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Title: Manchester City
Post by: roverstillidie91 on February 06, 2023, 10:58:07 am
https://www.premierleague.com/news/3045970

Wonder if anything will come of this?
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on February 06, 2023, 11:15:48 am
It's tantamount to fraud but no doubt it will be more work in the courtroom for very highly paid legal teams to try to circumvent.

Yet again though, more evidence for the need for financial reforms.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: rich1471 on February 06, 2023, 06:04:32 pm
Think a points deduction is the best they can hope for,Even being removed from the EPL is been talked about ,The issue is if nothing happens then all the clubs will just spend what they want and lie about players and managers wages
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: drfchound on February 06, 2023, 07:31:18 pm
The authorities won’t have the balls to expel them.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: sedwardsdrfc on February 06, 2023, 08:12:06 pm
Can’t see them getting expelled. Points deductions (maybe over a few seasons) and a transfer embargo for a few seasons would make other clubs think twice.

Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: ravenrover on February 06, 2023, 08:25:50 pm
It'll take years for this to be sorted either way once the legal eagles get involved, appeal after appeal on whichever decision from either party
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: silent majority on February 06, 2023, 08:37:14 pm
It’s why we need an independent regulator!
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: Drover on February 07, 2023, 12:37:32 pm
No chance of removing them from EPL,money talks,Removing the innocent Belles for the Man city W.F.C. even if they had'nt finished in relegation,well that's another story.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: Drover on February 07, 2023, 12:45:40 pm
It’s why we need an independent regulator!

Thats been my opinion/wish for years now.It took an independant organisations from football like the F.B.I. among others to stop and punish the corruption by Blatter + Platini.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: Filo on February 07, 2023, 12:49:28 pm
Any chance they can be removed from the WSL and the Belles get the place back that was stolen from them?
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: EasyforDennis on February 07, 2023, 12:55:19 pm
Would that be the same regulator who let Bolton get away with calling their game with us off?
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: silent majority on February 07, 2023, 01:19:47 pm
Would that be the same regulator who let Bolton get away with calling their game with us off?

err, no!

Nothing to do with that at all.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: normal rules on February 08, 2023, 03:10:36 pm
Pep has vowed to walk if these allegations are founded . We shall see how much he values his 20 mil a year over his morals. If guilty I’d banish them to a league someone in Qatar.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: sedwardsdrfc on February 08, 2023, 09:01:58 pm
Funny Pep said that. It’s obviously true.

If they get found guilty or not is a different story.

Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: nortikorner on February 09, 2023, 09:58:32 am
whitch  hunt what about man utd ,chelsea, just a few more
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: Spilsby Red on February 09, 2023, 11:12:08 am
Would t surprise me if more clubs are being investigated
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: rich1471 on February 09, 2023, 12:43:00 pm
If City lied about how much the players were on and paid them more than declared ,Did the club then pay the correct amount of tax for the players or what they alleged they got paid as if so that would be a real can of worms being opened
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on February 09, 2023, 01:03:27 pm
Thing is. We can see how long it's taken for Man City to be investigated...then be given a slap on the hand by UEFA but the Premier League press ahead with the charges as they don't have any time limitations on the rules. How can the authorities keep on top of ALL clubs when these financial matters need forensic monitoring and investigation?

It's one thing appointing a regulator but surely there has to be simpler means of auditing clubs on a regular basis to ensure they are compliant with the rules?

More loopholes need to be closed so money in and out of clubs, often through overseas companies, can be easily traced and accounted for.

Surely the first step is making it mandatory that every EPL and EFL Club trades through a UK listed company irrespective of the ownerships country of origin, then be limited to number of subsidiaries so that all income and expenditure is transparent!

All very complex stuff but prevention is always better than cure.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on February 09, 2023, 01:16:59 pm
If City lied about how much the players were on and paid them more than declared ,Did the club then pay the correct amount of tax for the players or what they alleged they got paid as if so that would be a real can of worms being opened

I very much doubt they have players on a conventional payroll where they'd deduct PAYE.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on February 09, 2023, 01:17:39 pm
whitch  hunt what about man utd ,chelsea, just a few more

If you've got any evidence that any other clubs have also broken rules I'm sure the authorities would love to see it.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: Drover on February 09, 2023, 04:51:53 pm
Why don't they bring in a "bonus points for information leading to conviction of financial irregularities,fraud etc" scheme in to play? Get the clubs to grass each other up,extra 3 league points awarded to "X" for the information they donated to convict "Y" of financial irregularities.I would start a trial period in the premier league,Man utd grass Liverpool,liverpool grass Everton,Chelsea grass Spurs,Spurs grass Arsenal Etc,let them implode  :silly: :laugh:
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on February 09, 2023, 06:06:20 pm
It’s why we need an independent regulator!

And lo and behold, right on cue someone from EPL uses charging Man City as proof that they're keeping their own house in order and that an independent regulator isn't needed. What a coincidence!

I'll withhold judgement until I see how much Man City are punished.
Title: Re: Manchester City
Post by: nortikorner on February 10, 2023, 10:11:08 am
I'll withhold judgement until I see how much Man City are punished.

 GUILTY THEN ??????