PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Gordyola]

If we'd have turned the coach around after the vermin bricked and bottled it,

Absolutely they endanger the players’ and staff safety it also affected their preparation City’s security team could have been said to have made the decision

 

[Champions again in 2012]

Yes but it's only half time.

I hope not, I am not sure I could stand another circa 76k posts :-(

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Interesting that Ziegler says this:

"The leadership of the Premier League, which is acting as the prosecutor in the case, will also be under close scrutiny when the hearing comes to a conclusion."

That's not something that any of the journalists - Martin Samuel aside - ever bother to state in their articles so I'm surprised Ziegler has mentioned it.

The levels of intellectual dishonesty when reporting on this have been off the scale. Spinelessness writ large.

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

There have been some excellent contributions to this thread and they have really deepened our understanding of the issues raised by these 115 charges :there have also been many scurrilous contributions which have contributed nothing to our understanding of anything. I thank those who have tried seriously and in good faith to cast light on what is actually happening and I am really grateful, but I must say that my position has not changed at all since the PL's announcement back in February 2023 that we were to face the charges, and that is because my position is based not on understanding of the law, jurisprudence, football finance, PL regulations or anything else of the kind. My position is, in fact, an act of faith and trust. The owner of our club, the chairman and all those who run our club are honourable men who tell the truth. When they say they and the club have done nothing wrong, I believe them, not partially, not "quite a bit" but completely and utterly.

 

[Newman Noggs]

My position is, in fact, an act of faith and trust. The owner of our club, the chairman and all those who run our club are honourable men who tell the truth. When they say they and the club have done nothing wrong, I believe them, not partially, not "quite a bit" but completely and utterly.

I'm with you and I'll hold that position even if the case goes against us. As far as I'm concerned, the real fraud is FFP/PSR.

 

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

If the verdict takes a long time would it not suggest that our "irrefutable evidence" may not be irrefutable?

Or the "comprehensive body" of it is very comprehensive.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

If the verdict takes a long time would it not suggest that our "irrefutable evidence" may not be irrefutable?

Fact is no one outside of the parties involved knows anything about the strength of each respective case. It seems to be that regardless of the weight of either side’s arguments both parties feel compelled to see this through to the bitter end. In any event thelawyer.com says the case is paused until December while both parties prepare their closing arguments. I don’t know when the case was paused.

 

[KS55]

If the verdict takes a long time would it not suggest that our "irrefutable evidence" may not be irrefutable?

The panel will consider carefully all the evidence given and all the cases made in the summing up. They can’t do that half heartedly. It will take time and every decision reached will be carefully written up. Fret not.

 

[Bald fraud]

Just a hunch but I think they’ll say we’re relegated. We’ll appeal and it drags on and on and fucking on!

 

[manimanc]

I can only presume it's taking longer than usual for the verdict because the panel can't concentrate for laughing at the Premier League's "evidence".