I think the PL has tried to allow a typically hostile investigation and then piece of serious litigation to sit side by side with the day to day business of dealing with a shareholder and competition member. The PLs office has images of City’s success all over - pictures of the title wins, Haaland, the trophy with blue ribbons. All this sits side by side with the PL trying to wear its regulators hat. Every investigation is hostile as is every piece of litigation.
The reality is that if the PL win, their hostility is justified. If not, it will be seen as a circus. Again this is like most Serious Fraud Office and other regulatory cases.
This has been obvious to me from the outset.Also, I don't see how the Prem "win".
I understand that the very nature of any actionable charges is thought to be hostile, but I still believe there are levels to this and that the Prem hasn't done anything to keep the "hostilities" to a somewhat lesser degree. In fact, I could argue they've done the opposite, an example being the way the charges were put into the public's domain. They were put out to cause maximum effect (while even doing a quite sloppy job of it).
Being that we both agree if City were to be essentially cleared it would be deemed a circus why would the Prem put themselves in such a position. I don't see the risk/reward from a rational business standpoint. I believe the Prem could have proceeded with their investigation and subsequent charges without basically instigating a public bloodbath. That's just my opinion.
Also, I don't see how the Prem "win". We are either cleared and it all looks like what some of us believe or we are found in violation and ruined leaving the Prem to explain how a club was able to reach a dominant status in their league over a period extending well beyond a decade only to have been in breach of a slew of serious rules over the same extended period of time. I don't see how that would strengthen the league's position of being some kind of effective self regulator. For me it further highlights their ineptitude and raises the need for someone independent to regulate what goes on.
We're not talking about a 2 or 3 year window. We're saying the Prem has been a sham for the better part of 15 years so everyone please disregard everything that's gone on since about 2009.
At best we've done nothing wrong. At worst we gamed some "man made" rules 5 to 15 years ago. The smart play by the Prem in either situation was to move on. We're not talking a criminal case here, a murder, a violent assault. Tighten up your rules fellas and keep a keener eye. I'm not saying this as a die hard supporter even. It's just simple pros and cons. I don't see any world where City being destroyed as we know them and having over a dozen years of league play tarnished and invalidated would signify a win for the league. I see it as an unmitigated disaster for all involved thus my reference to this being a circus complete with tents, clowns, jugglers, a barker, the whole thing...
I vaguely remember an attempt by some PL members to instigate a voting system where some clubs had a larger number of votes than others. Democracy for ya.The only possible explanation for the coordinated 115 PR assault was to cosy up with members considered a better class of members. If it’s not just Masters there needs to be an investigation into how the whole shit show was coordinated, who was lobbying & who was being rewarded.
Lots of questions for an investigative reporter.
I’ve said this before but when we win they need to a count down on the big screen with not guilty at the end, it will probably get the biggest cheer this season.
Yip,yet no investigative journalist has went near this I wonder why ..The only possible explanation for the coordinated 115 PR assault was to cosy up with members considered a better class of members. If it’s not just Masters there needs to be an investigation into how the whole shit show was coordinated, who was lobbying & who was being rewarded.
Lots of questions for an investigative reporter.
The Mirror reporting Forest and Chelsea might get another points deductions for failing PSR again.
Both just happen to be in the top 4.
The Football Governance Bill was also something looming over the PL which is suspected of being ineffective. Suddenly the PL reacted with a number of investigations into clubs, quite possibly as a preemptive attempt to demonstrate its ability to regulate (although some may argue it is now demonstrating its lack of regulatory ability).They should invite nostrils Harris to discuss the charges & the outcome on sky in the centre circle before the game like the cunts did when they were announced.
The Football Governance Bill was also something looming over the PL which is suspected of being ineffective. Suddenly the PL reacted with a number of investigations into clubs, quite possibly as a preemptive attempt to demonstrate its ability to regulate (although some may argue it is now demonstrating its lack of regulatory ability).
Shortly before its demise, the Conservative Party had been in communication with the PL requesting status updates on our case.
The bill seeks to have an independent regulator sat above the PL and other associations. There are pros and cons to that structure, but it's certainly motivation for the PL to try and save its own skin by attempting to throw its weight around and be seen to be doing so.
They knew it was looming and had clearly been gathering their evidence for some time. The hurried and erroneous release of the charges suggested something had caused them to pull the trigger hurriedly. The timing could have been coincidental, but very unlikely imo.I hear that said a lot & I can’t for the life of me think why laying 115 on City the day before was a good response.