PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[KS55]

Sam Lee has only tweeted out the same information that Tolmie posted on here six months ago so is not that well connected.

A re-run of the UEFA case fiasco. It does sound plausible and it would confirm that the only motive the PL had with their witchhunt was to damage City. But if the PL are found to have produced "no evidence" after four years (like UEFA) it is hard to see how they can gloss over it as easily as Ceferin did with his fake narrative.I also think that this time City will not accept the situation as passively as last time.

If we have cited the ‘disgraceful emails’ (per Tolmie) alleging that that the PL was not being impartial, we may even escape the non co-operation rap. Outside bet, I know, but we can dream.

 

[KS55]

As much as I agree. I think with the size of this case and implications. All parties have been keeping the noise down especially as they don't want any hiccups about leaking news.

I'm nervous as hell about the outcome. I have spoken to a few friends who have done some work with City. The only thing they have said is "openly City are very confident and have been positive with all staff and its business as usual". But there are only a small number of people internally who know what is really going on.

Let hope their messages are true. I find it interesting - the PL are acting bullish with the APT

The PL still think they ‘won’ the APT case. #Delusionsareus.

 

[KS55]

Blowjobs all round of that's the case

Are you volunteering to administer them?

 

[gocity]

How great if we "get away with it" ...

You do not get away with something if you are innocent

 

[hammocity]

You’re bit slow, I posted this ages ago :-) I said they guessed at what the punters would do but I was just being facetious. I did beat the odds makers some years ago with an early ante post e.w. bet at 100-1, which came in third. Champers all round.

Oi, I'm not slow! I did some odds compiling when I worked at the William Hill Regional Office in Stockport, it was more local events, like non league football or greyhound races and the bets would be restricted to regular punters and for a maximum liability of around £20 (it was over 40 years ago).

It's was incredibly difficult to price up ante post events in those days, if a stranger walked into a shop and wanted a bet like yours they'd be either refused, given the selection at lesser odds and/or the stake would be restricted.

For events like Miss World back in those days bets would be only laid to a stake of £10 or to win no more than £50 dependent on who the punter was.

Can you remember the name of your 100/1 placed horse?

 

[KS55]

I had seen something saying that all the main players were asked to be available for a 10 week period. Obviously it becomes a nightmare if it were to over run as getting the required people to be available at the right times will conflict with other responsibilities. Lord Pannick is never sat on his arse in the office waiting for the phone to ring for his next gig for example.

He’s already fixed it up; reported a couple of weeks ago that he is representing the independent schools in their efforts to defeat the VAT proposal, iirc.

 

[KS55]

Oi, I'm not slow! I did some odds compiling when I worked at the William Hill Regional Office in Stockport, it was more local events, like non league football or greyhound races and the bets would be restricted to regular punters and for a maximum liability of around £20 (it was over 40 years ago).

It's was incredibly difficult to price up ante post events in those days, if a stranger walked into a shop and wanted a bet like yours they'd be either refused, given the selection at lesser odds and/or the stake would be restricted.

For events like Miss World back in those days bets would be only laid to a stake of £10 or to win no more than £50 dependent on who the punter was.

Can you remember the name of your 100/1 placed horse?

I’ve racked my brain for it but it was a long time ago (30 years at least) and I was a big punter then. I seem to remember the SP was about 33-1. My bookie commented that a few regulars had picked it. I was certainly not guessing, 100-1 seemed ludicrous to me, hence the punt.
When I say I was a big punter, I mean prolific, not huge stakes. I think I would have had £2 - £5 on it or thereabouts.

 

[The perfect fumble]

I had seen something saying that all the main players were asked to be available for a 10 week period. Obviously it becomes a nightmare if it were to over run as getting the required people to be available at the right times will conflict with other responsibilities. Lord Pannick is never sat on his arse in the office waiting for the phone to ring for his next gig for example.

Don't worry, he's got his best man on it...

 

[Milesvk]

Will the verdict/result be straight up guilty/not guilty for each charge or will it be a big write up and up to city/prem league to pick the bones out of it?

 

[hammocity]

I’ve racked my brain for it but it was a long time ago (30 years at least) and I was a big punter then. I seem to remember the SP was about 33-1. My bookie commented that a few regulars had picked it. I was certainly not guessing, 100-1 seemed ludicrous to me, hence the punt.
When I say I was a big punter, I mean prolific, not huge stakes. I think I would have had £2 - £5 on it or thereabouts.

Those were the days when you got quarter of the odds for a place as well, not the stingy one fifth the odds of today.