PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Kinkys Left Foot]

I'll trust that HSM knows what he's doing.
He bought our club for £200 million and now look at what it's worth with suitable investment.
I'm sure there are plans for other clubs in the Group that will increase their value too, over time. He plays the long game remember.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Snide ****!

Not only snide, but posted and then had to provide the weak apology for the transgression!!

 

[dadnlad]

I don't want to go off-track, but I would think that there are going to be significant benefits for CITY from the multi-club strategy. Long-term, it must be greatly contributing to our global brand and more practically, the route though which Savinho was brought to the club seems to have been supported by our model.

off topic but it took years for academy to bear fruit and make millions i guess finding talent is goal

 

[SilverFox2]

This worries me the UEFA judge voted in favour of his employer regardless of the facts. What's to say the 3 KC won't do the same ?

Perhaps be cause if they ignore facts and smear our sponsors they will leave the PL open to a fully legal court case brought by our sponsors.

 

[Cobwebcat]

That’s the point… won’t three PL appointed judges vote with the PL just as the UEFA judge did regardless of the facts. Hardly instils confidence in the legal profession the way the UEFA judge behaved.

I get your point. I think @projectriver answered it a few times though.

I think the fact that CAS found us innocent of the main charges might make it more difficult for the PL or put another way the PL panel will at least be aware of the CAS ruling and may need “new” rock solid evidence.

 

[Gazza]

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Not only snide, but posted and then had to provide the weak apology for the transgression!!

Admitting to a motoring offence, let's hope the plod see this as they seem to have more cops on social media than they do on the beat nowadays.

 

[Saddleworth2]

off topic but it took years for academy to bear fruit and make millions i guess finding talent is goal

Yes and no.
Whilst we have found Phil, Rico and Oscar, the main and hidden success of the academy is in boosting our transfer sales. Since 2014 sales fro,e the academy top 375m euros

From transfermarket:

If you take Man City’s income from their youth academy and treat it as a separate club, it would rank thirteenth among all clubs in England for transfer income since 2014. A figure which stands just short of what Arsenalhave made from all transfer sales in that period of time and less than €100m short of Brighton's famed ability to sell star players in the window. Which, again, just goes to show how huge and profitable an operation Man City are running in their youth academy.

My take on its is that this is the main reason for the academy and if we can pick up one or two first team players every couple of years then that's a Brucie bonus.
The other real benefit is 100s of kids get prepared for professional football whilst being coached in the right way and receiving a top education. Winner all round.

 

[johnevans]

Over three years a total of >£40M
The PL gave the rags the same for Covid losses plus £35 more in relation to the sale of 27% of £1B of rags debt to Scruffy Jim

Numbers, eh? They don't half do your head in, don't they? (well, they do mine..!)

'115' (whatever that might be) is 'huge', 'enormous', 'unprecedented' according to the venal, tribal UK sports media; whereas £40M + £35M in one financial year is simply explained away as a case of 'nothing to see here.. move on, folks' according to a self-appointed, self-publicising 'football finance expert' (..I think not!)

What's been going on is as plain as the nose on your face (well, my hooter is at any rate!)..

George Orwell wouldn't half have had some fun writing about all of this farrago since 2008 (and yes, he would rightly include valid, appropriate criticism of City in it all..)

 

[Centurions]

Snide ****!

Sometimes a joke is just a joke.

 

[eastmanc]

That’s the point… won’t three PL appointed judges vote with the PL just as the UEFA judge did regardless of the facts. Hardly instils confidence in the legal profession the way the UEFA judge behaved.

Of course they will, but don't forget the burden of proof is on the Premier League, the panel have to deal with the evidence and have to be independent. It doesn't matter if one of the panel is an Arsenal fan he has to do his job properly.