Didn’t Everton and Forest appeal their judgements?
I understand your view given how everything has gone these past years but I doubt the IC will care about consequences. It’s their job to report the truth. If the truth is the PL are wrong I’m sure that’s what they will say.
Yes. It’s the more juicy nuggets that raise concerns about the motives of those who pass them on. No doubt all PL club directors will be tipped the nod on things like timescales.It’s expected that minor details like that will leak, they did about Everton, Forest and Leicester City too, there’s just too many people across too many organisations that know something that basic.
I doubt City will be that concerned about it, every single time it’s come up in an interview/press conference Pep/Khaldoon have been insistent they want it over ASAP.
Stefan said on talksport extra yesterday the decision could potentially take up to a year.
Due to the complexity of the case the independent commission would have to produce between a 200-400 page document outlining each charge, the decision they have made on the charge and the reason whether they think city are guilty or not.
I think we won't find out until the end of the season
We have to be allowed appeal the severity of any punishment even if we are prevented from appealing the actual outcome or decision.Start date is September 16th, expected to last 10-12 weeks, that puts the end date end of November/December. Another month or 6 weeks to reach and right a judgment puts the announcement around new years.
Stefans been fairly certain there’ll be no appeal likely because of the rules, so I can’t see a situation where the table in April is relevant.
Everton appealed and then withdrew it, Forest appealed and failed.
Both took about a month from the initial verdict.
Obviously the scope of their cases was much smaller but my understanding is that deciding whether an appeal has merit or not is not necessarily related to how big the case is.
(Obviously I’m not a lawyer so anyone who knows better please correct me if I’m wrong)
The giveaway is that most leaks have gone via certain outlets. The Times Sports desk has very strong sources at LFC. It’s not as if these stories have been spread out… at least since Panja was axed by the New York Times.Knew a girl called loose lips once, can't believe she is the leak though.
My guess is that it's a team who wears red and who may be owned by Americans, just a guess mind you.
Arsenal and LFC sources are good contacts of the TimesMartyn Ziegler was the first journalist to announce it yesterday so The Mail are just going off that.
Doesn't Ziegler have strong links with the Tarquins or am I just imagining that?
We have to be allowed appeal the severity of any punishment even if we are prevented from appealing the actual outcome or decision.