PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

Are we fuck!

Clearly it depends on the regulations we are found to have broken and the sanctions imposed but let's not forget that in 1919 Leeds City FC were forcibly disbanded in 1919 in response to allegations of financial irregularities regarding illegal payments to players during WW!. They were expelled from the league in 1919 largely because the club's directors refused to cooperate with the FA inquiry and refused to hand over the club's financial records. Allegations, non-cooperation ... sound familiar?

 

[route46]

If the Premier league really do suspect us of fraud would they not been better handing over the case to the relevant authorities?

Let the court case play out and see if City have a case to answer

 

[cleavers]

We not got a match day thread for this trial?

You're in it already.

 

[bluestreak]

When this is all over and all the smoke has cleared, Masters & the red shirts will have to look us in the eyes. It will be like ‘Battle of the Bastards’ in Game of Thrones where Ramsey Bolton comes face to face with Jon Snow.

I just hope we don't need the "Knights of the Vale" to rescue us at the end

 

[Champions again in 2012]

You're in it already.

Not so sure of that; it lacks a win, draw or lose poll ;-)

 

[Cassandra]

IF we lose we are done as a club, that's how big a deal this is.

With my Cassandra hat on, I think, win or lose, the consequences for both City and the Premier League are impossible to call. If City decide that the charging and/or the conclusion of the ‘Independent’ panel is vexatious and unjustified by the evidence then their owners and maybe some of their associated parties may bring an action against the Premier League

Equally there will be many skeletons in the cupboards of many Premiere League Clubs (United must have a trophy room full of them!) that could bring down the Premiere League as we know it. City will be aware of many of these skeletons. And so on including political and economic pressure on the UK government: or City could go quietly into the dark night, and perhaps the team could migrate to another country.

We just don’t know, except, I would guess, the top league of English football is likely to look very different whichever way the verdict goes.

In subtle ways I would expect our defence team to put these doubts into the minds of the panel.

 

[Metal Biker]

You're in it already.

Some of the recent comments have had me shaking my head in disbelief.

I can't believe they have the gall to call themselves City fans. Either that or they're from the Colin Shindler "City were better before we were bought out" mindset.

 

[Protein Junkie]

As for 100 point deductions or excluded, only somebody with a low IQ and zero understanding of commercial or corporate litigation really thinks that will happen.

That is a very broad stroke of the brush :-)

 

[kaz7]

Been pissing all day , when we need a goal it never fails , lets 'ave it !

 

[ganganvince]

I just hope we don't need the "Knights of the Vale" to rescue us at the end

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