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

[chaddblue]

Are we likely to get any snippets of whats been going on or will it be total secrecy.

If we hear nothing it must be going well

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

If we hear nothing it must be going well

I would argue the opposite.

Uefa will still want to control the mood music, even if just to get their version in first.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

I'm not saying CAS is fixed but there are only 9 UK based football arbitrators (we need 3 in total albeit not all from the UK) and 2 of them are the General Counsels of United and Arsenal respectively. One other, Gareth Farrelly used to play and work for Everton. Ed Canty's firm Centrefield has acted for City and Utd so is presumably conflicted https://www.tas-cas.org/en/arbitration/list-of-arbitrators-football-list.html?AbrSlct=3&nmIpt=&LngCkbx[]=2&ContinentSelected[]=4&rdcSlc[]=240

FFS, just when I get myself halfway calm! So much for CAS as a watchword for fairplay!

 

[chaddblue]

I would argue the opposite.

Uefa will still want to control the mood music, even if just to get their version in first.

Ok.. so in that case take anything we hear with a pinch of salt?

 

[kaz7]

Both #ManCity and UEFA have brought out their 'big guns' for the CAS hearing - UEFA have enlisted the services of what sources say they feel are their 'strongest legal representatives', while City have also enlisted their own 'dream team'.

bring it on

 

[GBrannan]

Yeah we might actually win something hey.

The sentiment was more aimed at finally, once again, being able to focus on football matters, and how we can improve, than court rooms etc.

Anyway, fingers crossed and let’s hope we win, irrespective of how ever the win comes.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Time for bed for me. No idea what the outcome will be tomorrow, but despite all I’ve heard to the contrary from people far better qualified than myself, I don’t think CAS will be prepared to chuck something of this overhyped (cos I don’t think anything we’ve done could be construed as giving us any actual financial advantage) magnitude out on procedural grounds. If we’re gonna win I think we’re gonna have to be able to clearly refute the content of those stupid emails.
Come on City!!!!

 

[g180aj]

A glorious victory and Sancho bid incoming in 3-2-1...

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If carlsberg were sponsoring June for us I'm sure they'd send us a new centre half too!

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

Actually mate this is a fair enough response. You and I agree on one thing..we make our judgements one way or the other when we see all the evidence placed in context.

Written from Camp B. :)

I'm assuming of course that we will get to see the reasoning behind the judgement. You don't seem to think we will . I don't know enough about CAS verdicts to know how much they will or will not say in support of their findings.

I don’t know, but just going off the club’s stance, they are convinced that one way or another they haven’t done anything wrong. If we take that at face value, and we assume that the three CAS adjudicators look completely objectively at the case then I’m convinced we will be ok.

Unfortunately there are hundreds of millions of pounds, dollars and Euro’s on the line for both parties and wider contexts might be considered rather than just the facts of the case. If CAS were to uphold the UEFA verdict and the punishment, I would take some convincing that CAS were wholly objective.

If the result goes against us, I’ll definitely be on here crying foul. I guess I’m more cynical than you. Not saying I’m right.

 

[manimanc]

A glorious victory and Sancho bid incoming in 3-2-1...

All sponsored by Carlsberg.

Me just now.

Please please please.