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

[richards30]

The worst part of all this will be the month that proceeds the actual hearing.

That's a month of speculation, innuendo and supposed claims of legitimate leaks.

I have no legal background, so is it wrong to presume either party would get a strong feeling about how the hearing went, would the briefings start?

If there really is knock-it-out-of-the-park stuff provided, I don't see why it would then take another month to do the summing up?

I am still of the opinion CAS will say to both parties during the closed hearing to piss off during that window and agree a suitable outcome, without compromising either side?

your confidence seems to softening abit tolm?

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

The worst part of all this will be the month that proceeds the actual hearing.

That's a month of speculation, innuendo and supposed claims of legitimate leaks.

I have no legal background, so is it wrong to presume either party would get a strong feeling about how the hearing went, would the briefings start?

If there really is knock-it-out-of-the-park stuff provided, I don't see why it would then take another month to do the summing up?

I am still of the opinion CAS will say to both parties during the closed hearing to piss off during that window and agree a suitable outcome, without compromising either side?

I assume you meant to put the month that follows the hearing? Like you say, if there is a knockout blow to either side then you wouldn’t expect it to take a month to deliver a final verdict. I can’t see what either side briefing would achieve at this point really as you would assume it wouldn’t affect the outcome.

 

[Gremlin]

I suspect that many of us would pay to see that outcome PB.

Alas, it would have to be online streaming, given the current circumstances. Pay per view to offset some of our current revenue reductions?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

your confidence seems to softening abit tolm?

Your confidence I have a say in the actual proceedings is wildly misplaced, bud!

I retain confidence in what is being said by senior people inside the club, but I am a cynic by nature, certainly in respect that we will be leaving bodies all over the shop.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I assume you meant to put the month that follows the hearing? Like you say, if there is a knockout blow to either side then you wouldn’t expect it to take a month to deliver a final verdict. I can’t see what either side briefing would achieve at this point really as you would assume it wouldn’t affect the outcome.

Yep, sorry, just saw that and made an edit - the month after the hearing.

If Uefa start briefing, it can probably mean very bad news for us?

That would stand to reason, as a large portion of our case is predicated on Uefa leaks and them not adhering to procedures.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

The worst part of all this will be the month that follows the actual hearing.

That's a month of speculation, innuendo and supposed claims of legitimate leaks.

I have no legal background, so is it wrong to presume either party would get a strong feeling about how the hearing went, would the briefings start?

If there really is knock-it-out-of-the-park stuff provided, I don't see why it would then take another month to do the summing up?

I am still of the opinion CAS will say to both parties during the closed hearing to piss off during that window and agree a suitable outcome, without compromising either side?

Usually a good barrister will have a reasonable idea how the verdict will go based on the questions asked and how sometimes a judge will treat a contentious point as fact.

I think in the period after the case but before the verdict you’ll know how confident or otherwise City are by what they do and brief regarding transfer plans, Pep’s future etc

 

[iwasthere1968]

Your confidence I have a say in the actual proceedings is wildly misplaced, bud!

I retain confidence in what is being said by senior people inside the club, but I am a cynic by nature, certainly in respect that we will be leaving bodies all over the shop.

On the basis that the hearing is about procedural correctness it's hard to see that a favourable decision would provide " bodies all over the shop" , I'd have thought it's actually quite a dry boring event and probably a bit of a let down . Never the less immensely important.

 

[dickie davies]

So we get to a situation where we are somewhat tainted but are still on the CL.
"Cheats ", "got away with it " , " brown envelopes " , "bought the verdict " etc etc ..
This can't be our final objective. Can it ?

As someone else has already said in this thread, UEFA has a proven record of being corrupt, so if City were passing brown envelopes full of cash around then surely they should have just bunged UEFA officials and then this process would never have come to fruition

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

Yep, sorry, just saw that and made an edit - the month after the hearing.

If Uefa start briefing, it can probably mean very bad news for us?

That would stand to reason, as a large portion of our case is predicated on Uefa leaks and them not adhering to procedures.

If one side was leaking and the other not it could also mean that they think they have lost and it would be a desperate attempt to sway CAS. Like you, I have no great confidence in any legal body reaching a fair & balanced verdict each and every time. It seems like a gamble but we have little to lose as I assume CAS can't recommend a more severe punishment?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

To me anything 'released' between the hearing & decision will be treated as bull & bluster but, I can well imagine a fair chunk of posters with be flapping like a flappy thing looking at twatter.