PL charge City for alleged breaches of financial rules

mcfcphil said:
I don’t know the answer to this question, but is it a foregone conclusion the board is complicit?

Masters is responsible for delivery of policy/strategy and operations. Did the decision to move forward with the 115 charges need Board sign off?
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Masters couldn't have been allowed just to act like a loose cannon and do whatever he wanted, unless of course the red cartel really do run the PL.
 
DiscoSteve said:
tick bloody tock... is the general consensus next opportunity is next international break?

I'm no longer stressed anymore after hearing some 'cough' potential good news in a bar on the strip in Benidorm one night last week - of course almost everyone was full of beer (including me) and talking bo**ocks at the time so ... ;-)
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I’ll only believe you might have good information if the provider was, ahem, “bullish”.
 
LeonardoDaVnci said:
Khaldoon has spoken highly about Alison Brittain so maybe its a soft signal, who knows, anyways it looks like she will be re-appointed as Chair of the PL, it's Masters who we need to see the back of.

The best bit for us states...

"A judgement which is interpreted as favourable to Manchester City would inevitably apply pressure to senior Premier League officials..."

news.sky.com

Premier League's Brittain seeks extra time as Manchester City verdict looms

Alison Brittain, the former Whitbread boss, will next month stand for a second three-year term as top-flight clubs await the outcome of the Premier League's landmark case against Manchester City, Sky News learns.
news.sky.com news.sky.com
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“but there remains little clarity about the timing of an outcome”.

Is it just me or does that read like an outcome is already known and they are trying to manage the “timing” of releasing it to the public?
 
TravisBickle said:
Is he really though??
I saw a post about an Arab takeover happening in the next few days in the MEN comments section after Sunderland match which was on a Sunday
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I wrote it as an exclusive in the News of the World on that Sunday but was told it was Kuwaiti.

It got picked up elsewhere and then I had the sports editor Mike Dunn winding me up a couple days later asking why I got the fucking country wrong!
 
Centurions said:
That's the complete opposite to a damaging story about Brittain. I also doubt it's been "leaked" as they are on fixed terms of office, so it wouldn't have been a surprise to anybody.
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Yes. I read it too quickly. On reflection the story is pretty neutral. That said her job will be at risk if they lose the case. Perhaps it is more gossip than a leak. This case is driving me up the wall!
 
mexico1970 said:
Masters couldn't have been allowed just to act like a loose cannon and do whatever he wanted, unless of course the red cartel really do run the PL.
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You would imagine the Board would have oversight of a decision of this magnitude against a leading club.

My point is, the Exec is responsible for delivery of good governance / running the business etc. Not every decision a business makes goes through the Board.

Masters wouldn’t be acting as a loose canon if enforcing financial governance (ie, charging clubs with breaches etc) is considered to be in the remit of the Exec and not something that requires Board oversight.
 
mcfcphil said:
You would imagine the Board would have oversight of a decision of this magnitude against a leading club.

My point is, the Exec is responsible for delivery of good governance / running the business etc. Not every decision a business makes goes through the Board.

Masters wouldn’t be acting as a loose canon if enforcing financial governance (ie, charging clubs with breaches etc) is considered to be in the remit of the Exec and not something that requires Board oversight.
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This is huge though mate, I reckon he was a loose cannon he can't have had backing surely? This Brittain character seems to have got away with a lot of the flak though maybe because she's a lady?
 
mexico1970 said:
This is huge though mate, I reckon he was a loose cannon he can't have had backing surely? This Brittain character seems to have got away with a lot of the flak though maybe because she's a lady?
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It is huge - but if it’s Masters’ job to run the day-to-day operation of the ship, it’s on him (female / male nothing to do with it)
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
Yes. I read it too quickly. On reflection the story is pretty neutral. That said her job will be at risk if they lose the case. Perhaps it is more gossip than a leak. This case is driving me up the wall!
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You know what, I'm not sure she has anything to worry about. Masters was there from Nov 2019, Brittain was only appointed in Jan 2023 and our case was dumped in her lap pretty much fait accompli. I wonder if she's smarter than Masters and has played a blinder, making sure that she's not the (intended?) scapegoat?
 
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