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posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 23 minutes ago
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-united-executive-uses-legal-29927634

Amazing what a good team of lawyers can do
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This is financial doping, not drink driving, Boris!
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How many deaths are there a year due to financial doping?

I'm struggling to find the figures.
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Don't conflate the issues. 130 charges relate to financial doping and NOT drink driving.

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 5 hours, 30 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 11 hours, 16 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 2 minutes ago
I'm very unsure either way.
We live in a free capitalist country, they have broken no laws, they have used their riches to buy success like many before them.
On the other hand football is the peoples sport ,the working man's sport. It was becoming more and more a rich man's play thing or investment.
Working men find it hard to afford.
Thinking back to the days of Ray, Mick and myself it wasn't out of reach.
So the second paragraph is where I stand, so an exemplary punishment should be made.
Sorry Boris, Melts et Al, but it's how I feel.
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Whether they have broken laws or not is what the case is about. They're bound by the laws of the competitions they compete in but more than that if found guilty then they could face charges in regards to laws of the country they compete in, I'd imagine as they'd have been found the have falsified accounts submitted to HMRC.

No idea how you can say they have broken no laws. This is what is to be determined.
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Because using your wealth to buy success is not illegal, but I'm sure they've broken EPL rules. Laws of the country I've no idea, but that's what the charges are about. If it's also illegal then they face a different court and punishment.
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Falsifying accounts is illegal. HMRC could potentially look into this if City are found guilty and the evidence is enough for them to pursue it.
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The falsified accounts would be at the sponsors, not at City. There’s no question the money got to city, it’s the source that’s been questioned.

Hence why it’s a PL investigation and it wasn’t handed over years ago.
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Technically yes but City would still be complicit obviously. Considering some of the evidence, if corroborated, the people requesting the funds knew where it was coming from but requested it show it came from a different source as they weren't allowed to receive more funds from the actual source of the funds.
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Which isn’t illegal at all.

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It isn't illegal to knowingly request funds from one source which you know are coming from another and therefore be complicit in falsifying records? It isn't illegal falsifying records stating you're paying one amount to staff but actually pay another hidden amount?

Not sure about that. I'd say HMRC would be interested.
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The first one, no, that isn’t illegal, not for the receiving entity (remember all of the money went from the sponsors to City). Of course it isn’t!

The second one isn’t illegal either. HMRC might well be interested in the image rights payments, but then there’s quite a few clubs actually under investigation for that with HMRC, including United.

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 22 hours, 33 minutes ago
Ideally a point deducted for each charge. 115 points deducted so even if they win every game they finish on -1 point. It not only relegates them without directly relegating them, but also wastes a season in the process given they would be doomed from day one.

Obviously won't happen but I'd love to see it.
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Apparently something like this could actually happen if they're found guilty of all charges, according to a football finance expert. 🤞🏻

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 23 minutes ago
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-united-executive-uses-legal-29927634

Amazing what a good team of lawyers can do
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This is financial doping, not drink driving, Boris!
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How many deaths are there a year due to financial doping?

I'm struggling to find the figures.
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Football dies each May because of it.

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

Come on, fess up, who 1 starred me! Boris was that you?!

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

i gave u 5 2 ballants out

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 57 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 22 hours, 33 minutes ago
Ideally a point deducted for each charge. 115 points deducted so even if they win every game they finish on -1 point. It not only relegates them without directly relegating them, but also wastes a season in the process given they would be doomed from day one.

Obviously won't happen but I'd love to see it.
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Apparently something like this could actually happen if they're found guilty of all charges, according to a football finance expert. 🤞🏻
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130 charges!

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Tyranny of the majority (SE85) (U21241)
posted 9 hours, 28 minutes ago
Conveniently just as the season ends, they win their 5th in a row and Pep jets off into the sunset. It's almost like it's been designed this way having it dragged on like this.

A real dark era for English football. The Lance Armstrong years.
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How on earth could it have been designed like this? Bloody conspiracy theories abound nowadays. At least climate change isn't real eh?

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 47 minutes ago
i gave u 5 2 ballants out
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Thanks m8 👍

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by House - (U17162)
posted 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Come on, fess up, who 1 starred me!Boris was that you?!
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I haven't rated it at all, I wasn't going to get involved

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 42 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 57 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 22 hours, 33 minutes ago
Ideally a point deducted for each charge. 115 points deducted so even if they win every game they finish on -1 point. It not only relegates them without directly relegating them, but also wastes a season in the process given they would be doomed from day one.

Obviously won't happen but I'd love to see it.
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Apparently something like this could actually happen if they're found guilty of all charges, according to a football finance expert. 🤞🏻
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130 charges!
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12 charges concern financial matters

103 charges of failing to cooperate.

Considering non of us know what the questions were or who was asking them, only an eejit would assume any guilt there.

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 42 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 57 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 22 hours, 33 minutes ago
Ideally a point deducted for each charge. 115 points deducted so even if they win every game they finish on -1 point. It not only relegates them without directly relegating them, but also wastes a season in the process given they would be doomed from day one.

Obviously won't happen but I'd love to see it.
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Apparently something like this could actually happen if they're found guilty of all charges, according to a football finance expert. 🤞🏻
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130 charges!
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12 charges concern financial matters

103 charges of failing to cooperate.

Considering non of us know what the questions were or who was asking them, only an eejit would assume any guilt there.
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GILLTY!

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

I rest my case

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 42 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 57 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 22 hours, 33 minutes ago
Ideally a point deducted for each charge. 115 points deducted so even if they win every game they finish on -1 point. It not only relegates them without directly relegating them, but also wastes a season in the process given they would be doomed from day one.

Obviously won't happen but I'd love to see it.
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Apparently something like this could actually happen if they're found guilty of all charges, according to a football finance expert. 🤞🏻
----------------------------------------------------------------------

130 charges!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
12 charges concern financial matters

103 charges of failing to cooperate.

Considering non of us know what the questions were or who was asking them, only an eejit would assume any guilt there.
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Next week and beyond shall reveal all !

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 42 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 57 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 22 hours, 33 minutes ago
Ideally a point deducted for each charge. 115 points deducted so even if they win every game they finish on -1 point. It not only relegates them without directly relegating them, but also wastes a season in the process given they would be doomed from day one.

Obviously won't happen but I'd love to see it.
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Apparently something like this could actually happen if they're found guilty of all charges, according to a football finance expert. 🤞🏻
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130 charges!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
12 charges concern financial matters

103 charges of failing to cooperate.

Considering non of us know what the questions were or who was asking them, only an eejit would assume any guilt there.
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This, unsurprisingly, wrong

What are the 115 charges against Man City?
Man City are accused of:

54x Failure to provide accurate financial information 2009-10 to 2017-18.

14x Failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments from 2009-10 to 2017-18.

5x Failure to comply with Uefa's rules including Financial Fair Play (FFP) 2013-14 to 2017-18.

7x Breaching Premier League's PSR rules 2015-16 to 2017-18.

35x Failure to co-operate with Premier League investigations December 2018 - Feb 2023.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c74j4z10w97o

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

R u sayin Boris is a utter, utter chidrule?

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 42 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 57 minutes ago
comment by Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (U1217)
posted 22 hours, 33 minutes ago
Ideally a point deducted for each charge. 115 points deducted so even if they win every game they finish on -1 point. It not only relegates them without directly relegating them, but also wastes a season in the process given they would be doomed from day one.

Obviously won't happen but I'd love to see it.
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Apparently something like this could actually happen if they're found guilty of all charges, according to a football finance expert. 🤞🏻
----------------------------------------------------------------------

130 charges!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
12 charges concern financial matters

103 charges of failing to cooperate.

Considering non of us know what the questions were or who was asking them, only an eejit would assume any guilt there.
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This, unsurprisingly, wrong

What are the 115 charges against Man City?
Man City are accused of:

54x Failure to provide accurate financial information 2009-10 to 2017-18.

14x Failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments from 2009-10 to 2017-18.

5x Failure to comply with Uefa's rules including Financial Fair Play (FFP) 2013-14 to 2017-18.

7x Breaching Premier League's PSR rules 2015-16 to 2017-18.

35x Failure to co-operate with Premier League investigations December 2018 - Feb 2023.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c74j4z10w97o
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Just as worrying, that’s wrong too! Really don’t get why every media outlet is counting it up wrong when the pl statement is still available to all, if they’re counting every regulation in every season that has been alleged to have been breached, then it’s higher than those numbers.

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

lol

Whuttamess

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

It has been since the start when they got the charges wrong, I’m assuming the 115 came from that initially and everyone just kept running with it.

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

The EFA shuddagot tje italian countrrpart too do it 4 em

FIGC/Lega Calcio r v efficient in comoarisson

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

Failure to provide accurate and up-to-date financial information from 2009/10 to and including 2017/18
- 54 charges

Failure to provide accurate financial reports for player and manager compensation from 2009/10 to and including 2017/18
- 14 charges

Failure to comply with UEFA’s regulations, including UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations
-5 charges

Breaches of Premier League profitability and sustainability regulations from 2015/16 to and including 2017/18
7 - charges

Failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations from December 2018 - present

35 charges


You know as times gone I’ve kinda softened my hard stance on City

They started behind atleast the top 10. Built a stunning back room organization

Hired primarily the right coach for the right phase of their project. I grew up in Withy and I can tell you what they’ve done not just for the east side, local economy

Forgetting how they turned 80 acres of disgusting abandoned brownfield crap and made it beautiful with grass, wildflower meadows, picnic areas, I swear ion the right day you’d sit out there and you’d forget you’re in Ancoats etc

Or the 6000 homes they agreed to build in east Manchester over the next ten years starting with fave 1 1.2bn quid first 1000 which is already started

The beautiful marina?!




posted 1 week, 1 day ago

City have barely if at all out spent Chelsea United even Arsenal since he took over

They just built a great org and benefit off that

Antithesis of our methods over same time

posted 1 week, 1 day ago

comment by Dwight K Schrute (U22590)
posted 41 minutes ago
Failure to provide accurate and up-to-date financial information from 2009/10 to and including 2017/18
- 54 charges

Failure to provide accurate financial reports for player and manager compensation from 2009/10 to and including 2017/18
- 14 charges

Failure to comply with UEFA’s regulations, including UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations
-5 charges

Breaches of Premier League profitability and sustainability regulations from 2015/16 to and including 2017/18
7 - charges

Failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations from December 2018 - present

35 charges


You know as times gone I’ve kinda softened my hard stance on City

They started behind atleast the top 10. Built a stunning back room organization

Hired primarily the right coach for the right phase of their project. I grew up in Withy and I can tell you what they’ve done not just for the east side, local economy

Forgetting how they turned 80 acres of disgusting abandoned brownfield crap and made it beautiful with grass, wildflower meadows, picnic areas, I swear ion the right day you’d sit out there and you’d forget you’re in Ancoats etc

Or the 6000 homes they agreed to build in east Manchester over the next ten years starting with fave 1 1.2bn quid first 1000 which is already started

The beautiful marina?!





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Agree completely

posted 6 days, 23 hours ago

The verdict will be to punish Everton further despite the fact they have nothing to do with City's hearing

posted 6 days, 22 hours ago

comment by Dwight K Schrute (U22590)
posted 9 hours, 53 minutes ago
Failure to provide accurate and up-to-date financial information from 2009/10 to and including 2017/18
- 54 charges

Failure to provide accurate financial reports for player and manager compensation from 2009/10 to and including 2017/18
- 14 charges

Failure to comply with UEFA’s regulations, including UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations
-5 charges

Breaches of Premier League profitability and sustainability regulations from 2015/16 to and including 2017/18
7 - charges

Failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations from December 2018 - present

35 charges


You know as times gone I’ve kinda softened my hard stance on City

They started behind atleast the top 10. Built a stunning back room organization

Hired primarily the right coach for the right phase of their project. I grew up in Withy and I can tell you what they’ve done not just for the east side, local economy

Forgetting how they turned 80 acres of disgusting abandoned brownfield crap and made it beautiful with grass, wildflower meadows, picnic areas, I swear ion the right day you’d sit out there and you’d forget you’re in Ancoats etc

Or the 6000 homes they agreed to build in east Manchester over the next ten years starting with fave 1 1.2bn quid first 1000 which is already started

The beautiful marina?!





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I never had a hard stance in the first place but if they've broken the rules everybody is bound by, whilst others followed them, they should be punished accordingly.

Agree they have done things well from a football perspective and that they started behind everyone else, however that has nothing to do with the rules they signed up to and are charged with breaking.

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