PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[cheekybids]

“Retailate”? Interesting choice of word from City. Imo it either means

1. We’re going to appeal (although whether that would be described as “retaliating” I’m not sure).

2. We’ve battered them and are now going to buy all the players this nonsense has prevented us from buying and are going on another trophy winning rampage as “retaliation”.

What’s everyone’s thoughts?

Likely a wank journalist with an even wanker vocabulary.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Likely a wank journalist with an even wanker vocabulary.

I don’t like him either but it’s positive city have briefed him the charges aren’t a problem.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

“Retailate”? Interesting choice of word from City. Imo it either means

1. We’re going to appeal (although whether that would be described as “retaliating” I’m not sure).

2. We’ve battered them and are now going to buy all the players this nonsense has prevented us from buying and are going on another trophy winning rampage as “retaliation”.

What’s everyone’s thoughts?

Imo it should be taken separate from the 115 comment as "retaliate" here is with reference purely to our league position and form. We will retaliate by strengthening the side and fighting back our way up the league table.

Even still, if taken separate, the 115 comment is still another positive vibe. Soft signal?

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

Indeed.. I look forward to us being cleared and the response that will follow from our side to ram it down various Red Cartel, Media and Internet Herberts' throats.. all done with some style and panache, of course!

I'd suggest a celebratory album of covers, hits reworked to reflect the magic number itself, for example:

'One After 115' - The Beatles
'115 Ways To Leave Your Lover' - Paul Simon
'115 Or 6 To 4' - Chicago
'It Takes 115' - Marvin Gaye/Kim Weston
'115 Luftballons' - Nena
'Happy Birthday Sweet 115' - Neil Sedaka
'One (One Five)' - U2

11 5:15 - The Who (of course!)

 

[KS55]

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.

I have always maintained that an organisation that runs a competition should not act as regulator as well. See, for example, the different treatment by UEFA of City and PSG, whose chairman had just paid mega bucks to televise the CL.
This dual role exists in so many sports and there is always a conflict between the need for the competition to make money and the need for the regulator to be even-handed. At the very least, there should be a Chinese wall between the regulatory section and the marketing of the competition but ideally they should be separate organisations. Just imagine the banks operating the Financial Conduct Authority.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

seriously can we pause the thread until we hear the results of the case?

 

[KS55]

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.

City have a raft of emails between the PL and the redshirts. Surely they could provide them to Martin Samuel when the case is finally settled.

 

[cheekybids]

I don’t like him either but it’s positive city have briefed him the charges aren’t a problem.

Tbf on occasions he’s given a fair summary on the case, that City are confident & the charges are repetitive.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

It still comes down to subjective opinion of material set before the panel. The balance of probability is not the same as fact.

So if in their opinion we have defrauded the PL, HMRC, etc we have no recourse? Surprising tbh

 

[TinFoilHat]

seriously can we pause the thread until we hear the results of the case?

Can we tell Sky Sports News to do the same as well. An whole hour of Miggy and his fellow cunts edging at the thought of us being punished.