PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Is there any inkling to when the verdict willl be announced?

Not soon.

Other than that you can put your own guess in. I've been saying March for a while but if the hearing hasn't actually concluded yet I'd say later than that now.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Not soon.

Other than that you can put your own guess in. I've been saying March for a while but if the hearing hasn't actually concluded yet I'd say later than that now.

Fuck me , then pending a potential appeal we looking at summer?

 

[Prophet of Doom]

Six weeks is a stretch tbf.

Why are you inclined to not believe any rumours other than when the closing arguments are?

Just not sure anybody that knew where the case was up to would claim it was done when closing statements won’t be complete until 6 or 7 weeks later.

I’m sure Tolmie tweeted it in good faith from what he was told but the case was not done.

The Lawyer has published various exclusive updates so I’m sure their news is bob on.

 

[argyle]

Just not sure anybody that knew where the case was up to would claim it was done when closing statements won’t be complete until 6 or 7 weeks later.

I’m sure Tolmie tweeted it in good faith from what he was told but the case was not done.

The Lawyer has published various exclusive updates so I’m sure their news is bob on.

Like you, I'm not convinced by rumours (given in good faith) that everything is fine and will be completely fine.

I just think it will be a messy verdict. Found guilty on some things, not guilty on others and then the shouting matches on who won will begin. Then of course, the appeals...

Just seems a more likely scenario than an either/or verdict.

 

[wolviedinho]

I have no sympathy for the league.

All this could have been avoided if they had just accepted the CAS decision.

Fight to the bitter end it seems.

Hopefully we know more in 3 months.

Gonna feel like an eternity.

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

Like you, I'm not convinced by rumours (given in good faith) that everything is fine and will be completely fine.

I just think it will be a messy verdict. Found guilty on some things, not guilty on others and then the shouting matches on who won will begin. Then of course, the appeals...

Just seems a more likely scenario than an either/or verdict.

You mean breached some rules that didn’t exist a decade or so back? Why City fans persist in using these legal terms spouted by the press is beyond me. We’re not in Magistrates or Crown Court.

For the most serious breaches, the implications are tantamount to fraud. I’m just imagining the Police or other enforcement bodies hanging back whilst the crack investigation team at The Premier League do their thang.

I’ll worry when uniformed officers are pictured seizing computers at The Etihad stadium, Etihad Airways, Etisalat and Bobby Manc’s house.

The Premier League have produced a great product but when it comes to setting rules, their legality and enforcing them at the behest of their perceived cash cow clubs, they’re a joke.

That’s why I’m with Tolmie’s assertions.

 

[chaddblue]

Hopefully now we’ve turned to shit they’ll go easy on us as we’re no longer a threat to their beloved red cartel -;)

 

[Micky Blue]

Hopefully now we’ve turned to shit they’ll go easy on us as we’re no longer a threat to their beloved red cartel -;)

Are you in anyway suggesting us now being shit whilst the case is ongoing could be some elaborate ploy?

We go so bad the Premier Leagues lawyers think what’s the point and take it easy :P

Sort of the best defence is a really shit defence.

 

[cheekybids]

You could spin that the other way to be fair in that the PL's evidence isn't irrefutable either!

Or it could be that the amount of evidence the panel need to sift through - irrefutable or otherwise - means that this was always going to take several months or more for both the hearing and subsequent write-up and verdict, even if it turns out to be a slam dunk for either side.

There are people far better qualified than me on this forum who know their onions with this type of thing but I've never been convinced by this theory that the quicker the hearing ended the better it is for us, so I'm quite relaxed if this takes another 12 months or more before we get to know the outcome. Of course, I want to know sooner as does everybody else but we don't get to decide the timeline on these things.

The premier league just need to subscribe to Magic Harris, download the email called “smoking gun” & drop it in front of the panel & say “your honour that concludes the case for the prosecution…”

 

[nellyonthewing]

How did you get those scratches on your head Pep :-)

Those scratches look like they read " Stirling".