Let's All Laugh At... Lets all laugh at Man City

[ikky]

 

[Mattspur]

So Man City got off because they didn't comply with the investigation and the sponsorship deals were time barred according to UEFA's rules. They did everything it was alleged they did but got away with it on technicalities.

Manchester City: Court of Arbitration for Sport releases reasons for lifting club's European ban

A 93-page document outlining the written reasons for why Man Citys two-year ban from European football was overturned has been released by CAS

www.skysports.com

 

[slartibartfast]

Top money buys top lawyers who specialize in technicalities. No surprise to me.

 

[wakefieldyid]

So Man City got off because they didn't comply with the investigation and the sponsorship deals were time barred according to UEFA's rules. They did everything it was alleged they did but got away with it on technicalities.

Manchester City: Court of Arbitration for Sport releases reasons for lifting club's European ban

A 93-page document outlining the written reasons for why Man Citys two-year ban from European football was overturned has been released by CAS

www.skysports.com

Challenging the various "technicalities" would no doubt have opened a whole new can of corrupt worms that UEFA and the established European football royalty would rather leave undisturbed.

 

[wakefieldyid]

Just when you think that football couldn't become more farcical, this article in today's Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...city-over-sponsor-money-time-barred-cas-rules) explains that CAS accepted City's suggestion for who should be appointed chairman of the 3 man arbitration panel, and that their own nominated representatative on the panel had close links with Abu Dhabi Investments, despite this being specifically prohibited in the CAS rules. Predcictably the voting was 2 - 1 in favour of City. For unexplained reasons, UEFA raised no objections...

 

[Wig]

Just when you think that football couldn't become more farcical, this article in today's Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...city-over-sponsor-money-time-barred-cas-rules) explains that CAS accepted City's suggestion for who should be appointed chairman of the 3 man arbitration panel, and that their own nominated representatative on the panel had close links with Abu Dhabi Investments, despite this being specifically prohibited in the CAS rules. Predcictably the voting was 2 - 1 in favour of City. For unexplained reasons, UEFA raised no objections...

Wow, just wow. It's corrupt at every level

 

['O Zio]

Wow, just wow. It's corrupt at every level

Has been for most of our lifetimes I suspect and it's only going to get worse the more squillionaire types get involved.

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

Wow, just wow. It's corrupt at every level

Sounds like my local government, doesn't surprise me at all.

 

[browndchl]

Just seen M. City have had a bid of £41M for Nathan Ake accepted. Do you think John Stones might be a viable option for Spurs?

 

[Graham Minshall]

Just seen M. City have had a bid of £41M for Nathan Ake accepted. Do you think John Stones might be a viable option for Spurs?
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Just seen M. City have had a bid of £41M for Nathan Ake accepted. Do you think John Stones might be a viable option for Spurs?

No

 

[Ionman34]

Just seen M. City have had a bid of £41M for Nathan Ake accepted. Do you think John Stones might be a viable option for Spurs?

FUCK. NO!!!

 

[southlondonyiddo]

Is this an April Fools? 41m

City must have suddenly come into a mountain of money that needs washing ASAP

 

[thecook]

Just seen M. City have had a bid of £41M for Nathan Ake accepted. Do you think John Stones might be a viable option for Spurs?

 

[ILS]

I don't see the bigger issue with the Ake fee. £41m for Laporte's understudy and yet compare that to us splashing £54m on Sissoko's understudy it actually sounds a good deal.

 

[ClintEastwould]

That’s a cute ass dog

 

[Matthew]

i think £41m is a good price for ake tbf, proven in the prem, quick. good in the air. i know city operate in a different stratosphere to us, but they are making a couple of astute signings i think.

 

[thecook]

That’s a cute ass dog

I love the extra look at the end

 

[Marty]

Just seen M. City have had a bid of £41M for Nathan Ake accepted. Do you think John Stones might be a viable option for Spurs?

Stones needs to drop down to a bottom half side and rebuild from there, or maybe go back to Everton (oh, wait...). We should not be signing him under almost any circumstance.

 

[RichieS]

Didn't we pay something like the Aké fee for Sánchez? He was neither proven in the Premier League nor "homegrown", so...

 

[jonnyp]

Shame. We really need Ake with Jan going, Toby on his last legs and Sanchez not developing like we hoped.