Whilst many believe this action has been taken due to the timing of the White paper there could be another reason. Both the "local" red tops are for sale and while we are the dominant force investors may not see them as an attractive purchase. The red tops may actually know that the case may not end in the result they want but 3-4 years of reputational damage would set us back several years as players nay be reluctant to sign for us. Hang on in there fellow blues as its going to be a bumpy and emotional ride.
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PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules
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Not rocking the boat might have been the appropriate course of action initially, but the time to strike back was years ago. Questions such as "why is football the only industry that denies inward investment?" should have been asked loud and clear.Pussies are us.
Been pissing me off for a long time
We are guilty of nothing more than upsetting half a dozen PL clubs who would love to be in our position. To me that's the crux of the matter; huge investment in the rags, dippers or Arsenal wouldn't have triggered anger and jealousy on such a scale.
Cynic. Would the PL ever do such an underhand thing? Er…..I wouldn't put it past the cunts to be hastily revising the possible sanctions.
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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I was a fully paid up member of the Cynics Society long before PiGMOL ever made an earthly appearance.Cynic. Would the PL ever do such an underhand thing? Er…..
lancs blue
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Well they can't give a tariff for relegation as the PL has no power to dictate which level we'd be relegated to, for example. They can't say relegated to League One or the National League as they have no authority over those leagues.The handbook lists all the sanctions possible, but does not give a tariff for each type of breach.
Fordyboy46
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I said after a few days this shitstorm would disappear and it looks like it has. Just one story now on the fail site below the fifteen on the rags game obviously. We might hear nothing now for another couple of seasons, bigger things to worry about until then. Chill everyone!
Hayley Croppers chopper
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The trickle down effect of City money in the Premier League can only be good for the league structure.
Players bought from Arsenal etc in the early days, that money strengthen lower league teams as they buy replacements at lower levels or enhance their youth academy.
Football was fucked when Setanta walked away from the TV deal in the championship, thats why clubs like Bury went bust as they were all spending above there means.
None of this is City’ fault but FFP was brought in to restrict us.
Players bought from Arsenal etc in the early days, that money strengthen lower league teams as they buy replacements at lower levels or enhance their youth academy.
Football was fucked when Setanta walked away from the TV deal in the championship, thats why clubs like Bury went bust as they were all spending above there means.
None of this is City’ fault but FFP was brought in to restrict us.
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It's essentially many repetitions of the same charges. We've essentially been accused of about half a dozen things - most of them minor procedural or subjective things like 'not cooperating'.the charges seem t9 be multiplies of each charge, so once one is disproven I would think the rest get ticked off, non co operation, yes we did, ok they are all binned, next! Also if we were to be found guilty of some but not all then, what’s the punishment? If say all 100 are guilty then boom the world comes down but if it’s just one or two then what, a slap on the wrist? Also I believe there is nothing in PL rules about what to do about this punishment wise, so that “independent“ panel have zero guidance, they could just say go and wrote 100 lines I WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN.
They've clearly been teased out repetitively into the huge list of 100+ charges for maximum impact/damage so the sheer volume of accusations carries with it inherent implied guilt. If they just charged us with six things over multiple occasions (which is pretty much the case) it wouldn't be half as sensational as this huge list that is like scrolling through the opening credits of star wars.
I think it just says something like “removal” from the premier league. Presumably we would have to negotiate with the Football League.Well they can't give a tariff for relegation as the PL has no power to dictate which level we'd be relegated to, for example. They can't say relegated to League One or the National League as they have no authority over those leagues.