Man city Appeal

[drinksmat]

How is it unfair to fast track a case that affects as many teams as Champions League qualification does?

To any individual/organisation awaiting a CAS judgement that gets their case delayed due to a fast tracked Man City case might feel aggrevied.

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

No. No one knows what’s going on. Right now 5th will get you a CL place. But that’s subject to appeal and, unless it’s been announced in the last half hour whilst I’ve been having a ‘Tutton’ the timetable for the appeal hasn’t been confirmed.

It takes you 30 minutes for a ‘Tutton’? Not sure whether I should congratulate you or commiserate. Pls advise.

 

[BushBlade]

It takes you 30 minutes for a ‘Tutton’? Not sure whether I should congratulate you or commiserate. Pls advise.

A Tutton is an unexpected afternoon nap.

 

[Westran]

Interesting little exchange here, wonder if it relates to either Verrips or the pigs

 

[PokerBlade]

To any individual/organisation awaiting a CAS judgement that gets their case delayed due to a fast tracked Man City case might feel aggrevied.

Well courts like that are essentially doing triage. Some cases will have a lot less urgency and a lot less riding on them. I don't think that's unfair in the typical sense.

 

[Charlieblade]

Technically guilty of fiddling sponsorship funding and trying to hide obvious income from club owned sources away from the PL.
A deal does seem to be one likely option.
My view may be dated, but it was usually the case that CAS was the final arbiter, and no appeal was possible after their decision is handed down?
Civil proceeding on legal matters outside the games control is a different subject. (See MCabe v Abdullah UK high court).

 

[grafikhaus]

Martin Samuels' view:

The game is rigged for United's failings

So blatant is the elite's corruption of the concept of financial fair play that Manchester United can preview plans for huge transfer spending in the summer on the day they reveal debts of £391million, with cash reserves at their lowest level in five years.

Ed Woodward, the chief executive, even had the brass neck to lecture on the benefits of FFP for the industry. If by industry he means useless Manchester United, he has a point.

Woodward's club could come fifth this season and make the Champions League. And they are not going to let falling revenue and rising debt stand between them and moves for the marquee names at Leicester and Aston Villa, either. It is always spend, spend, spend at United because that is the way David Gill and his elite allies have rigged the game.

If Brendan Rodgers wanted to build expensively around James Maddison, or Villa wished to invest once more to hold on to Jack Grealish, there are plenty of rules in place to restrain them, but Manchester United's politicians have ensured none apply to the type of debt the Glazers run up.

'I see a strong commitment from UEFA to ensure that FFP continues to deliver the benefits it clearly has in the industry,' said Woodward.

They do not even bother hiding the game these days. It is all out there, in the open, like in Goodfellas. 'To me, it meant being somebody in a neighbourhood that was full of nobodies,' says Henry Hill. 'If we wanted something, we just took it. If anyone complained twice they got hit so bad, believe me, they never complained again.'

That is Manchester United. They can be £391m in debt, take your best player and it is all financial fair play. It is just the little clubs that have to live life like schnooks.

 

[Dkc]

How come Man U can 'get away with it'?

 

[Bonzodog]

If could happen to any club it would be ours

Don't worry we're more than capable of finishing 4th.

 

[mattbianco1]

Appeal to take place 8th - 10th June

Major update in Manchester City's UEFA appeal - which could have big implications for Sheffield United

Manchester City's appeal against a two-year ban from European competitions - which could yet have drastic implications for Sheffield United - will be heard between June 8-10.

www.thestar.co.uk

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Appeal to take place 8th - 10th June

Major update in Manchester City's UEFA appeal - which could have big implications for Sheffield United

Manchester City's appeal against a two-year ban from European competitions - which could yet have drastic implications for Sheffield United - will be heard between June 8-10.

www.thestar.co.uk

The Stir like running stories about "bent" clubs.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

So we'll know if we're aiming for 5th or 6th by the time we restart playing. Game on!

 

[S64 Blade]

Leaked emails reveal Manchester City received payments from Abu Dhabi

Manchester City allegedly liaised with a government agency in the Gulf State over payments and are under Premier League investigation for potential rule-breaking including paying fees for underage players

www.theguardian.com