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

[St.Pauli support]

No, it's not whistleblowing, as you can't avail of the protections available to whistleblowers if you've committed a crime in obtaining your information, you're not a whistleblower if you don't hand the information directly to the relevant authorities and you're not a whistleblower if the actions you expose aren't criminal.
Hacking is a crime.
Extortion is a crime.
Selling stolen goods/data is a crime.
Handling stolen goods/data is a crime.

Der Spiegel are not a relevant authority.
FootballLeaks are not a relevant authority.

FFPR are not laws, directives or legislation enforced by a judiciary system.
UEFA are not a financial regulator.

As I said, certain circumstances. That topic will be investigated.

When everything's fine,
what are we talking about at all?

City can invite UEFA to check any docs on paper or digital sources.
Nothing to fear, when nothing is wrong.
Happy days.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

There are wider ramifications which could come?

Our players have signed contracts which are loaded with achievable bonuses, plenty linked into Champions League participation and success, to top up lower basic wages.

Incidentally, with regards the claims over commercial rights via Operation Longbow. Arsenal have been using similar vehicles to siphon commercial and image rights as part of salary packages for 20 years to tax havens.

Guess which other club also does this via Cayman...

 

[The Colonel]

is that true TH?.......if so then then ultimate shit stirring by the media

Par for the course I'd suggest?

 

[Ric]

Rag, according to some on here anyway.

But you are bang on. Reputation is everything. We're a club trying to build a bigger fanbase with bigger sponsorship deals. To have our name dragged through the mud is enough for some

To be fair, being found guilty of FFP breaches in 2014 seemingly had little or no impact on either growing our fanbase or our appeal to sponsors.

 

[Cityfan1977]

If there is a club behind this its Liverpool I am convinced
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f...A-Financial-Fair-Play-Premier-League-Man-City

 

[OB1]

There are wider ramifications which could come?

Our players have signed contracts which are loaded with achievable bonuses, plenty linked into Champions League participation and success, to top up lower basic wages.

Incidentally, with regards the claims over commercial rights via Operation Longbow. Arsenal have been using similar vehicles to siphon commercial and image rights as part of salary packages for 20 years to tax havens.

Guess which other club also does this via Cayman...

Selling image rights into another company (especially offshore) is just such an obvious thing to do and ought to be something that UEFA can do nothing about.

 

[route46]

You are allowed related sponsors as long as they are deemed fair value.....
What does it matter if sheikh mansour has topped up the deals?

Is £40m a season from Etihad even a great deal??

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

is that true TH?.......if so then then ultimate shit stirring by the media

Yep. Why would 12 Premier League clubs want to know from the FA what punishment we could face, unless the terms of that demand were first agreed upon.

That points to either an in-house Premier League driver between a clique who have approached the rest of the clubs and have already drafted the demand (plausible)

Or, a massive coincidence that The Times, within just hours of the UEFA announcement have suddenly come up with a story, which can't be proved or denied either way (especially as they didn't have the stones to name the said clubs)

The Times are lying or have done the leg work themselves.

For three months we were being reliably informed UEFA had already opened an investigation, which has clearly been proved as bullshit.

 

[Damanino]

Pep presser coming up I am sure he will be bombarded with questions about this.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Selling image rights into another company (especially offshore) is just such an obvious thing to do and ought to be something that UEFA can do nothing about.

Exactly. I'm not saying we are doing anything wrong. Only it is a well trodden path by many high profile clubs.