Like any large corporate entity, the club statement - when it finally arrives - will be carefully worded for maximum damage limitation.
I personally believe that he refused to play, & that there is sufficient evidence to prove it, if not not to a civil court level.
However, who's interest would it be in to issue a statement saying Tevez refused to play.
It might satisfy my personal blood lust, but it really would be cutting off our nose to spite our face.
The only positive thing Carlos has left is the myth that he always gives 100% on the pitch. 'He might be a mardy tosser, but he'll sweat blood for you.'
If we blow a hole in that image, then it totally devalues him as an asset.
We want to realise something for him in January.
A long, protracted legal process serves no-one except lawyers.
Finding him guilty of some lesser charges enables us to keep the myth alive, and therefore keep his value up.
As long as Bobby is in the loop, and realises he isn't being undermined, then that's fine. After all, he doesn't have to pick him, does he?