PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[mancity2012_eamo]

In my career in liability insurance I have been involved in dozens, if not hundreds of legal actions. The vast majority of these cases (probably upwards of 90%) settle before they get to court. In my experience this is down to two things. The first is the uncertainty of the outcome in a civil case and the second, and by far the biggest consideration, is the cost of litigation. It’s often much cheaper to settle a matter than have it proceed through the legal process to trial and possibly appeal.

So far, it doesn’t look like either side in this matter are thinking about the uncertainty or the cost.

Perhaps it’s the principle.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

I don't want to start another thread, but how will you feel and what will you do if we're cleared of these charges.

The length of time this has been going on and the extent of abuse and shite found in the media and social media alike, it's going to feel fucking amazing to be let off. I reckon a commemorative shirt and a bus parade are the least we could do to mark it.

City need to go full Paddy Power and take the absolute piss. 115 special edition merchandise. Claim it's celebrating an anniversary when it clearly isn't. Khaldoon and Pep sat next to Lord Pannick wearing the shirt and smoking cigars.

Regardless of the outcome I don't think it will ever be seen as though we were fully cleared.

Even reading some of the allegations relating to Mancini (and the notion that if not serious fraud, then they might be time barred) makes me roll my eyes and whisper "here we fucking go....."

It won't particularly bother me, but that's mainly because I'll fight fire with fire.

However I do fear for some of our more vulnerable supporters who might struggle mentally with this incessant vindictive assumption-of-guilt witch hunt

That's why I cringe when people joke about Liverpool fans on suicide watch if City are cleared.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Football36lies.

The cunts can’t even get the number of days there are this year right.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Will get another tattoo this time of Khaldoon with his middle finger up and 115 underneath

His middle finger up what?

 

[manimanc]

We're definitely fucked as this Football 365 are very reliable ....

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I've gone back to supporting Chelsea.

 

[cheekybids]

In my career in liability insurance I have been involved in dozens, if not hundreds of legal actions. The vast majority of these cases (probably upwards of 90%) settle before they get to court. In my experience this is down to two things. The first is the uncertainty of the outcome in a civil case and the second, and by far the biggest consideration, is the cost of litigation. It’s often much cheaper to settle a matter than have it proceed through the legal process to trial and possibly appeal.

So far, it doesn’t look like either side in this matter are thinking about the uncertainty or the cost.

I had a personal case & my solicitor told me 90% get settled without having to go to the hearing.

2 things stuck with me with his advice. Your case is too strong so they will make an offer even if late. You could lose for no other reason than the arbitrator takes a dislike to you.

Result was they made an offer 2 weeks before the hearing & I accepted cos I wasn’t taking that risk.

 

[bluemonkey71]

I don't want to start another thread, but how will you feel and what will you do if we're cleared of these charges.

The length of time this has been going on and the extent of abuse and shite found in the media and social media alike, it's going to feel fucking amazing to be let off. I reckon a commemorative shirt and a bus parade are the least we could do to mark it.

City need to go full Paddy Power and take the absolute piss. 115 special edition merchandise. Claim it's celebrating an anniversary when it clearly isn't. Khaldoon and Pep sat next to Lord Pannick wearing the shirt and smoking cigars.

Sorry to be picky but "let off"? Found to have not broken the rules I think you meant.

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

It depends what you’re accepting, no? If you end up accepting you’ve cheated to win titles, the optics are awful. If you’re accepting that you didn’t cooperate as expected…not so bad.

Then you have to think about the possibility of the panel finding against us and the potential punishments. If there is a real chance of expulsion and all that comes with it, then a 6 point penalty and being labelled cheats (nothing new there) all of a sudden doesn’t look so bad when the alternative is oblivion.

We don’t know if the settlement offer is true or not but I would like to to think that the guys in charge are savvy enough to make the right decisions.

If we have been offered 6 points the most serious of charges surely won’t stand scrutiny
Therefore if we go to trial and are found guilty surely the penalty would be around 12/15 points ?
If that’s the case let’s roll the dice

 

[slbsn]

I had a personal case & my solicitor told me 90% get settled without having to go to the hearing.

2 things stuck with me with his advice. Your case is too strong so they will make an offer even if late. You could lose for no other reason than the arbitrator takes a dislike to you.

Result was they made an offer 2 weeks before the hearing & I accepted cos I wasn’t taking that risk.

Most cases don't have the political issue the PL has here - optically difficult for them to settle without City accepting wrongdoing which City are naturally reluctant to do. The parties really should have found a way to settle before the charges but likely too late now.

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

If either party was going to fold I suspect it would’ve happened by now
It’s going to be a long few of months waiting for the trial verdict with daily non-sensical article's appearing
Didn’t someone say a few months ago the case was over and the PL was just working on a media/ exit strategy
That hasn’t happened unfortunately