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

[Chris in London]

You’re just as bad.

Don’t shoot the messenger

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

This is spot on......and no it wasn't the dog's name.....I think lol!

Any fool can spin a lie and no matter how outrageous that lie it sticks. Even if concrete proof is shown to disprove the lie you still get the " No smoke without fire" whispers.

To be honest the dippers rags and the rest will always say it no matter what the outcome.

If you’re explaining you’re losing.
That’s a rule of thumb in the media.
While you’re explaining they just peddle out more shit for you to explain.
I figure that’s why the club don’t engage much.
We as fans on the other hand, can’t help ourselves.

 

[worsleyweb]

Does Lassie float your boat?

Well she wasn’t ugly.

 

[worsleyweb]

Spoke to a couple of people at the club tonight and they seem pretty bullish which is giving me confidence about how we’ll respond to this.

Prestwich blue doesn’t count.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Your name dropping is getting out of hand, mate.

so lawyers bulling up clients. GDM knows all about it lol

 

[Rammy Blue]

Spoke to a couple of people at the club tonight and they seem pretty bullish which is giving me confidence about how we’ll respond to this.

How is Mansour?

 

[Ric]

Ric with his big connections these days, come along way from being steaming at europa away days haha.

Sadly that’s not changed, as anyone unfortunate enough to bump into me in Madrid will attest to.

 

[ballinio]

This is war now , City have no option now but to smash this fake , corrupt organisation once & for all, if we fail City are finished as a big , trophy winning club , ffp & var will see to that .

 

[Gordyola]

Wonder what current sponsors will think about this. No way Puma, Nissan, Silver Lake etc are happy about this.

Silverlake owners not sponsors

 

[worsleyweb]

Tell your legal team that they are wank.

My legal team said they are looking to get you a 2 year ban off here.

 

[Blu1]

The timing is deliberately timed to cause maximum damage - match against Madrid coming up and Cup Final. UEFA are making a colossal mistake - I think some in UEFA know it.

i hope so as the timing is very poor in respect to all competitions & all the teams city are still to play. If we have broke the corrupt laws fine charge us at the end of the season not now.

at least city will never have to explain the booing anymore. Can’t wait for Madrid game uefa are in for a shock

 

[Steve ireland]

We wouldn’t be challenging FFP in CAS, so I am not sure what sort of point you are making here.

I was replying to sir baconface who said we should challenge the legality of FFP, Galatasaray did and lost:

sir baconface said: ↑
I’d just love us to get the fcukers on the legality of FFP itself. It always was a blatant protection racket (to use Martin Samuel’s apt description) but, until now, no club’s had sufficient motivation or cash to challenge it in court.

 

[Scottyboi]

Sadly that’s not changed, as anyone unfortunate enough to bump into me in Madrid will attest to.

I had become disillusioned with footy, but this today has drawn me back in looking forward to going to the Madrid at home match and giving Ramos shit for 90 minutes the good looking bastard.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Say hi from me.

As an expert (of sorts), at what end do we come out?

 

[richards30]

Your name dropping is getting out of hand, mate.

thinks he owns the place!

 

[NewHavenCTBlue]

Today is the day where you need to grow a pair.

Hahahah. Ok. Whats the point. Uefa has killed my love of the sport.

 

[paulchapo]

I think Martín Samuel has made a pretty strong statement as to who is behind this. Add Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to the “Traditional Red Alliance” and I think you have the accusers, the prosecution and the judges.

Everyone knows but it is proving it that is the problem. The truth usually comes out but if it finally does the damage will have been done.

 

[sir baconface]

https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/item/the-deficiency-of-fairness-in-financial-fair-play

Galatasaray v UEFA18

During 2014/15 Galatasaray exceeded the acceptable loss by over €130m, thus breaching FFP and the settlement agreement they had reached with the CFCB. The CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber excluded Galatasaray from UEFA competition for two seasons. Galatasaray appealed the decision to CAS arguing that FFP is illegal under EU Competition law.19The CAS Panel roundly rejected the arguments of Galatasaray and was critical of the club for "relying heavily on press articles" and suggesting "that the main objective of the break-even rule is to impede small clubs" ability to invest and recruit new talented players’.20 It was found that the objective of FFP is as argued by UEFA - to promote financial stability of clubs.

Thanks for correcting me, mate. That doesn’t sound good. Whether CAS decisions are 100% incontestable is moot. Some on here are saying so but I’d want to hear it from qualified legal experts before accepting it.

 

[worsleyweb]

Sadly that’s not changed, as anyone unfortunate enough to bump into me in Madrid will attest to.

I am going to bring sandwiches for us to share on the plane. Do you like tuna?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

My legal team said they are looking to get you a 2 year ban off here.

I’d make a lot more money if I didn’t idle hours away on here. Might be doing me a favour.