PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

[halfcenturyup]

It won’t save City if they committed a 10 year fraud. But it May time bar Fordham for example

It won't save City if the PL can prove they committed a 10 year fraud.

 

[Gordyola]

City will be innocent on everything they can prove, that they are innocent of, and they will be guilty of everything they can not prove innocence. That is the way all PL panels work, so it will be interesting seeing the ruling, but it is only the start of City charges, that will almost certainly end in a court of law.

How is the start of City charges, surely the end
How will end in a court of law?

 

[CC1]

My favourite is ‘biggest squad in the league with at least 2 world class players in every position’…….

I wish

 

[WRicko]

City will be innocent on everything they can prove, that they are innocent of, and they will be guilty of everything they can not prove innocence. That is the way all PL panels work, so it will be interesting seeing the ruling, but it is only the start of City charges, that will almost certainly end in a court of law.

I think you will find they the panel have to prove things all be it at a lower level than court it’s not down to city to prove innocence

 

[applecentral]

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Spoken like a true Welsh man.

 

[applecentral]

I once sat on a bomb in Wales
Wrexham?
It certainly does



Coat on, door opened....

Foot up Jaxi !

 

[Newman Noggs]

Here's an example of how this shit impinges on normal life. I'm in a walking football club in the Midlands. Supporters of West Ham, villa, Southampton, wolves, Coventry and, of course, united, liverpool, spurs and arse.

A few weeks ago a liverpool supporter posted some shit about us cheating. I ignored it until the pile-on started when I just said "please fuck off with this shit". Well, of course, the scouser was all offended and I got a load of shit for being over sensitive. Anyway, it blows over.

Last night was the Christmas curry. I'm minding my own business talking football, price of replica shirts, admission, the future of football all perfectly amicable. Then an Arsenal fan chimes in, "I'm really enjoying watching City crash and burn". Now what do you say to that ?

As it's the season of goodwill, I was very polite and pointed out that I'd seen us win four in a row, win a treble, score a record number of goals and win a record number of points, seen Aguero, Silva, De Bruyne and Rodri at their peak, I can die happy. He then came out with a comment about cheating at which point I told him to fuck right off and it very nearly came to blows. It cast a cloud over the whole evening.

I should point out that not once did that bloke ever engage me in conversation to say something about the quality of football we were playing in our pomp, nor any word of praise. They are emboldened to think their opinion matters by the relentless negative press coverage.

 

[jamielowndes]

Here's an example of how this shit impinges on normal life. I'm in a walking football club in the Midlands. Supporters of West Ham, villa, Southampton, wolves, Coventry and, of course, united, liverpool, spurs and arse.

A few weeks ago a liverpool supporter posted some shit about us cheating. I ignored it until the pile-on started when I just said "please fuck off with this shit". Well, of course, the scouser was all offended and I got a load of shit for being over sensitive. Anyway, it blows over.

Last night was the Christmas curry. I'm minding my own business talking football, price of replica shirts, admission, the future of football all perfectly amicable. Then an Arsenal fan chimes in, "I'm really enjoying watching City crash and burn". Now what do you say to that ?

As it's the season of goodwill, I was very polite and pointed out that I'd seen us win four in a row, win a treble, score a record number of goals and win a record number of points, seen Aguero, Silva, De Bruyne and Rodri at their peak, I can die happy. He then came out with a comment about cheating at which point I told him to fuck right off and it very nearly came to blows. It cast a cloud over the whole evening.

I should point out that not once did that bloke ever engage me in conversation to say something about the quality of football we were playing in our pomp, nor any word of praise. They are emboldened to think their opinion matters by the relentless negative press coverage.

I live in Stoke and I've heard this constantly too. The belief is just that we'll get a slap on the wrist or they'll pay off the panel. Or they're already dividing up trophies between Arsenal, Utd and Liverpool.

There's no universe in which we actually won our trophies on the pitch or that we could be innocent.

 

[jockblue]

Easiest way is to ask what the charges are? How much is involved and why is it cheating?
The lack of any depth beyond the headline usually leads to changes in conversation....

 

[salfordbluetrue]

I think you will find they the panel have to prove things all be it at a lower level than court it’s not down to city to prove innocence

A very qualified PL Panel found Leicester City guilty of FFP breaches