PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[slbsn]

Apologies if it’s a stupid question, but on the more serious allegations (I.e sponsorship) is there any middle ground or is it simply we did it or we didn’t? Basically, is it either a huge punishment or no punishment…or could they decide on a smaller punishment for a ‘technical’ breach or something like that?

Wide range of outcomes. IC could conclude lots of different things from very serious to a minor or non-cooperation. Smaller, technical breaches are possible but so are serious ones. Very hard to know until we see the decision

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

It’s a reasonable enough question, and didn’t really deserve some of the (now deleted) sarky responses tbh. Not actually sure of the answer myself, but hopefully someone else with more knowledge can answer it.

It's not a silly question at all. We know what rules we're alleged to have broken but not why we're alleged to have broken those rules. The charges refer to the accuracy of the accounts, sponsorship income & related parties, so it's a fair guess that it's to do with Etihad, Etisalat, whether these were overvalued and whether they were disguised equity investment. Probably pretty much the same ground as UEFA's FFP charges which were dismissed by CAS.

It's possible that the IC could find that the contracts weren't fair value (so were overstated) but also weren't disguised equity investment. Or vice versa, that the contracts were fair value but were also disguised equity investment. Or that the contracts were fair value and not disguised equity investment, but were related parties and weren't declared as such. Or that we breached some rules but not others. Or that we breached rules in one year but not in another.

However, based on CAS, I'd say those partial outcomes were far less likely than an all or nothing outcome.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

I have said this mate, every rival football fan does not want to just punish us, but to execute us, they want us wiped out of existence.

It’s ironic that FFP was brought in to try and safeguard clubs from doing a Bury F.C and going out of business,

Yet if they find us guilty of all these charges that very same rule of FFP could bankrupt us and leave us in financial ruin if they were to throw the kitchen sink and every man and his dog at us,

I really am fed up of this whole situation, I am adamant if we did a Blackburn rovers and won the leauge just once and then faded into obscurity then this whole charade of FFP and independent panels would not be happening,

I am down in London next week, I am tempted to go down to where the actual hearing is taking place, to see if I can gage an atmosphere or feeling of these barristers who are leaving at the end of a days hearing, if I see lord panic I might even be cheeky and ask how it’s going in there lol

Take a placard and a megaphone....

" No no.... no no no no....no no no no....no no ....we're not guilty !!

 

[cheekybids]

Hence all the new bullshit headlines today to keep the rags arse and dipper fans from finishing with football
The sales of rope will go through the roof

I heard from a reliable source that all of the trouble in the Middle East was a proxy war between USA, Russia & China to control the lucrative candle market.

 

[eyalluvitt]

There is an article today that City will be expelled from all compeitions when found guilty !


They don't want to relegate us, they just want to bury us alive

Last time I watch the boat race if we are not in it

 

[surrounded by idiots]

Prob the ex kitman

Well Lee Jackson has ruled himself out

 

[Champions again in 2012]

Last time I watch the boat race if we are not in it

We always get knocked out as the same 2 teams get to the final every year. Might as well be Celtic :-)

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I've recently experienced Jury Service (not to compare my experiences, to what it going on)

Did they find you guilty?

 

[WestGorton]

Edwards family were white. Moores family were white. Abramovitch was white. 2008 suddenly owners were not white so let's bring in some rules.

 

[cheekybids]

I deal with contracts a lot at work and ChatGPT cuts out a lot of the crap. Still don't fully trust it, but when I am trying to find a relevant clause in a contract it hasn't failed so far! I would be surprised if lawyers aren't using it for contract drafting even these days.

So even if they are wrong it won’t matter as everyone is using it ;)