PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Cumbie Blue said:
One thing that now makes sense to me is the market value of the sponsor deals and why some paid large amounts up front. The £400 mil over 10 years for the front of the shirt at £20 mil per season plus the stadium but pay £200 Mil (for arguments sake) in year one - makes perfect sense when that initial front loaded payment allows investment on the pitch pushing City into the spotlight, into silverware, more TV picks and UEFA / CL games and more exposure for the brand.

2014 -2020 Etihad paying £20 mil a season for front of shirt rights when across the road Chevrolet forked out £64 mill a year for 6 years from 2014, look at the teams success, exposure etc and who got market value from these deals?

Must have been one hell of a sales pitch to get them on board as a sponsor for us on these terms. Sure it may not have worked out (thank you Yaya for those 2011 FA Cup semi and final goals and of course Sergio's last minute legendary strike) but it did and that £40 mill a season average for front and centre of the shirt of the side that won 11 of the 33 domestic trophies available that decade (happy to be fact checked /corrected) plus the CL exposure etc means they got a absolute bargain IMHO. Market value? I reckon we should be asking them to make up the difference :-)
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I believe this front loading of sponsorship contracts is usual practice, and that back in the early years of the century Arsenal got the lion's share of their deal with Emirates was paid at the start to cover the costs of building their stadium.
 
Eric Hitchmough said:
Well done Stefan, fighting the good fight.

Jordan really is a colossal prick, isn’t he? Almost as desperate for a guilty verdict as Carragher.
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He absolutely hates us, but what makes it worse is that he thinks that because he once owned a football club he knows everything... but listening to his opinon on football finance is like taking babysitting advice off the McCanns
 
pauls said:
Forest won the EC when it was more difficult to win (one bad game and your out) with an elite manager, Everton have a great history.For Masters to call them "small " clubs is unforgivable and clearly illustrates his lack of professionalism
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Shows that Masters needs an istory lesson. The ignorant putz.
 
projectriver said:
Thanks all for the comments. I feel it is not credible (especially as I have said it before), to dance around what happens if everything is proven. It is the key part of why I don't believe they will ultimately prove the allegations. And nobody can be in doubt as to the seriousness now post Everton if we are found to have breached these rules on a wholesale basis for a decade. I know it is not a good soundbite and yes this is a little naive but it is difficult to tread that line.
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Not naive at all. Absolutely fantastic, informed and honest opinion and articulated wonderfully.
You Sir are an absolute credit to your vocation and more importantly to our club. Thank you for your tremendous efforts in providing a detailed summary on a wireless station that doesn’t give two hoots about the truth.
Well done.
 
PPT said:
Why any City fan listens to talkSPORT at all is beyond me. I literally turned it off about 10 years ago, and I have never listened to a single word since. One the best decisions I have ever made.
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I think we were actually listening to Stefan, and a very rewarding experience it was - one of the best decisions we've ever made! I think it may have given Masters and co pause to reflect on the size of the task they hve saddled themselves with. Even TS has its uses!
 
projectriver said:
Thanks all for the comments. I feel it is not credible (especially as I have said it before), to dance around what happens if everything is proven. It is the key part of why I don't believe they will ultimately prove the allegations. And nobody can be in doubt as to the seriousness now post Everton if we are found to have breached these rules on a wholesale basis for a decade. I know it is not a good soundbite and yes this is a little naive but it is difficult to tread that line.
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Well done Stefan and thank you for your continued interaction on the subject on here, social media and other platforms. It's very much appreciated.
 
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