 415m cited by the firm between August 2023 to May 2024."

Nielsen Sports

The global leader in sponsorship media valuation and data analytics. Helping rights holders and brands optimize sponsorship portfolios.

nielsensports.com

Honestly pravda and north korean state tv is more balanced than the echo

 

[SebastianBlue]

Our win tonight will see another charge for “failure to cooperate with the league mandated season narrative”.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Slight correction. The PL would have to show that the contract was a sham, rather than City having to show it wasn't.

But to pick up on a couple of points, Mancini didn't need to be physically in Abu Dhabi to fulfil the contract. Could have been done via video call, email or some other means. And it didn't even have to be Mancini. The contract, as is typical of freelance contracts, had a clause that he could substitute someone suitably qualified.

So it’s nothing to worry about then. It seems like an impossible thing to prove that bit was a sham.