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

[KS55]

The whole saga would make a fantastic film. Just the Rui Pinto element alone is incredible. People would think you had made it all up.

Well a lot of it actually is made up by the usual media suspects and the red teams.

 

[117 M34]

3 days seems long.
Day 1 - uefa say why we should be banned
Day 2- we say why we shouldnt
Day 3 - decide

 

[Tb1981]

Anyone who branded us cheats after a not guilty verdict would be sued within an inch of their lives.

To be clear, it is bigger than just playing Champions League football.

A lot of media outlets sweating bullets right now.

Miguel Delaney
Rob Harris
Duncan castles

3 ****s to start with

 

[laserblue]

Miguel Delaney
Rob Harris
Duncan castles

3 ****s to start with

Add the vicious ping pong cheating rat Syed to that list.

 

[DJBusinesscake]

Anyone who branded us cheats after a not guilty verdict would be sued within an inch of their lives.

To be clear, it is bigger than just playing Champions League football.

A lot of media outlets sweating bullets right now.

Theyre too hard faced to give a shit, in their minds they 'know' we are guilty.

 

[CityPar]

Anyone who branded us cheats after a not guilty verdict would be sued within an inch of their lives.

To be clear, it is bigger than just playing Champions League football.

A lot of media outlets sweating bullets right now.

That would be the sweetest victory of them all but I'm sorry there's a part of me that says we'll be disappointed again and that's the mentality I'm running with. Think there may well be a few devastated people here in July.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

I’m guessing you might judge that as ‘thinking positive’, but not for me- a 1 year ban would still be a disaster imho

I think it could be best case scenario, let’s be honest every opposition club/journalist thinks and wants us to be guilty regardless so whether it gets withheld or reduced whatever I don’t think it’ll change the perception of what people think of our clubs/owners (which I don’t give a f*ck about but still)

 

[George Hannah]

Add the vicious ping pong cheating rat Syed to that list.

the list is infinitely expandable - put Rancid Roan on the top then this is just the starter

To adapt my post from last year:The main problem is that the BBC, Sky, BT Sport, the Mirror, the Guardian, the Sun, the Independent, the Telegraph, the Times (now including Henry Winter), the Mail (apart from Martin Samuel), the Star, the Express, the Morning Star, Twitter, Facebook, Top Gear Magazine, Radio Five Live, Talksport, Talksport 2, Test Match Special, Strictly Come Dancing, Radio 4 Today programme, Martin Tyler, Ratboy, Carragher, Jeff Stelling, Phil Thompson, Paul Merson, Alan Brazil, Darren Gough, Dan Roan, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Danny Murphy, Mark Lawrenson, Amnesty International, Rob Harris, Nick Harris, Miguel Delaney, Duncan Castles, the United Nations, the EU, Der Spiegel, probably even a beagle, Das Bild, the entire Italian press who still think Guardiola is going to Juventus, the speaking clock, half of the posters on here, Siri, Google Assistant and Danny Mills (IAC)......are all fucking biased against us and it's a disgrace. OK?

 

[NZBlue]

Love the title of our hearing:

8, 9, 10 June 2020
CAS 2020/A/6785 Manchester City FC v. UEFA

Does it begin with their "anthem" and should we boo?

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

3 days seems long.
Day 1 - uefa say why we should be banned
Day 2- we say why we shouldnt
Day 3 - decide

Results arent exspected until july

 

[creditunionhero]

Apologies cityxtra for nicking it but it's a belter.

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So UEFA have not thrown in the towel, yet.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Theyre too hard faced to give a shit, in their minds they 'know' we are guilty.

I wouldn't be so sure. The Sun have a couple of massive suits against them at moment.

Jonny Depp and the wife beating accusation.

There is also one from United when Woodward house was attacked and a photographer just happened to be there.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I have to say your post is appalling. The discussion to this point has been intellectual and interesting and you have brought it down to this piece of illiterate nonsense.


Don't you know it should be be " who gives a qfuck?" with a question mark on the end?

Punctuation is everything on this forum

:-)

It was rhetorical so I am not sure that justifies a question mark?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Perhaps those who live and work in that Country.

I'm sure if a misspelling or wrong pronunciation of "England" occured many would complain.

Unfortunately I was responsible for the initial mistake and I have posted my regret.

I still don’t give a qfuck

 

[The Colonel]

i guess we can expect a string of stories against us in the media, on the run in to the heavyweight championship fight of the century . I expect the dippers ,scum and Arse PR departments will be working overtime .

I hope that they do as it will help City’s case regarding undue reputation damages and leaks. There’s some with press links on here suggesting that a gagging order has gone out from media bosses. It could have come from either side but suspect from our rivals. I expect no stories.

 

[George Hannah]

Feel free to call me a fool but I believe Soriano 100% when he said these allegations are completely baseless. The man was very convincing

Wanna buy a ticket for a Spanair flight to Barcelona?

 

[Prophet of Doom]

I am not sure about back to 2008 because I think Sheikh Mansour and the CFG are here for the long haul but I agree that a defeat would be catastrophic for our reputation and our senior management team. Given our bullish statements it would be the end for Soriano and possibly even Khaldoon. That would probably hasten Pep's departure. In addition to this any other senior staff linked to the Der Spiegel emails would be finished. It doesn't bear thinking about.
On the other hand a victory would be epic and devastating for our long list of enemies. It really is "all or nothing."

A ban would be terrible for short term planning. This may affect Pep's commitment as well as other senior players. However, there is no chance this will affect Soriano's position. It certainly won't affect Khladoon's position. This whole situation is a boil on his arse compared his day job as CEO of Mubadala and other senior UAE positions he holds.

As for those execs who have had emails hacked, Simon Pearce has had far worse emails hacked re UAE's political PR/influence which hasn't affected his position managing the UAE's reputation overseas.

 

[George Hannah]

A ban would be terrible

Just stop there.

 

[moomba]

Interesting that this has not yet been reported on the Grauniad, may be they are realising their reporting has been as accurate as Cadwalledr's on vote leave.

Their waiting for instructions from UEFA.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

I believed the chairman 100% and will still think we’re seen as a soft touch for cash should they decide we are guilty. As a club we will be affected by what they decide in the future but I’ll still love us.