PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[argyle]

I see tomorrow’s back pages are “stars ready to snub City”
So is this all about the red w4nkers stopping us getting Bellingham etc.
It f****** annoys the shit out of me, that we have to deal with this büllshit prejudice because we dared to become a good team.
It’s bollocks !

don't read the papers. they're not written for City fans.

 

[City Mike 1969]

Re arrange these words- off fuck

Charming.

 

[Metal Biker]

 

[MillsyTheMosher]

Correct.

Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies agreed on Tuesday to restore diplomatic relations with Qatar and restart flights to and from the country, ending a three-year boycott of the tiny gas-rich nation.

Arab countries agree to end years-long feud with Qatar that divided Gulf | CNN

Gulf Arab countries signed a declaration aimed at resolving a long-running dispute with Qatar on Tuesday, in a public reconciliation between Doha and its neighbors that paves the way for the end of an embargo on the tiny gas-rich nation.

edition.cnn.com

Didn’t know about this update. Still - it’s clear that Saudi and the UAE don’t trust Qatar as far as they can throw them so there’s no favours to be had from a Qatari owned MUFC as a poster pointed out there may be.

 

[madloaf]

Unfortunately one of the by products of this shit show is that, unless its been resolved, which is highly unlikely, no player in their right mind will join us.

Why not? Get a relegation/expulsion release clause into your contract. Job done. Footballers still like being paid and winning things right?

 

[toffee balls]

Charming.

Don’t post shite then

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

I don't agree with that at all. And there is no High Court route. The only appeal is another PL Panel. So lets hope I am right!

Yea let’s hope so! But, I find it inconceivable, largely for the reasons you state, that there’s no way to get this case into the mainstream legal system if it doesn’t go our way.. The stakes are high and the quality of our legal team will create an angle. If nothing else it is contrary to the rules of natural justice

All that said I am conscious when people know stuff enter than me, so not doubting you

 

[jrb]

Didn’t know about this update. Still - it’s clear that Saudi and the UAE don’t trust Qatar as far as they can throw them so there’s no favours to be had from a Qatari owned MUFC as a poster pointed out there may be.

Let’s be honest, they can’t be any worse than the Glazers, along with the other 2 red shirts and Spurs.

 

[Silva2021]

The allegation appears to be that the club has acted in bad faith, that the audited accounts are wrong (not accidentally), for 9 years and material transactions were concealed from the PL. On any basis, that is an allegation amounting to dishonesty and very serious.

As it was at CAS: "The Adjudicatory Chamber found that ADUG entered into “arrangements ” and/or a “scheme” to make payments through Etisalat (for the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons) and Etihad (for the 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2015/16 seasons) that were, in fact, “disguised equity payments ”. The true nature of these payments is said to have been deliberately concealed and improperly reported by MCFC under the CLFFPR. These very serious allegations necessarily involve a conspiracy on the part of MCFC, its shareholder and these two sponsors."

Later these were described as "charges for dishonest concealment."

So the PL can try and sugar coat it but City will double down on it and say the charges are allegations of dishonesty and therefore require a more cogent level of evidence alongside the relevant standard of proof (balance of probabilities).

In short, the allegation of civil "fraud", false accounting and dishonesty is absolutely relevant here. City will no doubt refer to the English Law equivalent of this from CAS "MCFC also refers to the arbitral award issued in CAS 2017/A/5379, where the CAS panel, inter alia, held that "inherent within [the comfortable satisfaction] standard is a requirement that the more serious the allegation, the more cogent the supporting evidence must be in order for the allegation to be found proven”

Thanks as always.

I was coming on here to ask that question as it is pretty huge.

So what you are saying is City will in a way raise the bar of the charges, as to raise the proof needed.

In other words take it away from balance of probabilities to beyond reasonable doubt (or is that just criminal).

 

[dennishasdoneit]

So the Qataris have come outta the woodwork and are bidding for the rags, all of a sudden things are starting to make sense

It's all about timing.
A week before utd release their annual usa based stock market report,...which is always entwined with the Munich anniversary ..the Premier League go hell for leather against us.
All the PL bigwigs would have been enjoying freebies in Qatar and no doubt plans were made.
This is the outcome.
And don't forget the recent bizzare non offside decision at the swamp which pushed utd right into the title race..
All beginning to make sense ..indeed.