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

[Superace]

Could this not drag out for years, after CAS the European courts?

To be honest as much as I hate the bastards, they have to have the evidence to have gone this far. If true this means the club have been bluffing and blustering all this time hoping it would deter them, but knowing if it failed we were fucked. We will soon find out I guess because the shit has now definitely hit the fan.

UEFA have done this many times and lost the CAS appeal, they don't have a great history of getting it right.

 

[SebastianBlue]

I really don't understand some comments on here saying boycott the Madrid game or withdraw from the CL altogether. Why do UEFA's work for them, get behind the club by turning up if you've got a ticket and making it a white-hot atmosphere.

These comments are also representative of an incomplete understanding of the financial implications of such action, especially in the context of FFP, which is partly why UEFA have taken this action. They want to create a feedback loop of destruction for the club.

And the club know this, hence our challenge with CAS that is attempting to expose the corruption in UEFA, not just the investigative process. I wouldn’t be surprised if the club now challenge FFP itself in the courts as an unlawful restriction on trade and business operations, as it is clear now that UEFA will continue to use FFP to curtail City’s development regardless of whether this recent ban is upheld.

They have to kill the cancer, rather than just carrying on treating the symptoms, otherwise the cancer will eventually kill the club.

 

[SaddleworthBlueRhino]

Facing a points deduction in the premier league now too according t sky sports news

Who Cares. All the clowns in the Circus arena together! All equally corrupt !

 

[blueinsa]

City were aware of the verdict of UEFAs investigation on Jan 23rd.
If you think City, knowing they had no chance of having this over turned in the CAS, wouldn’t leak a thing and allow this to slap us/the fans in the face immediately - you’re delusional and a bit too pessimistic (city fan or not)

the gesturing and threats from UEFA in this case stand for little when a legitimate & legal appeal is lodged

the heavy fine will be down processed to a more reasonable, standard value upon appeal too.

watch this space.

We have done nothing wrong according to Khaldoon and we will take no more "pinches".

Its either we are banned for 2 years and a £30M fine or we are fully exonerated and we sue for damages.

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

It’s a shame we have breached the rules and just to show how much uefa take rule breaches seriously I am looking forward to the banning of all English clubs for the same period.

you know the same as happened when Liverpool murdered Italian fans and all English clubs got punished the same.

 

[Bald fraud]

So the rags are basically financially fucked if they miss out on champs league this season and don’t look like getting in there anytime soon. Suddenly we’re bannned for two years. Hmmmmm

 

[citymad]

Not this time, we either fight it all the way or the owners sell up.

Thanks for making the situation even worse. Think it’s time for me to walk away from football.

 

[city saint]

most of our fan base will love going back to the underdogs team.FUCK THEM IF WERE BANNED WETRE BANNED.one thing they don't realise is no way are they stopping us.theres been a change regarding wages for the prem so no way will we struggle to recruit

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

I think we have to be careful not to legitimise the so-called rules by suggesting that there is something wrong with breaking them or yhat we "deserve" a ban. The rules would be illegal in any other form of business and are anti-competitive in sporting terms. That's the real scandal in this whole sordid affair.

Totally agree but unless and until we can have FFP ruled illegal we have to either comply or not be caught not complying.

 

[SaddleworthBlueRhino]

These comments are also representative of an incomplete understanding of the financial implications of such action, especially in the context of FFP, which is partly why UEFA have taken this action. They want to create a feedback loop of destruction for the club.

And the club know this, hence our challenge with CAS that is attempting to expose the corruption in UEFA, not just the investigative process. I wouldn’t be surprised if the club now challenge FFP itself in the courts as an unlawful restriction on trade and business operations, as it is clear now that UEFA will continue to use FFP to curtail City’s development regardless of whether this recent ban is upheld.

They have to kill the cancer, rather than just carrying on treating the symptoms, otherwise the cancer will eventually kill the club.

Agreed