I think the talk about costs being an issue for the Premier League isn’t really an indicator about our current charges but more an excuse for the League not to get involved in this again. If we win don’t expect an appeal. Don’t expect to see Chelsea get hit with the same level of charges either.
I think the PL have realised this has damaged their brand and they are keen to end these type of investigations and they’ll try to sort matters in-house where possible in future. There’s now a big risk for both the PL and any clubs charged going forwards.
Oh diddums my poor heart bleeds. Maybe, just maybe the PL should have sat down and asked how much will this cost our member clubs and what are our chances of winning. I wonder how much in legal fees the PL has spent chasing the likes of the two sets of accounts red shirted wankers from over the road. What's that I hear you say, nothing to see here?
The blame game has started. Hard signal.Unnamed club chief: “The sums involved are eye-watering. The money going to lawyers is money that could've gone to the clubs..."
what a load of made up bollocks
Didn't know that, the fucker definitely needs to be Yewtree'd.Well known that he had a 14 year old girlfriend in Sheffield in the 90s - hopefully it catches up with him at some point
By any objective measure, these proceedings have been an entirely reckless undertaking by the PL.I think the talk about costs being an issue for the Premier League isn’t really an indicator about our current charges but more an excuse for the League not to get involved in this again. If we win don’t expect an appeal. Don’t expect to see Chelsea get hit with the same level of charges either.
I think the PL have realised this has damaged their brand and they are keen to end these type of investigations and they’ll try to sort matters in-house where possible in future. There’s now a big risk for both the PL and any clubs charged going forwards.
Chelsea have now been under investigation for 3 years have they not? Regardless of how ours pans out and the cost, they can't just sweep that under the carpet surely?I think the talk about costs being an issue for the Premier League isn’t really an indicator about our current charges but more an excuse for the League not to get involved in this again. If we win don’t expect an appeal. Don’t expect to see Chelsea get hit with the same level of charges either.
I think the PL have realised this has damaged their brand and they are keen to end these type of investigations and they’ll try to sort matters in-house where possible in future. There’s now a big risk for both the PL and any clubs charged going forwards.
If my ex wife is to be believed I'm incredibly consistent in it.Will you be going wrong again tomorrow?
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MCFC; ruining football since....."200 million that would have gone to EFL clubs saving Morecambe and possibly Sheffield Wednesday etc..."
Won't be long.
If we're cleared it means we've adhered by the rules and regulations of the league, something they should be popping the champagne to themselves.
Any appeal from the league to dispute that after all this would only further show the absolute shitshow and motives behind it in the first place.
Perhaps the PL Board ignored their own legal advice like they did in the APT case. You can never underestimate how stupid Masters and some of these Club Directors are.To be fair Stefan has warned us all about the severity of the charges and then how long such a set of charges can/may take.
We are informed that the PL Legal Team is capable so the must also know what they were in for time wise so this must have been passed on to Mr Levy. They chose to continue the expensive legal case yet start suddenly to complain as if Mr Levy did not expect this.
The PL appointed the Panel but unlike former cases the Panel body seemingly consists of men of integrity., a word Mr Levy recently took out of context.
In the scheme of things, £10 million per club over a three year period isn’t an eye-watering sum.Unnamed club chief: “The sums involved are eye-watering. The money going to lawyers is money that could've gone to the clubs..."
what a load of made up bollocks
In the scheme of things, £10 million per club over a three year period isn’t an eye-watering sum.
Plus it sounds like a fabricated number to me. Be surprised it’s more than half that.
Wonder what Pannick has billed on this job. Got to be north of a couple million quid for what will amount to about six months work in total I’d guess. Would love to see his fee note for this job.
The sols will have had to put a lot of hours in, given the amount of material, being in circulation both ways. So those billable hours won’t have come cheap.
But I’d be utterly amazed if the legal bill is even close to £200 million. In the realm of commercial disputes this one isn’t especially complex and nor did it involve any novel points of law that require forensic exploration. It’s pretty much a fact based exercise as far as I can see. It also hasn’t involved a series of appeals to higher tribunals. So I call bullshit.
Chelsea have now been under investigation for 3 years have they not? Regardless of how ours pans out and the cost, they can't just sweep that under the carpet surely?
Ok, thanks - although my calculation was based on the PL and City’s bills combined and I’d be amazed if the PL’s bill in relation to us accounts for less than 50% of their overall bill in that time, so my point remains and I still therefore call bullshit on that figure.I think it means the PLs entire legal bills, not just the City v PL one.
They're writing it as £200mill each, not that I believe that.I think it means the PLs entire legal bills, not just the City v PL one.
I think you are right.Perhaps the PL Board ignored their own legal advice like they did in the APT case. You can never underestimate how stupid Masters and some of these Club Directors are.
They are only whinging about the cost because they know they aren't getting the decision they wantedThese cunts knew this would cost a right lot of money when they decided to kick off over it, so they can fuck off with their whinging.
“New Premier League rules state that anyone sitting on an arbitration panel must confirm they are able to devote sufficient time, diligence and industry to ensure the expeditious and efficient conduct of the arbitration and avoid costly delays”.
Are the PL genuinely suggesting they never thought to check this with panel members prior to them taking the role?
What a massive shitshow.