PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Stoned Rose]

It would seem that's at least a significant part of their case.

In my opinion there's now a traceable path from CAS, who said that if the Abu Dhabi sponsors were related parties then we're potentially open to the charge of misreporting this in our accounts, to the APT case, where the cartel clubs also had the view that we had misreported this (maybe based on the CAS report), to the PL charges, which specifically mention related parties.

That seems to me to be the line of attack, in the absence of any other information regarding the sponsorships. But I don't believe it'll be a productive one. A bit like trying to stop a Traore with a rolled-up Eric Garcia.

 

[M18CTID]

This soft signal stuff is getting people carried away.

There is no evidence either way. We are as likely to get found guilty with a relegation than to be clearer, possibly more likely. You're setting yourselves up for a massive fall.

Stefan gave a very vague piece of information which he constantly qualified as something that isn't indicative of much at all, and now the rest of you are reading articles like they're tea leaves. It has to stop before you all turn into scousers.

What makes you think that? Have you had a soft signal or something? ;)

 

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

What makes you think that? Have you had a soft signal or something? ;)

Maybe he had a hard one?

 

[M18CTID]

Maybe he had a hard one?

Oo-er missus!

 

[ufo]

Clicked few pages back and all i saw was some shitty who drummer farting after consuming loads of pinto beans

 

[slbsn]

This soft signal stuff is getting people carried away.

There is no evidence either way. We are as likely to get found guilty with a relegation than to be clearer, possibly more likely. You're setting yourselves up for a massive fall.

Stefan gave a very vague piece of information which he constantly qualified as something that isn't indicative of much at all, and now the rest of you are reading articles like they're tea leaves. It has to stop before you all turn into scousers.

I think they are exactly what I said they were - evidence and information that is inconsistent with a worst case outcome. Personally do not agree they are all nothing - a £400m stadium expenditure, a clean audit in December (when not required until March) and a few other things are exactly what people should take them for, not conclusive but not nothing either. Masters giving an interview wouldn’t be at that level if that’s what you mean.

 

[Lord Blue]

I can't even imagine trying to read the MEN without an Ad blocker of some description. I use Surfshark VPN which includes their own version called Cleanweb which reduces the MEN to just the article itself plus the comments, can't recommend it enough.

i'm sure some browsers used to come with a right click option that had that effect, but buggered if i can remember

 

[mexico1970]

This soft signal stuff is getting people carried away.

There is no evidence either way. We are as likely to get found guilty with a relegation than to be clearer, possibly more likely. You're setting yourselves up for a massive fall.

Stefan gave a very vague piece of information which he constantly qualified as something that isn't indicative of much at all, and now the rest of you are reading articles like they're tea leaves. It has to stop before you all turn into scousers.

Yeah!!!

 

[calumdown]

No I think I'll do whatever I want instead thanks

interesting.
you will do what you want

and yet you tell everyone else to stop doing what they want.

It has to stop before you all turn into scousers

 

[SilverFox2]

As Stefan says, yes it would. Unless the PL has evidence that we're not aware of, the related party question is potentially the only chink in our armour as far as the AD sponsorships are concerned. But it's a very, very small one.

And for the cynic in me, it's yet more corroboration that this isn't about the PL acting independently of its shareholders, nobly trying to ensure there is a level financial playing field in accordance with its rules and regulations. It's about our competitors trying to nail us in any small way they can.

Since the Leicester reversal it seems the legal yes men have been replaced by their legal first team.
Years of control over targeted rule making has made the case for the city side leaving traceability everywhere that they still think can be brushed under the carpet.
Certainly a compliant media helps but it does seem that the PL is relying too much on the media reporting a public vote of guilty to prove that black is white.
Whether City have been 100 percent careful to obey only the badly written biased rules is debatable but overall I think we should not worry too much.
Years of trying to attack the city business plan and mainly failing must make a trend analysis obvious (fingers crossed).