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

[Nooks]

Durham sticking up for us on TS at the moment

 

[laserblue]

conn at it again

All Conn's misinterpretation will do is give ammunition for the bitter rag/dipper/younameit knuckleheads who will claim this is 'proof' that City are state funded.

 

[sir baconface]

Will all this mean we won't sign Isco?

Don’t jest mate. If we lose, we’ll be trawling the bargain basement for the likes of Phil the Face and Ashley the Diver to solve our defensive issues. :-(

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

So Arsene Wenger thinks clubs should rely on their "natural" income. Funny how what's natural has changed so many times over the last 50 years. Fortunately noodle partners have always been natural though.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I've jsut got to record (another) podcast so won't be back online until about 7. I'll have a good read of the article then but at least it's out there even if it may not be 100% perfect. I can work from there.

 

[nmc]

Because he doesn't understand and, more importantly, doesn't want to understand.

Too right. Conn like other journalists uses our owner and the Abu Dhabi state interchangeably to suit his agenda. One minute we are owned by Sheikh Mansour and he’s financially doping - the next we are state owned and the Abu Dhabi state is channeling money into us. The fact is we ARE owned by an individual, sponsored by a state owned airline and the state owned airline is funded in part by its government owner. That is not financial doping and that scenario is not covered by FFP. Yet of course.

 

[Cityfan1977]

I am truly sorry to have offended all you lovely english people . My grammer is not the best but I bet that I am as passionet about City as you are. So go lets just make fun off the foreign fan.
I may not have a season ticket but I have been a few time .
And for the record I became a City fan after seeing Dennis Tueart goal at Wembley all these years ago.

 

[maurizio]

I believe that we would be happy if the funds for the sponsorship come from a government vehicle as long as it isn't ADUG? That proves that we are not putting our owner's money secretly into the Etihad deal surely?

 

[domalino]

Can anyone remind me if UEFA found that City and Etihad were not related parties and has a link to it?

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

You know what I've not seen, heard or read one journalist saying we might have a case and it could work in our favour, everyone of them has said we're guilty and that we're the bad apple.

It's outrageous that the press, our press, aren't even trying a little bit to fight our corner.
Are they all utd and arsenal and Liverpool fans?
Are they all racists?
Do they hold a grudge with the middle East?

I find it amazing that they've all stuck the boot in and some with us, their bile and vitriol is shocking and I hope we've made a note and sue the shysters for all they have.

Yes it struck me that they all seem willing to just ignore City's strong denials and support the views of a proven corrupt organisation (UEFA) which is using second-hand versions of emails stolen by a man who is in custody facing 90 charges including fraud and extortion. The Uk media seem to have decided that all City's senior managers are liars and Rui Pinto is just a nice young man. Perhaps the police forces in Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Cayman Islands backed by Interpol are all involved in a conspiracy against UEFA.