I mean on paper you could see it that way, but the arbitration panel are unlikely to end up being manned by the intern, the coffee boy and a paralegal knocking about….
These will be decorated people with significant reputations and who are not going to make a ruling based upon what the PL want.
Of course that doesn’t mean a win is any more or less likely, simply it’s not likely to be the kangaroo court some understandably fear.
I don’t buy or read any papers in general, it was on Sly Sports News about 1/2 hour ag.don't read the papers. they're not written for City fans.
City could sue the PL for breaching their contract with City during the course of the investigation and/or subsequent hearing.So you're saying we're cooked, because trust me we're not going to get anywhere with the PL or any PL appeal panel. Are you saying that City has no recourse available to them in the courts? In that case wtf are we even talking about? I tend to believe that is not accurate.
Simon Stone, as ugly on the outside as he is on the inside. BBC ****. I wonder if the BBC has taken down the blue plaques for Jimmy Saville, Rolf Harris, Stuart Hall...Check out Sly Stone's last line - and of course he will be the fucker bringing the topic up.
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It'll be at the worst a fine and transfer ban we aren't getting relegated, we would drag them through every court in the land if they tried that as there is simply no justification for a punishment that severe. The club will do a great case defending us they always have in the past so I believe in them.Now the dust as slightly settled.
Football as we know it is about to change. Similar to the world we live in.
We are in big trouble & im not sure why & we probably will never know. Politics at play with the league & other clubs.
The fact so many clubs have said they want us out is bizarre when you look at the cash utd, Newcastle & Chelsea are throwing around.
They want this City project stopped now & will go out with guns blazing to stop it.
The prem league lose this battle then the brand is damaged forever, I actually think if they win & the brand is damaged. Makes it even more strange what they are doing now in middle of a season. Nobody wins from this.
I’m really not sure where this will leave our beloved City but I do see us being charged. 100% fine & heavy point deduction & sadly I do see a relegation thrown in too.
Bizarre times. We might be seeing the last of pep to so I hope his song is loud for the rest of the season.
Sounds like we could be fucked tbhThe UEFA panel did. I fear the same. The PL is, afterall, paying their wages and they are involved with the PL besides sitting on this panel.
It will be like being investigated by the company you work for (who want you gone) by the panel of their choosing without, however, being able to take it to a truly independant tribunal or the courts afterwards if you know they have been unfair and wrong.
Another point to mention, as with the UEFA charges we have apparently not complied with requests to submit financial information. And as with UEFA I think we have reasonable grounds to suspect they wouldn't keep it to themselves or use for personal gain.
Would you share your club's finances with this lot?
CEO - Richard Masters, an Aston Villa fan, accused by Newcastle of acting inappropriately during their takeover, namely by fiddling the fit and proper test to exclude Newcastle's potential new Saudi owners. In 2021 an investigation into competition law found Masters had abused his position to award Qatari tv rights to the premier league to a preferred bidder, beIN sports. He's still in position despite this.
Secretary - Kevin Plumb, who was famously involved in exchanging emails containing misogynistic and sexist views with former chief, Richard Scudamore including calling women 'gash'. Both retained their positions. He's also the guy who is tasked with bringing down illegal football streams.
Non executive director - Mai Fyfield, a Sky director whose responsibilities include the distribution of sky channels to platforms such as cable and IPTV. No conflicts there, then!
Non executive director - Dharmesh Mistry, an investment banker who describes himself as an 'avid' Liverpool fan...
Chair - Alison Brittain, a Manchester United fan and former CEO of the Whitbread group. Seemingly ok with sharing the board with sexists if it means putting down her teams' arch rivals.
That's not even mentioning former chair Gary Hoffman, also chair of the bank Monzo at the same time as his premier league role, whom are I believe still under investigation for money laundering by the FCA.
I don’t buy or read any papers in general, it was on Sly Sports News about 1/2 hour ag.