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

[Scottyboi]

Cheers mate, thanks for a reasoned response.

Defo not a city fan everything you post is negative and devils advocate, unless you are Colin Shindler?

 

[Chippy_boy]

Etihad is not a related party.

Agreed. But UEFA decided it was (I think).

 

[Fordyboy46]

Defo not a city fan everything you post is negative and devils advocate, unless you are Colin Shindler?

Sorry to disappoint you but I am a City fan ,40 plus years.

 

[Scoobz1]

Your naivety is astonishing.

Afraid he isn't - very amateurish by City to use an in-house journalist - if you don't believe this then just research credibility of source. Even in adverts washing up companies used to put actors in white overalls just for this - it works at an almost subliminal level . Same reason toothpaste ads feature actual dentists and not actors - it all adds to the credibility ... A neutral journalist would have been far better and it would have looked more like a proper interview than a speech or statement or just a friendly Q&A session between 2 buddies.

 

[nmc]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...nvestigation-into-abu-dhabi-sponsors-football

This is our friend Conn’s latest article.

He argues that UEFA were duped about Etihad being able to fund the sponsorship deal. He alleges that, in the event, Sheikh Monsour covered the debt.

Consequently, according to Conn, Etihad should now be treated as a ”related party” and the fair value of the sponsorship subjected to scrutiny.

If re-valued downwards, that would affect our accounts on an ongoing basis, not just up to 2016. He’s raising this as a new spectre.

In effect it’s a slightly re-packaged frightener on his part, not based on new evidence or revelations.

That’s my take FWIW.

So the other day he wrote an article - with PBs help saying it was the EC that had paid the monies to Etihad. Now to support his bitter agenda he’s gone back to saying it was Sheikh Mansoor. I think he’s fast losing or lost the plot.

 

[Sky Blue]

I stumbled on it earlier. I won't link it either for the same reason but in summary he backs UEFA, says we're owned by a nation state, that we (club AND fans) have a victim mentality and are a fabricated club with no history.

I kind of wished I bought newspapers so I could stop but haven't for many years.

Man City are a Fwankenstein club and it's not my fault I was a wubbish owner of Cwystal Pawace. People say I don't like Awabs but that's just not twue.

 

[Keeper!]

Afraid he isn't - very amateurish by City to use an in-house journalist - if you don't believe this then just research credibility of source. Even in adverts washing up companies used to put actors in white overalls just for this - it works at an almost subliminal level . Same reason toothpaste ads feature actual dentists and not actors - it all adds to the credibility ... A neutral journalist would have been far better and it would have looked more like a proper interview than a speech or statement or just a friendly Q&A session between 2 buddies.

What absolute nonsense, this is a matter under legal duress, words had to be used carefully.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Afraid he isn't - very amateurish by City to use an in-house journalist - if you don't believe this then just research credibility of source. Even in adverts washing up companies used to put actors in white overalls just for this - it works at an almost subliminal level . Same reason toothpaste ads feature actual dentists and not actors - it all adds to the credibility ... A neutral journalist would have been far better and it would have looked more like a proper interview than a speech or statement or just a friendly Q&A session between 2 buddies.

Think you need one of your snacks Scooby.

 

[JGL07]

Sorry to disappoint you but I am a City fan ,40 plus years.

Well try not behaving like an arsehole then.

 

[mancityvstoke]

Afraid he isn't - very amateurish by City to use an in-house journalist - if you don't believe this then just research credibility of source. Even in adverts washing up companies used to put actors in white overalls just for this - it works at an almost subliminal level . Same reason toothpaste ads feature actual dentists and not actors - it all adds to the credibility ... A neutral journalist would have been far better and it would have looked more like a proper interview than a speech or statement or just a friendly Q&A session between 2 buddies.

fuck journalists ......this was for the fans, investors etc


Amateurish? ffs

 

[lonestay]

Nice to see Soriano fronting the interview I have this vision of khaldoon somewhere readying the lawyers for battle !!!

 

[ninjamonkey]

Quite serious. This is all optics at this point and whatever you think of the media you're going to get far more credit for doing the interview in front of an actual journalist rather than someone employed by the club. The content stays exactly the same.

This is purely for us fans. There’s nothing the club can say to the media right now that’s going to change public opinion especially with the legal restraints on what we can say so why even bother?

The timing of it is clearly centred around the game and the press commitments around it. Pep can stick at answering questions about the game and only the game and anybody asking anything else will be told to watch the video

 

[Keeper!]

Nice to see Soriano fronting the interview I have this vision of khaldoon somewhere readying the lawyers for battle !!!

I would not like to get the wrong side of Mr Khaldoon.

 

[M18CTID]

What absolute nonsense.

I mean - what the fuck does it matter whether the interview was done in house or out of house? CAS aren't going to make their decision based on that so it's fucking irrelevant. Soriano is just echoing City's statement from Friday which was made available to the whole world. In house, out of house, in Tebas's house, outside Leterne's house - he'd have made exactly the same points for fuck's sake.
And let's have it fucking right here - there are very few journalists on our side at the moment, so if we'd gotten a "friendly" journo to do it, or even Gary Neville, we'd just be getting accused of the exact same things by the rest of the whoppers out there.

 

[give it to gordon]

City and their fans should immediately boycott The Sun for the horrible article reported by Simon Jordan, who himself failed with Crystal Palace ten years ago I believe. I won't put a link here as it would simply help their circulation numbers.

agree but sorry I cant join any boycott as I haven't bought a newspaper for over 10 years ;)

 

[Kenward Garg]

They were made up quotes. “Radio Favela” kind of gave it away. Plus the fact that Ronaldinho almost exclusively played for the cartel clubs. If he was to pass comment, I’m sure he’d side with them not us.

Damn. Still, he gave me great pleasure over the years.

 

[Kenward Garg]

Errm... think that one was a joke, mate.

Ha, I've just been informed. I'll get me coat.

 

[Phil1]

Afraid he isn't - very amateurish by City to use an in-house journalist - if you don't believe this then just research credibility of source. Even in adverts washing up companies used to put actors in white overalls just for this - it works at an almost subliminal level . Same reason toothpaste ads feature actual dentists and not actors - it all adds to the credibility ... A neutral journalist would have been far better and it would have looked more like a proper interview than a speech or statement or just a friendly Q&A session between 2 buddies.

I Think the time of placating the press has long since passed.
They don’t deserve a thing from our club. The way we are treated has been suspicious from the day of the takeover and recent events have only cemented my belief that several journalists have their own agenda when reporting on us.
Fuck them all and the horse they rode in on the snivelling rat bastards.

 

[Keeper!]

I mean - what the fuck does it matter whether the interview was done in house or out of house? CAS aren't going to make their decision based on that so it's fucking irrelevant. Soriano is just echoing City's statement from Friday which was made available to the whole world. In house, out of house, in Tebas's house, outside Leterne's house - he'd have made exactly the same points for fuck's sake.

Because at this moment in time he can't *ucking say what he wants, legality, did you watch the %ucking interview?

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Quite serious. This is all optics at this point and whatever you think of the media you're going to get far more credit for doing the interview in front of an actual journalist rather than someone employed by the club. The content stays exactly the same.

Maybe we banned all the ****s.