The hearing starts on Monday and its Saturday. Marcotti, Tolmie and any number of others have reminded us, if we needed reminding, what the cost of defeat could be. The Fat el Hombre took the reaction right out of my throat, when he posted, simply "Gulp". I am very confident indeed but there is always that doubt, that fear of the unknown (and everything in this case seems to be unknown!) that can set the stomach churning and the pulse racing. It feels just like it does when the national anthem has just been sung at the cup final - it doesn't matter who the opposition is.
Since the reminders of the consequences of defeat we've had the quote from the FT, which seems old and probably fake. City's irrefutable evidence doesn't even exist! But even so UEFA could "cave"! I hope this actually refers to Ceferin's attitude, to the efforts we think he made to broker a deal and to the fact that it is actually UEFA which has no evidence. It seems that a body of opinion believes that there can't be any evidence of serious breaches of FFP but that UEFA may have been provided, by the club! with documents showing that our accounts have been falsified quite deliberately - criminal activity to mask activity which is not criminal. Have I got that right? I don't understand that! I'm still stuck with my old problem, that I can't see what evidence UEFA can possibly have that can PROVE any infraction. I can't see any answer to our accounts. So please, all you wise men PLEASE TELL ME.
I'm still very confident indeed.