cyberman
Full Member
- Joined
- May 26, 2010
- Messages
- 37,331
Not sure clamping down on ffp means otherwise?Good one.
Not sure clamping down on ffp means otherwise?Good one.
Probably after rules have been fiddled to save them.
This is what I think will happen.
The bent money sources that are the subject of this investigation is the very sources that will make it go away.
CIty will only get a menial pointless punishment.
Probably after rules have been fiddled to save them.
I really don't believe this will be the case. The PL had the chance to ignore city's cheating after the UEFA charges failed. But they very publicly brought these 115 charges and would be bringing too much backlash onto themselves if they now bodge the prosecution of those charges.
They're going down.
Wait until the government step in and pressure the PL in 3…. 2…. 1….
Astonished if anything happens to the most corrupt organisation in British football history.
Prove me wrong.
I have been saying this as well. I feel the whole argument that they'll bend the rules/pay people off is absolute nonsense. City's charges could easily have been dropped/looked over. How people think the PL would go through this whole song and dance, to only go 'yeah, ok, you're alright' is absolute nonsense. Only way City get off is if they have irrefutable proof that they are innocent of all the charges.
The problem will be sentencing. Tbh, with so many charges and the lack of co-operation, nothing bar 120 point deduction/explusion is suitable.
However, if a decision like that does come down, I suspect it will be in the tail end of a season. The PL will not want to hurt the product by essentially making the league a 19 team league.
You firmly believe in what you're saying and have done ever since the topic was raised. I'm in the camp that believes anything and everything will be done to get them off or have them done lightly with a punishment that doesn't tarnish the league nor upset their owners or put the government in a precarious position where billions go up in smoke.Not sure clamping down on ffp means otherwise?
It will be interesting how Man City "get away with it". They will get away with it if course.
If Chelsea "get away with it", it'll be because it was under previous ownership and Clearlake self snitched. If they don't give any kind of merit for self snitching and being helpful, everyone going forward will just go the Man City route.
The PL is a cooperative? What are they going to do? Bribe the other 19 clubs to drop the investigation?This is what I think will happen.
The bent money sources that are the subject of this investigation is the very sources that will make it go away.
CIty will only get a menial pointless punishment.
I think a transfer ban might do the club some good!Chelsea's does seem to be a very different case to be fair. And I agree, self reporting should come with some kind of relief.
Though it does seem like Chelsea need to face some pretty severe sanctions as well for long term cheating. Who would have thought that Roman was cooking the books?
Can easily see this becoming a diplomatic issue.
If it does come to that, then what is stopping them from continuing to cheat, because they know the UK government is protecting them from any punishment?
Also what's to the stop every team in the league from deciding to cheat due to seeing City get away with it.
Can easily see this becoming a diplomatic issue.
This is what I think will happen.
The bent money sources that are the subject of this investigation is the very sources that will make it go away.
CIty will only get a menial pointless punishment.
Anything less than a relegation (or two) and I'll be disappointed.
What conspiracies do you think are afoot or commentary you think isn't feasible?The most annoying part about the radio silence from the PL/City regarding this case is the gap in information being filled by nonsense conspiracy theories amongst casual fans and journalists that has been accepted as fact by most if not all.
It will be interesting how Man City "get away with it". They will get away with it if course.
If Chelsea "get away with it", it'll be because it was under previous ownership and Clearlake self snitched. If they don't give any kind of merit for self snitching and being helpful, everyone going forward will just go the Man City route.
Don't be silly. We all know that Pep > Money.What conspiracies do you think are afoot or commentary you think isn't feasible?
Money>* this is the way of the world, and if billions of pounds are on the line, you don't think an intervention or some kind of wrangling to prevent that from happening cannot/will not occur?
Money>*. What more is there to it than that?
I would love to know how they intend to justify having by far the highest wage bill in English Football history despite being a small club that cant sellout its home games, tbe wage bill they currently have is simply not sustainable for a club their size.
They have already justified it, they have the biggest revenue in football.
Premier League clubs dominate richest in the world - Deloitte Money League study - BBC Sport
If every club does it they can't punish everyone as it will ruin the PL brand.The majority of clubs don't have a nation state behind them threatening to pull billions of funding out of the country?
There's huge question mark over whether or not that is actually true though, that article is a year old as well.