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

[cleavers]

Thank you for giving me two chances, I’m really grateful for the opportunity!

I’m more than happy to come back and discuss this once it’s all done.

As you are claiming to "know" its true, why don't you discuss it now ?

 

[Claytop]

Wonder if BBC will update their top story article?

 

[HelloCity]

This is the key point for me

 

[Metalartin]

City response

I can confirm this is all fact what City have said.... ;)

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Yeah - it's been covered quite a bit by other posters

ah i see. Just going off what Prestwich Blue was saying last night on twitter

 

[scousemanc]

Sorry, but the NY Times is a serious investigative newspaper and would not go about allowing such an article to be published without having real reason to believe it's sources to be legit.
I cannot see them ever being in the business of smearing City over Liverpool and Utd because they are American owned and risking their entire reputation over a sports article.
This is beyond fanciful and sad that we are at a point in time where this kind of reasoning is accepted as plausible nor can we parse the difference between those who post things on Twitter or periodicals" without strong cheques and balances within/reluctance to publish news without strong evidence versus a newspaper with such standing as the NY Times (not that the NY Times cannot be criticised, btw).

If this is the case, can you explain too me what is "serious" and "investigative" about the article? I ask this in the context of an article published in the Guardian on 7th March (Yes, the 7th of March):

The chairman of Uefa’s club financial control body (CFCB), Yves Leterme, said this year that if the allegations published by Der Spiegel are true, and City are found to be in breach of rules and to have deceived Uefa, the “heaviest punishment” possible is “exclusion from Uefa competitions”.

 

[domalino]

I like the final line:

'The accusation of financial irregularities are entirely false, and comprehensive proof of this fact has been provided to the CFCB IC.'

That very much ties in with the NYT line that UEFA are no longer looking at the inflation of sponsorship agreements.

Doe not mean that UEFA are going to back down, but does suggest that we have refuted one line of attack.

It's very certain.

If the club say they've given comprehensive proof of being innocent then it's very difficult to see them backing down.

It's not "we think we've done nothing to break the rules", its "we know we've done nothing wrong"

 

[ancoats]

bitterness and jealous by the dirty media and others in uefa ?? and they really are doing there best to darken manchester city

UEFA can do one and unless you have something and legally law binding then show us ?? but its uefa FFP and we all know its not legally law binding ?? and how can it be when clubs are running a mock and so high in debt that its a joke ??? i take united this season around £500 million in debt and jose spent £500million on this squad and united are looking to rebuild and that will not be on the cheap ???? but uefa think its ok for them to do what they like because they think its their money hahahahahahahaah

i will state this right now MANCHESTER CITY WILL NEVER WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

 

[Bozo]

Take no shit, City. Timing of every single development in this case is dodgy as fuck.

 

[SWP's back]

City response

City have fired back after the article in the New York Times. A spokesperson said: 'Manchester City FC is fully cooperating in good faith with the CFCB IC's ongoing investigation.

'In doing so the club is reliant on both the CFCB IC's independence and commitment to due process; and on UEFA's commitment of the 7th of March that it '….will make no further comment on the matter while the investigation is ongoing'.

'The New York Times report citing 'people familiar with the case' is therefore extremely concerning.

'The implications are that either Manchester City's good faith in the CFCB IC is misplaced or the CFCB IC process is being misrepresented by individuals intent on damaging the club's reputation and its commercial interests. Or both.

'Manchester City's published accounts are full and complete and a matter of legal and regulatory record.


'The accusation of financial irregularities are entirely false, and comprehensive proof of this fact has been provided to the CFCB IC.'

I think it’s fair to say we believe we have the law on our side and will not be accepting any form of sanction, be that a fine or ban.

See you in court, cuñts.

 

[Newman Noggs]

Right on cue, City have just released a statement saying pretty much exactly that!

I'm glad we've gone on the attack. As a professional, I can assure people on this forum that breach of confidentiality in an investigation is an extremely serious matter undermining the integrity of any investigation where the breach has occurred. That is doubly the case where a) the breach is deliberate and b) the leak is to the press.

So much so, that City's lawyers must be all over this. UEFA's lawyers need to tell us a) who is leaking the material, b) what role they had on the investigation, c) why they are leaking the material, c) how they leaked the material d) what UEFA have done about the individual concerned and what steps they have taken to ensure the integrity of the investigation.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Hadn’t considered that bit about someone leaking this whilst the investigation is on going.

NYtimes will either have to clarify they’ve tried to launch a smear campaign or someone in UEFA did in fact leak that information.
Both equally terrible for both of those Sets of ****s

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

well said city time to shut these fuckers up

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

If that's true it explains a lot

The 'relationship' between our executive and Liverpool's is on a major war footing and has been for a while.

As a club, we are aware of some of the lobbying which is being done by them to various bodies. They are constantly applying pressure and the next call is a big one.

They stole important data when some of our technical coaches left and it was traced back to them. Recently, some of our medical staff have also gone to Liverpool. They, along with Gill, have also been the ones pushing Tebas' name to replace Scudamore at the Premier League.

 

[Carlos The Jackal]

This is it we need to nail all these fuckers once and for all. UEFA, all the sniping journalists and their employers, the hacker and Der Spiegel. Where are all the other revelations they supposedly had on other clubs?

Every time we win a trophy or something good happens these fuckers start and I hope the club begin getting a few in court and taking them to the cleaners. Until they fear us as much off the pitch as they do on it this shit will continue. Time for the gloves to come off!

Yep the gloves are off, we've had enough of this constant fuckin smearing of the club it's been calculated to demean all our success and the braindead fuckwit masses have lapped it up,in most of these idiots tiny minds our success will always be tainted so UEFA and their press cohorts have done their job but now we come out fighting, fuckin bring it on!!

 

[Machiavelli]

Do you honestly believe that such comments will un-nerve the players and coaching staff ?
NOT one little bit.

It won’t, we’ve played with it in the background all season.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Also while we’re at it, tear those scouse ****s down a few pegs as well.

 

[McfcJ]

 

[Metalartin]

Hadn’t considered that bit about someone leaking this whilst the investigation is on going.

NYtimes will either have to clarify they’ve tried to launch a smear campaign or someone in UEFA did in fact leak that information.
Both equally terrible for both of those Sets of ****s

I had but then it occurred to me this is not a court case yet... it will definitely come up if it does come to that.

 

[scousemanc]

I'm glad we've gone on the attack. As a professional, I can assure people on this forum that breach of confidentiality in an investigation is an extremely serious matter undermining the integrity of any investigation where the breach has occurred. That is doubly the case where a) the breach is deliberate and b) the leak is to the press.

So much so, that City's lawyers must be all over this. UEFA's lawyers need to tell us a) who is leaking the material, b) what role they had on the investigation, c) why they are leaking the material, c) how they leaked the material d) what UEFA have done about the individual concerned and what steps they have taken to ensure the integrity of the investigation.

Interesting @Newman Noggs. Could this actually be significant enough to destroy their case do you think? I mean, regardless of other factors.