PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[waspish]

We ain't getting any outcome for at least two years! Every time though some team breaks ffp we will be the ones who be at the top of all the media outlets and back pages!

 

[Dribble]

They hadn’t concluded anything by February 2023. At that point the whole thing had been mothballed, then the prospect of an independent regulator and foot stamping from the rags and scousers saw the EPL rush out charges overnight. The truth of that is shown by the fact that a number of said charges were under obsolete clauses of EPL rules, wrong music, wrong grass etc. The EPL rule book had been completely rewritten and they were suddenly in such a rush, nobody noticed the charges were wrong. That tells you something about the standard of their lawyers. I doubt David Pannick would have made such basic errors.

I'm aware of these aspects, but now you've connected the dots, it makes perfect sense why the charges were rushed, full of errors & why the PL need another 2-4 years after charging us to prep for THEIR hearing.

This is beyond a fuckin joke! I'm hoping City can find a mechanism to have this farce stopped & thrown out BEFORE an independent regulator is formed.

The last thing we need is the enduring narrative of "City only got away with it because the government stepped in & saved their arses".

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Not quite, we are 3rd behind United and Liverpool for PL TV audences. But it is a fact 5 of the 6 most viewed PL games in the last 4 seasons involved City.

When PL/domestic games are combined with European games, we had our best ever viewing figures last season AND WERE THE MOST WATCHED TEAM IN EUROPE.

Let that sink in and think of the impact that has on our profile and sponsorship appeal. Yet the mad media and fans of the red tops constantly disparage us for our commercial income. "How is it possible" etc etc. Fucking idots don't recognise it's all about eye balls and also our international fan base is growing rapidly. In the UK live audiences for City games increased by 14% against a PL average of 6%. (Newcastle had the biggest growth of 44% in the UK

The most watched TV games by a distance are the games between the Big 6. That reduces if City and Chelsea aren't included and a guaranteed reduction in TV revenue. One aspect of the golden goose being nobbled...

I couldn't give a shit about how many so called fans watch city in America or China.
Get this bullshit sorted our.
Even if we go down.
Renew season ticket carry on

 

[RACHACE]

We ain't getting any outcome for at least two years! Every time though some team breaks ffp we will be the ones who be at the top of all the media outlets and back pages!

I suppose in many way this shows just how far we have come in the last decade or so.

FFP and us being splashed across the back page of a tabloid is probably generating as much interest, clicks, debate as ManUre being linked with the latest top talent in Europe.

It's annoying though as we should be being talked about for our achievements but that doesn't sit with the agenda of these tabloids. But, nevertheless were still being talked about just as much as ManUre or Liverpool these days.

 

[waspish]

I suppose in many way this shows just how far we have come in the last decade or so.

FFP and us being splashed across the back page of a tabloid is probably generating as much interest, clicks, debate as ManUre being linked with the latest top talent in Europe.

It's annoying though as we should be being talked about for our achievements but that doesn't sit with the agenda of these tabloids. But, nevertheless were still being talked about just as much as ManUre or Liverpool these days.

Our achievements always get talked about about because of 115 they talk about how great we are all the trophies the treble we won then just say but 115

 

[iwasthere1968]

As a retired accountant I can with a reasonable degree of certainty understand the amount of detail available to the enquiry and what it would take to basically read all of the documents and accounts.
Are accountants brought in to do virtually forensic audits ?
What I would like is a detailed explanation of the process from a legal point of view. For instance do we have to wait until the "prosecution" compile a final pack before we start our work or are these done in parallel?
Any legal eagles able to help?

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

I'm aware of these aspects, but now you've connected the dots, it makes perfect sense why the charges were rushed, full of errors & why the PL need another 2-4 years after charging us to prep for THEIR hearing.

This is beyond a fuckin joke! I'm hoping City can find a mechanism to have this farce stopped & thrown out BEFORE an independent regulator is formed.

The last thing we need is the enduring narrative of "City only got away with it because the government stepped in & saved their arses".

Whatever happens we will be seen as cheats as that’s the comfort blanket rags and dippers have to hide why their clubs aren’t run as well as ours. The dirty tricks they have played to try and destroy the club should be met with dirty tricks back. If it means Mansour telling the foreign secretary they won’t get £10 billion investment into the U.K. if this isn’t put to bed, then so be it.

 

[Bluesince1979]

I'm aware of these aspects, but now you've connected the dots, it makes perfect sense why the charges were rushed, full of errors & why the PL need another 2-4 years after charging us to prep for THEIR hearing.

This is beyond a fuckin joke! I'm hoping City can find a mechanism to have this farce stopped & thrown out BEFORE an independent regulator is formed.

The last thing we need is the enduring narrative of "City only got away with it because the government stepped in & saved their arses".

The narrative is set anyway, it doesnt matter anymore. I know seemingly normal intelligent people who think we bribed CAS . Wont have it we didnt.
So however we are found not guilty , or ots thrown out or whatever, the PL and the red shirts have already achieved a big chunk of what they wanted.

So as much as the constant bollocks fired at us pisses me off it absolutely doesnt stop me enjoying every second of being a blue.

And to add. Ive loved every second of supporting City all my life, through all the shite in the 80s, 90s and 00s.
Its been fuckin brilliant

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Why haven't we and Chelsea and others written the the FA to to insist on rules being brought in about asset stripping owners saddling their clubs with huge debts?


They seem very amenable to doing the bidding of others.

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

Whatever happens we will be seen as cheats as that’s the comfort blanket rags and dippers have to hide why their clubs aren’t run as well as ours. The dirty tricks they have played to try and destroy the club should be met with dirty tricks back. If it means Mansour telling the foreign secretary they won’t get £10 billion investment into the U.K. if this isn’t put to bed, then so be it.

Exactly. Whatever the outcome it will never be enough for some fans

Get found not guilty =well their still cheats

Relegated to Championship= well it should be to League 2

Relegated to League 2= well they should start again in Ryman League division 12

£10m fine=well they can afford it

30 point deduction= well it should have been 60

These ‘fans’ I might add are the ones who have never been to a game in their life and couldn’t even point to Liverpool Salford or London on a map.