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

[Ric]

Yeah our qc is obviously crap

Ha, I clearly wasn’t saying that.

 

[KS55]

Thanks to Colin @Prestwich_Blue for giving us reasons to be cheerful today.

 

[Pam]

I can't help wondering why UEFA expected us to slink away and not stand up against their corruption and the glaring lack of consistency and transparency during the entire process. FFP was already a dog's dinner even before all this. Very badly judged.

 

[Pam]

The club dentist?

If only.

 

[davek1808]

Thanks to Colin @Prestwich_Blue for giving us reasons to be cheerful today.

Yeah this feels like it could be our El Alamein moment.

 

[Rammy Blue]

For anyone who is still confused over whether Pinto is a good guy or not:-



http://josimarfootball.com/the-portuguese-case-against-rui-pinto/

If the above is true then he's in a world of hurt.

I’d say he’s a dead man walking, or sitting as the case may be...

 

[BAB.DAB]

I can't help wondering why UEFA expected us to slink away and not stand up against their corruption and the glaring lack of consistency and transparency during the entire process. FFP was already a dog's dinner even before all this. Very badly judged.

Because mud sticks!
Do you honestly think if we're cleared of any wrong doing that people will stop calling us cheats

 

[blueparrot]

While I hope the latest positive noises are correct and we have the ammunition to not only clear us but hand out a few bloody noises too, I would err on the side of caution. I remember exactly the sane assurances being made during our first ffp case and we failed.

Not really first time we always knew we’d failed but we were allowed to discount some historical wages to avoid punishment, then they changed to rules.

 

[RayCTID]

I don't think the usual suspects reputation will come out equally clean either

 

[Ric]

While I hope the latest positive noises are correct and we have the ammunition to not only clear us but hand out a few bloody noises too, I would err on the side of caution. I remember exactly the sane assurances being made during our first ffp case and we failed.

Agreed, it feels like people are getting a bit carried away.

 

[whp.blue]

As far as I’m aware, that would be illegal.

The CPS can’t charge someone for homosexual acts from 1950 in 2020 as it no longer illegal.

I always thought historical crimes were prosecuted under the law as it stood at the time of the crime.

 

[lust overlord]

Because mud sticks!
Do you honestly think if we're cleared of any wrong doing that people will stop calling us cheats

No fans of other clubs will still take the piss - as they always have.

Big deal.

What it may mean is that journalists won't be able to without being very very careful.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Unfortunately the Dubai crown prince has just lost a case against his wife announced today, so we can't be too complacent

She’d best not drive in any tunnels any time soon....

 

[Akpowell]

Well the only paper that would publish them is Der Spiegal because of them being illegally obtained. Who owns Der Spiegel, the New york times.. last time I checked they are the 2nd largest shareholder of the LFC. Who has most to gain from us losing points in the 2014 season? and who has been caught hacking us already. Strange that he only hacks us, and why would he in the first place, hacking football clubs is hardly lucrative, unless he has been hired to do so.

It's to be Hope's our powers that be know all about this, I'm sure they do, and will act accordingly.

 

[the talisman]

Of course it will. Ww can deal with UEFA but we have to take the fight to the real enemy and I imagine that will be fought out in the public gaze. Their first league title in 30 years and they'll be choking on it.

God I hope so.
Can’t imagine anything will be allowed to damage the brand though.....

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Yes. That's what I'm saying. All they've got is four newspaper stories.

If this is true, why did the AC arrive at the decision they did? Honest question, not doubting you.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Agreed, it feels like people are getting a bit carried away.

I do think though mate, that “should” we lose the first CAS battle then we won’t stop there, we will feel even more wronged (if that’s at all possible) and feel even more resolute in our wish to bring the whole deck of cards tumbling down.

 

[Rammy Blue]

If this is true, why did the AC arrive at the decision they did? Honest question, not doubting you.

G14

 

[Damocles]

Agreed, it feels like people are getting a bit carried away.

The two situations are entirely different though.

Back then the club saw UEFA as a business partner and thought they'd have to take a hit for PR reasons then move on. Now it be fair to say that they see them as a hostile entity who are affecting their profitability through prejudiced decisions.

As Khaldoon said he'd "rather spend £30m on the world's 50 best lawyers to sue them for the next 10 years" and he told the then Chief at UEFA that "this was a chance to avoid destruction of their rules and organisation".

This isn't going to end with some compromises and a handshake at dawn. Our Chairman threatened the head of UEFA to his face. UEFA in response consistently changed rules to stop our progress and then leaked details of the ongoing case.

I'm not saying that I know where the decision is going to end up, but I do know the the naivete of City in 2014 seems long gone.

 

[BAB.DAB]

No fans of other clubs will still take the piss - as they always have.

Big deal.

What it may mean is that journalists won't be able to without being very very careful.

So if a journalist is very careful they will be able to