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

[razman]

I'm not assuming City are the UAE but Mansour is a very powerful person there. He can make some calls.

Living here in Dubai , can vouch for that

 

[MillionMilesAway]

That club statement makes me a lot more confident.

Like the club says, we just need an 'independent' panel.

I think it was always the problem - any attempt at a ban will go to court. If the evidence won't stand up in court, UEFA have to weigh up the pros of trying it against the cons of potentially having it fail and put a big hole in FFP regulations.

I don't envy them that position, with various attempts to influence them going on.

 

[hcblue95]

People are getting a bit giddy. I'm sure they'll find a way to fuck us one way or another. I wouldn't say any of this is good for us really.

 

[SWP's back]

What do you expect City to say? Guilty as charged.

city have been impotent from day 1. It's not about professionalism, state of mind etc, it's about whether there is an audience for your argument. There is not. You should have worked that out by now.

God you talk some bollocks. There is a lot of room between "guilty as charged" and the statement City made.

The bullish approach to City's statement tells e all I need to know, there's not a chance we miss a game to any ban as City will not take a pinch again. They are sure they have irrefutable evidence and are looking forward to getting a day in a real court (of which CAS is one).

Fuck the audience, that doesn't come into it where the Law is concerned.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Anyone get a screenshot

www.grammarly.com John.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Surprised the investigators leaked it to the press as it gives City an opening to attack not just the process but the motivation behind it. Should have kept it in house although the leak does reduce the chance for a negotiated settlement and make open conflict more likely which may have been the thinking behind the leak.

The ‘recommendation’ of a one year CL ban in the leak is also odd. One year is a blip. Three years would have been serious. One year sounds like chancing your arm on the punishment rather than bringing solid evidence for a more meaningful ban. Plus it’s going to get bartered down. You always build some ‘fat’ into the opening gambit.

We don't know who leaked it. I suspect it isn't the IC committee members, but is more likely to be a random staff member who knows something of what is happening.

 

[Tevez City]

No doubt in my mind that Khaldoon and Sheikh Mansour are going to ensure the correct people are in place to battle this the whole way, I know where my confidence is.

I hope we wipe the floor with them.

The problem is that City already penalized by Uefa before.

 

[Blue Smarties]

Haha, let’s fucking have it you bunch of ****s.

 

[jitsubluedan]

City’s response is pretty emphatic in that we are effectively telling UEFA that your process is deeply flawed and we’ll see you in court.

The most interesting thing today though is UEFA’s statement referring to matters “that we’re made public in various media outlets”.

They are saying they had an investigation based entirely on the information in der Spiegel and elsewhere. Have they been provided with additional evidence? Do they have the emails that der Spiegel referred in their articles? If not then the whole process seems ridiculous.

It is interesting that UEFA have reiterated the point that the investigation started because of “matters that were made public in various media outlets”. It’s almost as if they are diverting any speculation that persons connected to clubs in the cartel might have been behind it.

 

[Big Dave Watson]

We were pretty confident last time and they moved the goal posts. It seems they are purely using hacked material and are still pressing ahead despite us showing them all our legitimate documents and evidence

We are being stitched up

Totally agree mate. I love the clubs recent statements but I can only see us getting fucked over in the end. Hope I am proved wrong.