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posted on 13/7/20

it was always gonna be a technicality that got them off.

clear as day what they have been doing but knowing and proving are two different things

posted on 13/7/20

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posted on 13/7/20

If that was Spurs that appealed UEFA will probably add 2 more years..
How many more chances will these so called "money" clubs get

posted on 13/7/20

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by rosso is done with this (U17054)
posted 1 second ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 7 minutes ago
Today’s got sod all to do with the wider ffp. Some of the thicker journalists are trying to make it about that and set a false narrative but none of ffp itself is being debated as part of this case.
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That isn’t the point, melts.

There are repercussions for FFP now. It’ll be seen as unfit for purpose, and Uefa itself will wonder what the point of the regulations and attempting to enforce them is.
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Which is an entirely false narrative though that this was never about. The insinuation of that is essentially we should have been found guilty regardless of the evidence.
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I think the insinuation - let’s call it a claim - is that outside the legal and accounting worlds of loopholes and creative bookkeeping, the breaches of the spirit of the regulations have been self-evident, flagrant, unapologetic, repeated, and unrepentant.

If the regulations aren’t able to serve their overarching purpose, what is the point in their existence? Qatar, the Saudis and others won’t see them as a threat any longer.

posted on 13/7/20

comment by Kane and Able(previously Once Bale leaves..) (U12707)
posted 3 seconds ago
If that was Spurs that appealed UEFA will probably add 2 more years..
How many more chances will these so called "money" clubs get
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Unlimited numbers

posted on 13/7/20

FFP is a joke when clubs who are heavily in debt can still buy players for £80m

posted on 13/7/20

comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by welshpoolfan (U7693)
posted 7 seconds ago
comment by welshpoolfan (U7693)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by merrysupersteve (U1132)
posted 1 minute ago
Weird that they'd state in emails that they were disguising equity funding, yet it turns out they weren't. Quite surprising.

Congratulations Newcastle United. Premier League champions 2021-22
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According to the statement put out by CAS - the main accusations were either unfounded or time-barred. The wording suggests that Man City did breach some rules but that it was too late to punish them.

Won't know for sure until the evidence is released.
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Follow on from UEFA - "the CAS panel found that...many of the alleged breaches were time-barred due to the 5 year time period foreseen in the UEFA regulations".


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So they got it in under the radar in 2014 then but because of some statute of limitations shiite they got off?
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No. They also said there was inconclusive evidence.

posted on 13/7/20

comment by Bruno’s right knee (U21050)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by BrummieBlue! (U3487)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Bruno’s right knee (U21050)
posted 24 seconds ago
comment by BrummieBlue! (U3487)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Bruno’s right knee (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
Saudi's now have the green light to buy Newcastle and spend a billion on players.
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And deprive Yoonited of all the players they wanted to buy!
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Nah, United will be fine as one of the richest clubs in the world.

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Stop whinging then, if you're going to continue trying to buy the league again!
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I'm not whinging. I stated a case that this proves FFP isn't worth the paper upon which it's written, so any hesitancy rich owners had about following the City approach is now satisfied.
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Yes you are!

posted on 13/7/20

I would've thought Liverpool fans will be happy though, pep and the hierarchy there only care these days about the CL, if they'd of been denied access they'd of just gone all out on the league

posted on 13/7/20

comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by welshpoolfan (U7693)
posted 7 seconds ago
comment by welshpoolfan (U7693)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by merrysupersteve (U1132)
posted 1 minute ago
Weird that they'd state in emails that they were disguising equity funding, yet it turns out they weren't. Quite surprising.

Congratulations Newcastle United. Premier League champions 2021-22
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According to the statement put out by CAS - the main accusations were either unfounded or time-barred. The wording suggests that Man City did breach some rules but that it was too late to punish them.

Won't know for sure until the evidence is released.
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Follow on from UEFA - "the CAS panel found that...many of the alleged breaches were time-barred due to the 5 year time period foreseen in the UEFA regulations".


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So they got it in under the radar in 2014 then but because of some statute of limitations shiite they got off?
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I don't know. The statements from both UEFA and CAS state that there was not enough evidence to prove all of the accusations, and that many were time-barred. It doesn't clarify whether there was enough evidence for these or if they didn't even look because they were time-barred.

posted on 13/7/20

Financial Fair Play rules are for the bin.

Not going to happen. Someone suprised? I am not.

posted on 13/7/20

comment by gratedbean (U4885)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 33 seconds ago
comment by Bruno’s right knee (U21050)
posted 24 seconds ago
Saudi's now have the green light to buy Newcastle and spend a billion on players.
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Watch City fans cry when they outbid then for players they want
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United already do that and I haven’t seen any tears.

We call them Fred and Sanchez
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I am utd fan, but great comeback

posted on 13/7/20

FFP in the gutter now

comment by Neo (U9135)

posted on 13/7/20

comment by Jim Lahey (U22183)
posted 1 minute ago
I would've thought Liverpool fans will be happy though, pep and the hierarchy there only care these days about the CL, if they'd of been denied access they'd of just gone all out on the league
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Not really, would have preferred financial doping clubs to get the punishment they deserved.

posted on 13/7/20

I actually think it is fair to say that Abu Dhabi “did not hide equity funding as sponsorships contribution” tbf, because there was no real attempt to hide what they were doing

posted on 13/7/20

comment by Pride of the North (U6803)
posted 28 seconds ago
FFP in the gutter now
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Where it belongs!

posted on 13/7/20

Liverpool fans had planned a firework party at the City ground.

Unlucky.

comment by Herbie (U7136)

posted on 13/7/20

comment by Pride of the North (U6803)
posted 57 seconds ago
FFP in the gutter now
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Good. It’s complete boll-cks anyway.

posted on 13/7/20

Have to say I’m not surprised nobody has changed their opinion

posted on 13/7/20

comment by rosso is done with this (U17054)
posted 7 seconds ago
I actually think it is fair to say that Abu Dhabi “did not hide equity funding as sponsorships contribution” tbf, because there was no real attempt to hide what they were doing
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thats the most brilliant thing about this.

just do it in plain sight, Uefa will ban you, then CAS will say you cant do that because they didn't lie.

UEFA must be seething, Newcastle to spend 500m this summer.

posted on 13/7/20

Why hide somethings that’s legal?

posted on 13/7/20

good morning and what a fine morning for justice it is

posted on 13/7/20

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 2 seconds ago
Why hide somethings that’s legal?
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is it though?

being sponsored by a company owned (or controlled through multiple shell holdings) by your own owner to bolster your revenue to allow you to spend more.

especially when said company isn't even funding it, its coming in from another backdoor on their letter head.

posted on 13/7/20

comment by BrummieBlue! (U3487)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Bruno’s right knee (U21050)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by BrummieBlue! (U3487)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Bruno’s right knee (U21050)
posted 24 seconds ago
comment by BrummieBlue! (U3487)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Bruno’s right knee (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
Saudi's now have the green light to buy Newcastle and spend a billion on players.
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And deprive Yoonited of all the players they wanted to buy!
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Nah, United will be fine as one of the richest clubs in the world.

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Stop whinging then, if you're going to continue trying to buy the league again!
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I'm not whinging. I stated a case that this proves FFP isn't worth the paper upon which it's written, so any hesitancy rich owners had about following the City approach is now satisfied.
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Yes you are!
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Shut up you nonce.

posted on 13/7/20

Some great Liverpool fans around but there are also a load that have come out of the woodwork after 30 years.

“Ban lifted” - end of.

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