Go have a read in the United thread, that'll cheer you up.
Well it would be great if you are right and I have credited the PL with more credibility than they deserve.
100% correct. Include the other red tops plus 1 as well.Obviously you're knowledge is far greater than mine, but in my limited experience if the main charges are solid its unusual for the lesser ones to be added as they dont add anything to the case overall but they certainly play well in the press.
I think that is your professionalism shining through. Offset this by viewing the damage, the cartel under the PL guise, has done to City`s business acumen over the decade, and the costs. Then look at who is going to pay for this attack because the cartel will offset all costs, onto every club in every league, it is a win win for the cartel regardless of the outcome.
This is true in all litigation - you'd focus on your strong claims and not dilute them with loads of noise from other matters. The PL chose a kitchen sink approach which I think is a mistake. But I don't think it necessarily signals that they expect to lose the serious ones. It really would be a strange move to pursue a case of this nature without confidence in the core of the case.
Still intrigued why Khaldoon was complimentary to Brittain in his annual club interview.
but as you said if they were confident in the core of the case why dilute it with the spurious claims, the only reason to do that would be so that it looked good in the press, from a legal standing muddying the waters would just weaken the case as a whole.