PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

Didsbury Dave said:
It might have some incompetents but as the most successful league in world sporting history there are clearly people in and around the organisation, including their legal advisors, who wouldn’t just throw god knows how many tens of millions at an irrefutable case. I can’t see a panel sitting for three months and deliberating/documenting for 9 months either.
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People frequently go against the legal advice they are given for all sorts of reasons. Often not related to the quality of that advice.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
People frequently go against the legal advice they are given for all sorts of reasons. Often not related to the quality of that advice.
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Of course. But the likelihood of the premier league’s internal and external legal advisors saying “This is not winnable and will cost you £50 million and your credibility” and them pushing on anyway is pretty low, and is backed up by the fact that no decision has been released a year later.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Of course. But the likelihood of the premier league’s internal and external legal advisors saying “This is not winnable and will cost you £50 million and your credibility” and them pushing on anyway is pretty low, and is backed up by the fact that no decision has been released a year later.
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At least you now accept it’s possible! :-)
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
No, the evidence is concluded and nothing else is admissible.
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I think we know that part of the process was full disclosure of documents including emails from both sides - City and the PL. Could it be that certain clubs know that there is damning evidence within the disclosed documents, that would make the position of certain club executives untenable? Could that be a reason for some executives leaving their positions before the announcement?

That said, it appears Levy's departure was planned as far back as the start of this year.
 
I'm still not buying the argument that a three month hearing and a nine month wait for the award is anything other than a reflection of the number of allegations and the volume of evidence and counter-evidence that has been presented.

No-one had a problem at the time with a three month hearing. No-one at the time had a problem with a long wait for the award, even if most of us thought it would be done by now.

And, most importantly, the standard of proof required for the PL to prove its allegations is still the same as it ever was. And I can't see how they can meet that standard when we have a pretty good idea from CAS of the sort of counter-evidence the club will have presented.

Finally, the idea that the PL wouldn't proceed if they thought they weren't going to win doesn't add up in my book, either. There were plenty of other factors that could have been taken into account in the decision to refer the club to a disciplinary panel, other than just the chance of success.

All imho, of course.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Of course. But the likelihood of the premier league’s internal and external legal advisors saying “This is not winnable and will cost you £50 million and your credibility” and them pushing on anyway is pretty low, and is backed up by the fact that no decision has been released a year later.
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Cost who £50m?
Wont be the people who made the decision to go ahead with the charges.
It was posted on here shortly after this thread started that a respected poster had heard that after the charges were brought the premier league offered us a deal.
Cleared of most charges and just fined for non cooperation
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Of course. But the likelihood of the premier league’s internal and external legal advisors saying “This is not winnable and will cost you £50 million and your credibility” and them pushing on anyway is pretty low, and is backed up by the fact that no decision has been released a year later.
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Didn’t stop them pushing on with APT after they had been told the were void and unenforceable
 
If the case goes against City be prepared for endless stories in the media, if it goes City’s way very little coverage maybe a day or 2 .
 
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