PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Scaring Europe to Death said:
I've only once received some information from a source within the club, but I remember it well.

City were playing Coventry on a Friday evening just a few days after sacking Peter Reid.

Rumours were rife and the local media were all quoting John Maddock en route to Maine Road after rather cryptically announcing that Reid"s successor had just been cherry picked from another club within a three hour drive of Manchester

It was half time and City were leading 1-0.
We were standing outside the Press Box and desperate for information but were soon reassured by a sympathetic Head of Security

"DON'T QUOTE ME BUT IT'S GERRY FRANCIS"
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The most impressive part of that post is that you referred to John Maddock by his correct surname. The amount of fans who called him John Maddocks - which was the name of our club historian at the time and who was a far nicer bloke than that **** John Maddock ever was - used to wind me up no end! I clearly remember the chants on the Kippax on the night of that Coventry game: "Singing die die Maddocks, fucking die....."!
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
The PL leadership are only interested in damaging City. The 115 narrative was just a PR stunt. The PL is not the CPS so there are no charges just allegations. It has been a witch-hunt since day one.
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Clearly the 115 narrative was a PR stunt, but references to 'charges' or 'prosecution' or whatever are simply a convenient shorthand for referring to what's happening here. That involves a body instituting disciplinary proceedings against a member as a result of the latter's alleged large-scale breaches of the body's rules. It's asking a tribunal to confirm the fact of the breaches and impose a suitable punishment where the breaches are upheld.

The PL leadership are interested in causing as much damage to City as they possibly can, including ideally (from their point of view) by achieving an outcome that finishes the club once and for all as a major player in the English game. Egged on by the most powerful member clubs, who hold a disproportionate sway in these matters, they've conducted a fishing expedition of an investigation and seem to have approached the 'charging' aspect in the spirit of throwing as much shit as possible, which will not only damage the club's reputation but might also - you never know - see some of it stick and justify strict sanctions.

Based on what's in the public domain, we may not think they have an especially strong prospect of success. However, people with much greater knowledge than I say there's never a completely sure thing in litigation. And the pedigree (and cost) of the legal representation they've engaged and the length of the hearing both suggest that they're giving it as good a go as they can. I think the PL's conduct is invidious, but there you go.
 
ayrshire_blue said:
Correct. Whether it transpires to be accurate or not we'll wait and see, but the amount of stuff I've read about apparent great news because of people's body language or Masters wording comments in certain ways ("natural conclusion"), Berrarda wouldn't move if we were fucked, we're building a new stand so it all must be tickety boo etc etc.......this is just as worthy of posting and discussing if not more.
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If the story told on Sunday from the same source had been the opposite - that the case was still born - no charges had stuck and was all over there would be hundreds of extra pages on here with everybody shouting from the rooftops believing it.

It doesnt add up with the case ongoing but the source has been told by someone that it’s not going well.

We can call it bullshit but I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t be making it up about whoever has told him.
 
Prophet of Doom said:
If the story told on Sunday from the same source had been the opposite - that the case was still born - no charges had stuck and was all over there would be hundreds of extra pages on here with everybody shouting from the rooftops believing it.

It doesnt add up with the case ongoing but the source has been told by someone that it’s not going well.

We can call it bullshit but I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t be making it up about whoever has told him.
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I suppose that depends on the individual's nature.
 
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