PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[slbsn]

And don't forget Masters classic Freudian slip, when asked in an interview if City's dominance could damage the PL in some way. He replied "regimes come and regimes go, and soon another club will take over the top spot...".
First of all "regime" surely only meant in the political context, yeah racism Kick It Out. Secondly how could he possibly know City would not remain dominant. Was it just wishful thinking or someone who has made it his professional ambition to make it happen, for reasons known only unto himself.
I would have opened our defence with that video swiftly followed by questions to Masters, what precisely did he mean, regimes come and regimes go, that invertebrate would snap like a twig,

All completely irrelevant - come on. You know this stuff is not relevant to the case.

 

[mancboy]

And don't forget Masters classic Freudian slip, when asked in an interview if City's dominance could damage the PL in some way. He replied "regimes come and regimes go, and soon another club will take over the top spot...".
First of all "regime" surely only meant in the political context, yeah racism Kick It Out. Secondly how could he possibly know City would not remain dominant. Was it just wishful thinking or someone who has made it his professional ambition to make it happen, for reasons known only unto himself.
I would have opened our defence with that video swiftly followed by questions to Masters, what precisely did he mean, regimes come and regimes go, that invertebrate would snap like a twig,

i have genuinely never heard another club referred to as a regime, an era maybe but never a regime, that is such a weird and faintly racist way of describing our era of success.

 

[mancboy]

But your premise is simply not true - certainly the APT Tribunal said nothing of the sort. I do think that there is some risk of severe criticism of the PLby the IC if they lose this case because if you bring such serious allegations you tend to be criticised if you fail and often penalised by a big costs order (FWIW).

while i tend to agree that the apt case didnt outright say that the pl had acted in bad faith although it was questioned why it was only our sponsorship deals were delayed, i do question why the charge sheet (which was incorrect) was leaked to the press before city, i think that is a bigger indicator of them acting in bad faith from the beginning.

 

[Bluewonder]

But your premise is simply not true - certainly the APT Tribunal said nothing of the sort. I do think that there is some risk of severe criticism of the PLby the IC if they lose this case because if you bring such serious allegations you tend to be criticised if you fail and often penalised by a big costs order (FWIW).

You're the lawyer, and perhaps you're coming at the term 'good faith' from a technical point of view, but I fundamentally disagree that a party is acting entirely in good faith if it is found, on seven occasions, to have acted unreasonably, unfairly and unlawfully (against its own legal advice, no less!) against a member club.

 

[daveyboybluemoon]

8000 pages...

Carry on...

 

[halfcenturyup]

while i tend to agree that the apt case didnt outright say that the pl had acted in bad faith although it was questioned why it was only our sponsorship deals were delayed, i do question why the charge sheet (which was incorrect) was leaked to the press before city, i think that is a bigger indicator of them acting in bad faith from the beginning.

It was in the press before it was the on the PL website, iirc. Not a good look but not important otherwise.

 

[slbsn]

You're the lawyer, and perhaps you're coming at the term 'good faith' from a technical point of view, but I fundamentally disagree that a party is acting entirely in good faith if it is found, on seven occasions, to have acted unreasonably, unfairly and unlawfully (against its own legal advice, no less!) against a member club.

But it is a technical term

 

[mancboy]

It was in the press before it was the on the PL website, iirc. Not a good look but not important otherwise.

optics are everything and you know that as well as i do tbf

 

[Bluewonder]

But it is a technical term

Sure.

I don't mean it in a technical manner, I just think the PL is out to get City and has been for several years. Hence the APT findings.

Thanks for replying.

 

[jrb]

Is this the longest ever thread on BM, 8000 pages atm?

Obviously it will have to go in the Classics thread when it is finally locked, if that ever happens?