BlueMoonz1977
Well-Known Member
Ban us for a year then UEFA, we can just concentrate on another possible domestic treble being retained
Which is exactly right. In the open forum of a tribunal, it would be alleged that funding provided by Etihad was in fact sourced via a private wealth fund set up by the club's ownership. The evidence against us appears to be a number of historical emails about which nobody knows the context in which they were sent. The club's ownership would deny that the funding provided by Etihad was sourced from the private wealth fund. It would be argued that the emails were never acted upon after regard was given to the rules. UEFA would then ask Etihad to provide accounting evidence relating to how they are able to operate as a commercial entity. Etihad, in no uncertain terms, would decline the request. The tribunal would find that UEFA have been unable to secure meaningful evidence about how Etihad funds its commercial enterprises. The tribunal would find that such information goes way beyond the remit of an organisation whose job it is to regulate European football. The tribunal would find that UEFA reached a settlement over the same matter several years earlier. The action brought against Manchester City would therefore be comprehensively defeated.
UAE doesn’t like Qatar. Not vice versa. It’s the UAE that’s imposing an illegal ground, air and sea blockade on Qatar. Flying from Qatar to South Africa now takes an hour and a half longer.
And it’s entirely on the fault of the UAE for being KSA’s woman on this.
All well and good. It does potentially involve lying to said tribunal however. Also, I don’t know whether or not CAS, or indeed - looking further ahead - the Courts, operates on a “balance of probabilities” or “credibility” basis. Certainly if I were an opposition brief, I would be asking for proof of this change of heart in the form of subsequent emails. Furthermore, we probably do not know the full extent of the information that little shitbag hacker stole from the server, so claiming there are no further records of anyone counter-commanding the content of what we do know was stolen, might be a risky game (the disclosure process notwithstanding), not to mention being frankly unbelievable.
UEFA probably don’t want to go down this path in the first place, but the G14 are the tail that wags the dog. Leaks to the press of this nature will be ongoing, I know that, if only to put pressure on whatever legislative body will eventually hear our case, to turn us into the footballing equivalent of the Bulger killers, whom no Court would want to be seen to release. Consequently, if we do go after them I hope it’s for the full extent of the owner’s investment in the club, ie billions rather than millions. Fanciful I suspect though.
What I do know is that whilst some of the fans might not be arsed about the CL, it is integral to our future, cos players like Bernie, Leroy, Laporte, Sterling, Aguero etc want to play in it, and if we are banned for 2 or 3 seasons I could see several of them wanting to leave. Never forget what the G14 wants. It’s the total destruction of our club and our threat. Punishing us, but leaving us in a position we can still come back from, will not be an option for them.
Would our accountants at the time also not get involved as their integrity would also be called into question? How could city have lied about the amount of sponsorship when it officially gets audited? Also then, would Etihad also not take action against uefa regarding the same point?
You don't lose your contacts or acquaintances made over nightThe NYT still seem to partner with Fenway Group on their American sports enterprises
Given that there is very little new or quoted evidence, it wouldn't surprise me if it is a Liverpool inspired hacket job
John Henry reached out to us alright, along with the Glasers, Kroenke and Joe Lewis lol. Your alleged 'Violation' update is a crock.I don't have the link to the article , but there was an article in the telegraph , which stated Liverpool reached out to city and said that the above was nonsense and they didn't ask or push the premier league for anything