Man City - the new bitters?

[John102]

Doesnt want to finish his stint in second place. I can respect that to some degree.

[coachpotato]

They’re getting away with it aren’t they?

[Barrington Womble]

1 minute ago, coachpotato said:

They’re getting away with it aren’t they?

Nah, he just knows the appeal will run past this season. 

[Megadrive Man]

They must be getting away with all 115 charges then.

[Megadrive Man]

Just now, Barrington Womble said:

Nah, he just knows the appeal will run past this season. 

 

I didn't think they could appeal. Who would they appeal to?

[Vincent Vega]

2 minutes ago, coachpotato said:

They’re getting away with it aren’t they?

That did come to mind.

[coachpotato]

Just now, Barrington Womble said:

Nah, he just knows the appeal will run past this season. 

Hope you’re right and I’m wrong!

[Barrington Womble]

2 minutes ago, Megadrive Man said:

 

I didn't think they could appeal. Who would they appeal to?

The same way Everton appealed theirs. It's the same process. 

[Vincent Vega]

His contract will probably have clauses that mean he can walk away if they are found guilty.

 

I think the uncertainty has been hurting them, and this has been put out to try and arrest their slump in form.

[Vincent Vega]

Just now, Barrington Womble said:

The same way Everton appealed theirs. It's the same process. 

I thought any appeal would have to be heard before this season finishes?

[Vincent Vega]

Goldbridge was saying this on Twitter a few days ago but I couldn’t find anything so thought he must have been wide of the mark.

[The Guest]

He is never leaving there.  He will be getting paid 10 times the amount he would get anywhere else.  He’s a raging cheat that just wants it written down that he won.  Nothing else matters.  He’s not going to get the same conditions he gets there anywhere else in football and I don’t think he could handle being on the other side of the fence now he’s had it that long.

 

Personally I think all these threats of leaving are to either get ourselves and other clubs to think this dominance is over so let’s just give up going at the charges so hard or probably more likely that the premier league will be so gutted if he left.

[Barrington Womble]

1 hour ago, Vincent Vega said:

I thought any appeal would have to be heard before this season finishes?

I understood they PL.had said they would endeavour to do this but it's likely to be the end of next year. This article suggesting similar. 

https://www.football365.com/news/man-city-ffp-pl-implement-new-rule-plan-30m-blow-appeal

 

In August, former Man City financial advisor Stefan Borson explained why he does not think there will be a final decision’ on the FFP case until the end of 2025.

“What we don’t know here is if they have not only booked out the panel’s time for the whole of the rest of the year for the hearing, but whether they have also booked them out for the first part of 2025 for them to consider and then write up their written reasons,” Borson said.

“The idea that it would be very early in 2025 if it is a 10-week trial, I think is unlikely. You can expect that they will need something like at least the same time again to write up the decision.

 

“If it really is a 10-week hearing, I can’t see that they are going to be able to deliver it any time before March.

 

“If actually what’s happened is loads of charges have dropped off and have already been dealt with and we are actually looking at a much shorter hearing, then everything changes.

 

“But taking it all at face value from everything we have seen in The Times in particular, that it is a 10-week trial that’s going to run until the end of the year and, therefore, has an incredible level of complexity that we always thought it had, this is just not going to be dealt with to conclusion after appeal before the end of 2025 rather than the end of the 2024-25 season.”

[Shitty Arse]

2 hours ago, Vincent Vega said:

 

*Insert Larry David fainting gif.*

I wish this fucking wanker would just fuck off. 

[devilsadvocate]

Isn’t this the 10th week of the hearing? Seems a big coincidence to announce it as the hearing is ending. I’m not holding my breath that they’ll receive any significant points deduction. 

[razor]

On 12/11/2024 at 05:11, Spy Bee said:

He's not. He's an axolotl...

 

"Stay hemble, eh?"

 

"Stay hemble."

[Kevin D]

11 hours ago, Vincent Vega said:

 

*Insert Larry David fainting gif.*

[johnsusername]

Wish he'd fuck off. 

[Barrington Womble]

7 hours ago, devilsadvocate said:

Isn’t this the 10th week of the hearing? Seems a big coincidence to announce it as the hearing is ending. I’m not holding my breath that they’ll receive any significant points deduction. 

i am not sure it means anything about the outcome. It could just been at the end some timelines were pencilled out for when the outcome will be announced, which ensure no final cheats declaration (after appeals) into next season. 

[RobbieOR]

He's on record of saying that he'd stay if they were found guilty so you can look at it that way also

[Reckoner]

It could be a power move. Like ‘ I’m so convinced of our innocence I’ll be here next season, we have nothing to fear’ type thing. 
Like when boxers celebrate after a close points match before the winner is announced. I’m not a boxing fan so apologies for the terminology.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Or he could just be a bald twat in Stone Island cunt-garb, taking another oily payday and squirreling it into his stupid fucking zipped trousers because he has no integrity.

[Reckoner]

Peps funniest PL moments.

[Reckoner]

1 minute ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

Or he could just be a bald twat in Stone Island cunt-garb, taking another oily payday and squirreling it into his stupid fucking zipped trousers because he has no integrity.

I mean there is that.

[Vincent Vega]

Sky Sports News saying that his last three contract extensions were all announced during the November internationals break.