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

[richards30]

If they essentially accuse us of a criminal offense like fraud, and we can prove that this never happened, or rather UEFA cannot prove their accusation, certainly there would be grounds for suing them for damages in a real court? Cue the 50 million lawsuit that is always being made fun of on here.

but accusing both the club , Etihad and our accountants of fraud will be libelous and UEFA would then be one to be sued big time?

 

[slbsn]

Whilst I think a lot of what UEFA says amounts to alleging our accounts are false, they won't put it like that - its too serious an accusation and one they simply couldn't sustain and definitely not in a 3 day hearing in CAS. Think more UEFA: "we believe Manchester City's accounts do not properly reflect the commercial reality of the Etihad contract and accordingly for FFP purposes we discount the revenue by £xm" or some other nice way of saying it.

There will be no suing UEFA for damages. People can keep demanding it but it simply won't be happening.

 

[Jazzman]

but accusing both the club , Etihad and our accountants of fraud will be libelous and UEFA would then be one to be sued big time?

That's what I thought. Don't want to sound like our friend KingKDB here, but ...

 

[Jazzman]

Whilst I think a lot of what UEFA says amounts to alleging our accounts are false, they won't put it like that - its too serious an accusation and one they simply couldn't sustain and definitely not in a 3 day hearing in CAS.

There will be no suing UEFA for damages. People can keep demanding it but it simply won't be happening.

You're the lawyer, so I trust your professional evaluation ;-) No demands here from me. I am just a layman.

 

[slbsn]

You're the lawyer, so I trust your professional evaluation ;-) No demands here from me. I am just a layman.

Was directed specifically - you aren't alone in suggesting it. If the appeal is upheld we will move on.

 

[richards30]

That's what I thought. Don't want to sound like our friend KingKDB here, but ...

but surely our accounts above anyone else’s are scrutinized every year by UEFA and the leaked emails are now a problem because of who made have funded Etihad? It must have been set in stone the fair market value and if Etihad was a related party or not years ago so can’t be changed either way surely? So basically city and Etihad are being accused of false accounting?

 

[Dirty Harry]

Cliff the City Lawyer comes over as a bit of a rent a gob I’m afraid - I know these emails and quotes have no context but nevertheless.

Agreed, can only take the supposed comments on face value but not conduct I would expect from a senior 'employee' of the club.

 

[hihosilva]

Whilst I think a lot of what UEFA says amounts to alleging our accounts are false, they won't put it like that - its too serious an accusation and one they simply couldn't sustain and definitely not in a 3 day hearing in CAS. Think more UEFA: "we believe Manchester City's accounts do not properly reflect the commercial reality of the Etihad contract and accordingly for FFP purposes we discount the revenue by £xm" or some other nice way of saying it.

There will be no suing UEFA for damages. People can keep demanding it but it simply won't be happening.

Maybe not UEFA but what about Der Spiegel?

 

[slbsn]

Maybe not UEFA but what about Der Spiegel?

City. Will. Not. Sue. Anybody. After. CAS.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Whilst I think a lot of what UEFA says amounts to alleging our accounts are false, they won't put it like that - its too serious an accusation and one they simply couldn't sustain and definitely not in a 3 day hearing in CAS. Think more UEFA: "we believe Manchester City's accounts do not properly reflect the commercial reality of the Etihad contract and accordingly for FFP purposes we discount the revenue by £xm" or some other nice way of saying it.

There will be no suing UEFA for damages. People can keep demanding it but it simply won't be happening.

In some ways, the best result for EUFA, is that CAS finds that the accusations are 'time-barred' and they encourage EUFA to 'settle' before July. That would enable the media to say we 'got off on a technicality' without EUFA having to 'prove' any of their accusations were ever true. For what its worth, I would imagine that City would happily settle for that outcome.