PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Prestwich_Blue]

Do you know what we are accused of or if there is any new evidence regarding the 54 charges of Misrepresentation of Financial Information?

Do you know if the Premier League has new evidence that they either uncovered themselves or obtained from FootyLeaks, Pinto, or the EIC?

Do you know if we actually funded the sponsorships?

Stop being such an attention-seeking idiot. You clearly know fuck all about this issue and refuse to listen to those who do know something. But just to try to hammer some facts into your skull, I'll respond.

The evidence presented at CAS from several sources made it clear where the bulk of the Etihad sponsorship came from. It came from central Abu Dhabi marketing funds and there's nothing wrong with that. UEFA could offer no cogent evidence, other than the very selective and out-of-context hacked emails, to the contrary.

Etihad were given the money, but not by Sheikh Mansour. They paid it to us, the accounting was correct and they got full consideration for the money they paid in terms of sponsorship, plus it was considered to be a fair price for what they got.

But if you want further proof, then the Open Skies case against Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways provides it. There's a document on file in the New York Court, which was there well before the Der Spiegel stuff came out, which states that the Etihad sponsorship of City was funded by central Abu Dhabi funds. That was prepared around 2010 I think, certainly no late than 2012 and that document is why I was so confident that we'd succeed in our appeal to CAS.

Do you seriously think that a document was prepared in 2012 that anticipated having to cover up something that we had no idea would become an issue years later?

 

[slbsn]

This is why the PL will fail. Their solicitors have clearly fucked up and haven't realised the rules back in the day were different to the ones around today. Fordham - nothing wrong at the time, Mancini - nothing wrong at the time, Etihad and any sponsorship deal - CAS trumps any IC verdict. So what does that leave them with?

They are well aware of any weaknesses in their case. Obviously they realise what the rules said in the relevant years - they aren’t morons.

But they will also believe they have a chance of overcoming weaknesses. Someone loses in every case despite believing they won’t.

 

[WRicko]

If the Premier League has new evidence proving that our witnesses lied at CAS, we’re in deep water.

But that would be more juicy than CAS. And your now saying you think the club lied at CAS

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I chatted with a Liverpool fan today. He said that he had been chatting to a Manchester United fan, who claimed that City's players already know that the club has been found guilty and that is the reason for the poor form. He asked me if I'd heard that. I told him that it was complete and utter bollocks. When Liverpool and United fans have a discussion, shite spreads.

As soon as the players hear anything it gets straight out into the press. That’s the nature of a “secret”. A clever solicitor once said to me “if one person knows you can assume everyone knows” because everyone tells their best friend and it’s out like wildfire.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Correct it’s just my opinion. That’s all anyone has because no one knows anything about the outcome of the case - including you and me.

What is that opinion based on, just out of interest?

 

[M18CTID]

I chatted with a Liverpool fan today. He said that he had been chatting to a Manchester United fan, who claimed that City's players already know that the club has been found guilty and that is the reason for the poor form. He asked me if I'd heard that. I told him that it was complete and utter bollocks. When Liverpool and United fans have a discussion, shite spreads.

The trouble is, even some of our own fans are buying into that one. The other conspiracy theory that some dickhead Liverpool and United fans are coming out with is that City are deliberately having a shit season in order to get a lesser punishment!

 

[slbsn]

I think everyone has to accept that if the alleged long term conspiracy has occurred and everyone has lied for years and years, with or without Pinto, the PL probably has all the evidence it needs. Very unlikely that the docs the PL needed were only in the hacked files. I think this is the nub of what Keith Moon doesn’t get.

 

[Mancityphilfo2000]

The trouble is, even some of our own fans are buying into that one. The other conspiracy theory that some dickhead Liverpool and United fans are coming out with is that City are deliberately having a shit season in order to get a lesser punishment!

Which literally makes zero sense.

 

[cheekybids]

They are well aware of any weaknesses in their case. Obviously they realise what the rules said in the relevant years - they aren’t morons.

But they will also believe they have a chance of overcoming weaknesses. Someone loses in every case despite believing they won’t.

I heard the lawyers never lose ;)

 

[Trojan1962]

Stop being such an attention-seeking idiot. You clearly know fuck all about this issue and refuse to listen to those who do know something. But just to try to hammer some facts into your skull, I'll respond.

The evidence presented at CAS from several sources made it clear where the bulk of the Etihad sponsorship came from. It came from central Abu Dhabi marketing funds and there's nothing wrong with that. UEFA could offer no cogent evidence, other than the very selective and out-of-context hacked emails, to the contrary.

Etihad were given the money, but not by Sheikh Mansour. They paid it to us, the accounting was correct and they got full consideration for the money they paid in terms of sponsorship, plus it was considered to be a fair price for what they got.

But if you want further proof, then the Open Skies case against Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways provides it. There's a document on file in the New York Court, which was there well before the Der Spiegel stuff came out, which states that the Etihad sponsorship of City was funded by central Abu Dhabi funds. That was prepared around 2010 I think, certainly no late than 2012 and that document is why I was so confident that we'd succeed in our appeal to CAS.

Do you seriously think that a document was prepared in 2012 that anticipated having to cover up something that we had no idea would become an issue years later?

He should change his user name to Keith Loon