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

[Marvin]

Sadly it is of some consequence given the circumstances it was expressed in and the perception it would have created in the minds of many viewers. It appears to have been a premeditated comment not a random off the cuff remark which is unsettling to say the least. I can see no reason to believe this idiot of a pundit can have received information regarding the outcome but his intervention and the manner of it is most unwelcome.

Pundits play to the gallery. They know there's Spurs, Arsenal, Wolves, Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool fans all wanting City to get hit.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Even if we were hit with a 20 point deduction I would be 90% certain we would finish in top 4.
Liverpool - arent gonna spend big but we would struggle to catch them unless they are burnt out like us this year after going full throttle for 2 years.
Chelsea - again I think we would struggle they have spent well already and might get more. If they settle it will be tough.
Spurs - I'd expect us to atleast catch them up and over take them.
Utd - getting better under gollum but it only takes a diva strop from pogba, martial or an injury to Fernandes to destroy yet another season.
Arse - arteta has a huge job. It will take atleast 2 seasons to sort out the shit mentality in that squad. He will build a young squad that will take at least 2 seasons to get going.
Leicester- can vardy go yet another season? I'd expect to overtake them unless they pull off a solid buy upfront to help vardy.

We are currently just 11 points clear of 5th place, and that’s with a full strength squad (bar Laporte for most of the season). I’d be surprised if we then overcame a potential 20 point handicap next season, even without losing 3 of our best players, never mind with

 

[SilverFox2]

He was probably very confident of winning the game tonight, and with 26 goal attempts rightly so, but that didn't end well.

Unfortunately an all too frequent inability to even hit the target let alone score.

 

[the talisman]

That really is wishful thinking of the first order IMO. Probably the most valuable assets we’ve got (and arguably the most likely to seek a move if the ban is upheld) are Kev, Raz & Aymeric. I can’t see any way we’re turning around a 23 point deficit next season without those 3. The loss of Laporte alone this season was enough to wreck our title chances. If that 2 year ban stays in place it will be disastrous for the club in both the short and medium term. We absolutely have to win this particular battle. It’s huge

No way City would let all 3 leave, and there’s not many teams who could afford them, especially with vastly reduced match day incomes.
Plenty of teams have held onto top players when they drop out of the Champions League.
Anyway, it’s all just speculation while we wait for the verdict, let’s hope we don’t find out ....

 

[the_tevez_wiggle]

Worst case scenario, we get banned for 2 years. Kdb, raheem and maybe laporte, mahrez leave. That would be a huge upset. Will it slow us down, absolutely but I believe there would be an upside to it.

I think it would re energize Pep. He would have 2 years to build a new squad of younger, hungrier players. He can concentrate on Garcia, braaf, foden, doyle, thb, palmer etc. Its his dream job, he always said he wants to coach youngsters.

It would be so exciting to watch and the fans and players would be bonded so much more.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

We are currently just 11 points clear of 5th place, and that’s with a full strength squad (bar Laporte for most of the season). I’d be astonished if we then overcame a potential 20 point handicap next season, even without losing 3 of our best players, never mind with

Not like you to look on the downside, mate!

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

It’s just an absolute fucking nonsense that anyone will leave because we aren’t in Europe for 1/2 seasons - scaremongering at best, malicious at worst.

How have United kept Pogba and De Gea when they have been in the Europa League for 7 years - how do Spurs keep Kane, how did Chelsea keep Hazard in their Europa campaigns? How did we sign Silva and Yaya when we weren’t in Europe and hadn’t won a Prem title?

It’s comical.

One year I’d agree with you. Two, I wouldn’t. Kev for one is 29 years old, one of the 2 or 3 best players in the world, and would surely want to play in the game’s biggest competitions whilst he still can

 

[mcfc1632]

Of course he knows nothing about our case, but he's well paid to chat shit and have an opinion.

Yeah - but he could have simply said that 5th would qualify - depending on the outcome.....

Why did he instinctively say that we CAS would find against us?

I had not put him down as a anti-CITY / pro-scum/redscouse pundit - but he was very quick to make that comment - like he really hopes that we are banned

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[the_tevez_wiggle]

We are currently just 11 points clear of 5th place, and that’s with a full strength squad (bar Laporte for most of the season). I’d be astonished if we then overcame a potential 20 point handicap next season, even without losing 3 of our best players, never mind with

Read what I said about liverpool. I believe we burnt out this year. 2 years, 199 points is some going especially going for every other competition as well. Next season with phil and a couple of new signings we will be good to go again, more energy, more hunger and more dynamic. This year has been too much for the older players like david, ferna, nico.

 

[Big Dave Watson]

Pep said it’s the 13th July so that seems the date. The fact Uefa have apparently asked for a delay at this late stage seems odd, surely they have known when they would be making the draw for the QF and SF for some time, why wait until the last few days to request a delay and why would City agree?
Now I can understand the UEFA mobsters wanting nothing to overshadow their glitzy hot and cold balls show, that does make sense but why leave it so late.
Anyway I am fully braced for CAS to side with the mob and for us to launch legal proceedings straight away.

You are right that CAS will side with the mob but in terms of launching legal proceedings we will do f**k all.