UEFA FFP investigation - CAS decision to be announced Monday, 13th July 9.30am BST

[kaz7]

All good points mate. Your new Ipad is still a twat though clearly

Like it's owner ha

 

[BlueAnorak]

We have to be careful about not harming our own position by going public with grubby truths about UEFA.

UEFA have broken the agreement they came to with City in 2014. As such, it is no longer "A Pinch" so this is highly likely to go through the Swis Courts as MCFC sue UEFA and UEFA executives after the new CAS case.
It is now war.
We are; however, professional and will keep our powder dry till the evidence is presented in court.

 

[Georgie dance]

I've found a document that confirms the Etihad sponsorship was covered by the Executive Council, not ADUG. It was aprt of the Open Skies case brought by the US airlines against the Gulf ones (Etihad, Qatar & Emirates) and claimed that they were in receipt of huge government subsidies. As part of their defence Etihad had a presentation done for the Crown Prince, MBZ, by consultants Booz Allen.
Link here: http://www.openandfairskies.com/press-releases/newly-unearthed-etihad-documents/

Go to the link saying "major legal submission" and it'll open a PDF. On page 14 it says:

So there you have it. The Etihad sponsorship money, at least that money that wasn't paid from their own funds, came from the Executive Council, not ADUG.

It is, by now, very well apparent that there have been few irregularities in the club bookkeeping.
Does the punishment merit the crime is the question. Also, are Manchester city the only club involved in account mismanagement? Definitely not.
This will definitely be a long drawn fight if the City owners choose to pursue it.
Most of the posts in this threads are very defensive but a balanced look is needed. And along with acceptance, an expectation needed of least damage possible.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

good news ?

The accusation has always been that Sheikh Mansour was putting money in via the sponsorships. Clearly he wasn't. Makes Etihad look a bit stupid though.

 

[BlueAnorak]

good news ?

Very.
It confirms that His Highness is indeed the Emir and that he is guaranteeing Etihad's sponsorship of Manchester City if they have insufficient funds to cover it themselves.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Slippy today

Steven Gerrard admits he is "really interested" to see if action is taken against Manchester City which could see them stripped of their Premier League title in 2014.

City have been hit with a two-year suspension from European competition by governing body UEFA after being found guilty of Financial Fair Play rule breaches, a ruling the club are appealing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Pep Guardiola's side could also lose their 2014 league title if a separate Premier League investigation found that they breached financial rules - which City deny - and deducted points retrospectively.

"I read that myself this morning," Rangers manager Gerrard, who was captain of Liverpool when they finished two points behind City in 2014, said after his side's win over Livingston.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Great detective work. Can you forward that to Khaldoon - he’s still going through his emails looking for that !

Everyone else is probably going through his emails as well.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

The accusation has always been that Sheikh Mansour was putting money in via the sponsorships. Clearly he wasn't. Makes Etihad look a bit stupid though.

cheers PB

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Very.
It confirms that His Highness is indeed the Emir and that he is guaranteeing Etihad's sponsorship of Manchester City if they have insufficient funds to cover it themselves.

good :-)

 

[BlueAnorak]

good :-)

As PB says though, it makes Etihad's business plan look a bit naff.