PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Damocles]

Foul smell of racism in this nonsense. The religion of Levy, Bernstein and Bernstein is 100% irrelevant to this complete nonsense conspiracy theory.

Jews - I knew it was them. Even when it was the bears, I knew it was them.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

He’s probably referring to the fact that there are dozens of these every day and some posters come on the thread to get a bit of balance only to be confronted with the same articles they are tired of.

Don’t take it personally though many people continue to click on them and share them. It’s just that it is those clicks that spawn more of them.

To an extent I agree but if you wanted balance and strictly relevent information then this thread wouldn't have more than around 50 pages.....

 

[slbsn]

Another day, another shit Guardian article. This time by Sean Ingle. He looks as thick as pigshit in his profile pic and his writing confirms it.

There can be no Goldilocks punishment – Manchester City should either be vindicated or damned | Sean Ingle

The seriousness of the club’s 115 charges by the Premier League leaves no room for a result that lets everyone live with outcome

www.theguardian.com

It is a meaningless article based on fundamental misunderstandings. It would be a bizarre way for the PL to approach a fudge to a) charge City in the first place b) go all the way to a 10-12 week "trial" c) line up a squad of at least EIGHT barristers d) spend maybe £30m on the prosecution and e) pass that case to a panel that in no world could you actually control for fear of a complete collapse of regulation.

So there is no fudge. This is serious.

Then there is the premise that all counts fall together. They don't. It isn't even true that if City failed to cooperate in 2018 and 2019 that they inevitably failed to cooperate in 2020-2023. It is quite possible that their behaviour before the High Court matters is distinguished from the later cooperation.

Then there is nonsense about Everton. In fact the "less than frank" finding was overturned and played NO PART in the Everton points penalty. Everton sets little precedent other than in establishing a good guide for the reader as to how the Panel or an Appeal would look at a given set of circumstances.

Anyway, these articles are not for City fans and mean nothing. Imagine a World Football Finance regulator - utterly ridiculous and based on a lawyer's and the author's fundamental misunderstanding of this case.

 

[slbsn]

It wasn't just for missing a US tour iirc. It was also for bad debts from existing sponsors, loss of income due to inability to fulfill sponsorship obligations and loss of broadcast income.

Not disputing it's a lot. Not even disputing other clubs could maybe have claimed more had they needed it. Not claiming this doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.

But there is a procedure for checking it which I presume the PL followed. If any clubs think they didn't, they could raise it, I suppose. But, afaik, they didn't.

The PL approved it so this is done. But it is very hard to see how United had exceptional broadcast losses (Spurs said they were sub £1m), the sponsorship cancellation was never disclosed in their accounts so presumably was also immaterial, Arsenal also cancelled the Summer tour and quoted total losses of £2m etc etc. So the scale of the losses do remain a mystery either with the explanation or not. But it is irrelevant, they were approved.

 

[Cobwebcat]

@slbsn What do you think of the rumour that the PL offered City a six point deduction to settle?

Now let’s assume the above is true. Given that City think they have a strong case but that you are never sure of an outcome, would that be an offer worth consideration in your opinion?

All hypothetical.

 

[Lord Blue]

@slbsn do you think it likely that the PL have offered us any sort of a deal to date?

if so, would you care to make an educated guess?

 

[halfcenturyup]

Foul smell of racism in this nonsense. The religion of Levy, Bernstein and Bernstein is 100% irrelevant to this complete nonsense conspiracy theory.

Correct, Levy is just a bunt (or a kunt for those that remember the sketch. Mr Smokestoomuch wasn't it?).

 

[slbsn]

@slbsn do you think it likely that the PL have offered us any sort of a deal to date?

if so, would you care to make an educated guess?

@slbsn What do you think of the rumour that the PL offered City a six point deduction to settle?

Now let’s assume the above is true. Given that City think they have a strong case but that you are never sure of an outcome, would that be an offer worth consideration in your opinion?

All hypothetical.

Settlement offer is possible but I don't believe it would have been six points.

 

[BlueRockape]

Settlement offer is possible but I don't believe it would have been six points.

To high or to low a punishment?

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I would have negotiated the PL a 10 point offer. Give us 10 pts for the shit they keep throwing at City