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

[BuryBlue1977]

Punishment extended to 10 years, 200 million fine and Stuart Pearce to return as manager

One of those would be disastrous for the club

 

[Nickyweaves]

This Guardian article from February seems to support the idea that the Etihad sponsorship came from the government and not ADUG.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ip-covered-by-abu-dhabi-government-not-etihad

It relates to accusations by US airlines that Etihad has received state subsidies from the Abu Dhabi's ruling Executive council. Both Sheik Mansour and Khaldoon are members of the council but it is not the same as SM giving the money to Etihad directly.
If a company receives a subsidy from a government, some of that will be spent on marketing so that seems legit to me.
On the other hand if Abu Dhabi have said that they gave Etihad the money that was used for the sponsorship, will that cause Etihad issues with other airlines?

 

[DJBusinesscake]

Yeh I’ve felt this way since the two year ban was handed down. No way the CAS go against UEFA and clear us altogether.

I was under the assumption this was 'all or nothing', CAS will decide if City are guilty or innocent, not if the punishment is too harsh. If we are innocent there will zero punishment if we are guilty it will be a 2 year ban.

@Prestwich_Blue may know more...

 

[Citizen Green]

The supplement were very subsided on the subject,they have been giving it large since we got banned as well,hmmm

Really? What was the general vibe from the roaches

 

[kaz7]

Silva has sent me a message from beyond the grave,we are cleared !

 

[dubblue]

I was under the assumption this was 'all or nothing', CAS will decide if City are guilty or innocent, not if the punishment is too harsh. If we are innocent there will zero punishment if we are guilty it will be a 2 year ban.

They may recommend a lesser punishment ,where UEFA would give us one year.

 

[Dazzle84]

The supplement were very subsided on the subject,they have been giving it large since we got banned as well,hmmm

Yeah, very hard to see which way they lean

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Silva has sent me a message from beyond the grave,we are cleared !

When did Silva die?
Fucking hell this has been a terrible year all round.

 

[kaz7]

Really? What was the general vibe from the roaches

nothing really other than just that,skirted it,they have either been gagged under some kind of order or the journas know we are cleared,tonite papers will be interesting

 

[feedthegoat]

I dont think cas can say 1 year ban, I think in another case they sent it back to uefa saying they felt that that the club was guilty but that the punishment was too harsh and uefa should reduce it. I thought they would do this originally but the nearer the decision comes the more I feel we'll win, just a gut feeling.