PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Gazza]

Why are we regurgitating this arsehole’s nonsense on here?

It’s akin to asking a Piccadilly Gardens spice head’s opinion then posting it on here.

Ignore the **** and starve him of oxygen.

I don't hang around Piccadilly Gardens anymore, I moved to the Arndale - so there.

 

[halfcenturyup]

I don't hang around Piccadilly Gardens anymore, I moved to the Arndale - so there.

Well yes, but what's your opinion on the charges?

 

[Gazza]

Well yes, but what's your opinion on the charges?

I feel that as it's got this far the PL must have something on us, otherwise only absolute cretins would spend this much time and money on taking us to court - right, back to the spice.

 

[GortonBlue62]

I feel that as it's got this far the PL must have something on us, otherwise only absolute cretins would spend this much time and money on taking us to court - right, back to the spice.

At this stage in the UEFA charges you could have said exactly the same thing; "UEFA must have concrete evidence agsinst us, etc. etc...".

Fortunately in that case we had recourse to genuinely independent arbitration with CAS. Just hope the IC is genuinely independent.

 

[KS55]

At this stage in the UEFA charges you could have said exactly the same thing; "UEFA must have concrete evidence agsinst us, etc. etc...".

Fortunately in that case we had recourse to genuinely independent arbitration with CAS. Just hope the IC is genuinely independent.

I think the explanation is that this is an attempt to get the redshirts off the PL’s back.
When it is all over, the PL can reply to every email and phone call from the redshirts “Shut the fuck up.”
The smoking gun is fictional, as it was for UEFA.

 

[GortonBlue62]

I think the explanation is that this is an attempt to get the redshirts off the PL’s back.
When it is all over, the PL can reply to every email and phone call from the redshirts “Shut the fuck up.”

God, I hope you're right.

 

[KS55]

God, I hope you're right.

So do I !!

 

[Stoned Rose]

I don't hang around Piccadilly Gardens anymore, I moved to the Arndale - so there.

Posh Spice.

 

[GortonBlue62]

The CAS witness evidence on this was broad and unequivocal:

Mr James Hogan, former President and CEO of Etihad: “The sponsorship obligations were paid out of Etihad’s own funds”

Mr Simon Pearce, Non-Executive Director of MCFC: "Neither ADUG nor [HHSM] funded any of Etihad’s sponsorship obligations”

Mr Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Board Member of Etihad Aviation Group and Chairman of the Board Finance and Investment Committee:

"[Etihad] did not receive any payments from ADUG or [HHSM] or any person or entity controlled or influenced by them, whether directly or indirectly in relation to any of the Sponsorship Agreements, whether by way of advance funding or subsequent reimbursement."



Mr Henning Zur Hausen, General Counsel and
Company Secretary of Etihad Aviation Group:

"All sponsorship fees payable by the Company under the Sponsorship Agreements have been and are being paid from the [Etihad’s] general funds and from sources available to the Company…[Etihad] did not receive any payments from [ADUG] or [HHSM] in relation to any of the Sponsorship Agreements.

Mr Tony Douglas, then Group Chief Executive Officer of Etihad, now CEO of Riyadh Air confirmed that Mr Zur Hausen's evidence was entirely correct and stated:

"For the avoidance of doubt, I also confirm that the sources available to the [Etihad] have never included (whether directly or indirectly) [ADUG], [HHSM], or any person or entity controlled or influenced by them.....I confirm, for the avoidance of doubt, that [Etihad] has never received any money whatsoever from [ADUG] or [HHSM] or any person or entity controlled or influenced by them, whether directly or indirectly."

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan in writing confirmed:

“I can confirm that I have not authorised ADUG to make any payments to Etihad, Etisalat or any of their affiliates in relation to their sponsorship of [MCFC], nor have I authorised or arranged or anyone else to make any such payments to them. I can also confirm that I have not made any such payments myself."

I know some time has passed since you posted this, but presumably (obviously?), all these witnesses will testify in the upcoming case?

 

[horlock_was_super]

Posh Spice.

No because that would be St Ann’s Square.