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Warm
The long-running Manchester City financial case appears to have reached a major stage, with reports that the club has been found guilty of almost all of the Premier League charges brought against it.
City were originally charged in February 2023 following an investigation that began several years earlier. The allegations cover a period between 2009 and 2018 and include claims relating to financial reporting, payments to players and coaches, UEFA financial regulations and the Premier League's own financial rules. Manchester City have consistently denied the allegations and are expected to appeal.
What makes the situation particularly interesting now is that no final punishment has been decided yet. The Premier League's rules allow a wide range of sanctions, from a fine or reprimand to a points deduction or, in the most extreme circumstances, expulsion from the Premier League. The question also remains whether any sporting punishment could have retrospective consequences.
This case has already been going on for years, and City have won numerous major trophies during the period covered by the allegations. That naturally raises some big questions about what happens next and what any eventual punishment should actually mean for the club, its supporters and the Premier League.
There are also questions about the wider impact. If a significant sporting sanction is eventually imposed, how should titles, league positions and past results be treated? And if City successfully appeal some or all of the findings, how much longer could the whole process continue?
For now, though, the important point is that the reported findings are not the end of the process. The sanctions still have to be determined, and any appeal could potentially take the case even further.
What do you think should happen next? Should the focus be purely on an appropriate sporting punishment, or could this case have much wider consequences for how financial regulations are enforced in the Premier League?
City were originally charged in February 2023 following an investigation that began several years earlier. The allegations cover a period between 2009 and 2018 and include claims relating to financial reporting, payments to players and coaches, UEFA financial regulations and the Premier League's own financial rules. Manchester City have consistently denied the allegations and are expected to appeal.
What makes the situation particularly interesting now is that no final punishment has been decided yet. The Premier League's rules allow a wide range of sanctions, from a fine or reprimand to a points deduction or, in the most extreme circumstances, expulsion from the Premier League. The question also remains whether any sporting punishment could have retrospective consequences.
This case has already been going on for years, and City have won numerous major trophies during the period covered by the allegations. That naturally raises some big questions about what happens next and what any eventual punishment should actually mean for the club, its supporters and the Premier League.
There are also questions about the wider impact. If a significant sporting sanction is eventually imposed, how should titles, league positions and past results be treated? And if City successfully appeal some or all of the findings, how much longer could the whole process continue?
For now, though, the important point is that the reported findings are not the end of the process. The sanctions still have to be determined, and any appeal could potentially take the case even further.
What do you think should happen next? Should the focus be purely on an appropriate sporting punishment, or could this case have much wider consequences for how financial regulations are enforced in the Premier League?
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Words we can all relate to...........
Gemma
KNOBSTACKLE
(n.) A person who constantly gets in the way, either through incompetence, arrogance, or unhelpful behaviour, and makes situations more difficult than they need to be.
(n.) A person who constantly gets in the way, either through incompetence, arrogance, or unhelpful behaviour, and makes situations more difficult than they need to be.
Gemma
SHIT LA VIE
(n.) That moment when everything goes wrong back-to-back and you just sit there like....yeah,of course it did. No tears, no drama, just pure "I can't be fucked anymore". Life is a mess, but it goes on...and honestly, shit la vie.
(n.) That moment when everything goes wrong back-to-back and you just sit there like....yeah,of course it did. No tears, no drama, just pure "I can't be fucked anymore". Life is a mess, but it goes on...and honestly, shit la vie.
Gemma
ASKHOLE
(n.) A person who constantly asks for your advice, yet always does the opposite of what you told them.
(n.) A person who constantly asks for your advice, yet always does the opposite of what you told them.
#3
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Warm
Still vague what happened.
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Men arrested near RAF Fairford in major incident
Counter-terrorism police detain suspects and homes are evacuated near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
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RAF Fairford: Counter-terror police lead investigation into major incident near air base, officials say
Assistant chief constable Richard Ocone says the force received a call early Sunday morning relating to "three suspicious vehicles" travelling toward the RAF base.
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Dylan
Can't really be that serious can it if they've been bailed?
Abomb
This is bizarre, now today, the Prime Minister is saying he believes Iran did have some involvement in the incident.
Burnham said: "There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford." He did not give further details. Tehran has strongly denied any involvement.
His comments came after it emerged that one of the five men had dialled 999 himself before the group were arrested.
Burnham said: "There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford." He did not give further details. Tehran has strongly denied any involvement.
His comments came after it emerged that one of the five men had dialled 999 himself before the group were arrested.
Pawn
This is so bizarre, almost like a comedy sketch false flag.
No idea what's gone on, so I'll make something up. Iran blackmailed the 5 into being near the airbase with loads of petrol in the vans. The plan was for the vans to be close enough to a target on the base so an Iran operative inside the UK could fly a drone into the vans to blow them up, making them a bomb.
The lads decided to go against the plan, and backed out last minute, calling the cops themselves but the Iranian managed to get back in touch telling them they better go ahead. Woman spotted the activity and police finally intercepted. This is the reason for bail/no charges.
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143
Couple of things annoying me today.
Firstly, I ordered a new wireless keyboard and mouse online. It was dispatched last Friday and I still haven't received it. My tracking app said it had been collected by the courier on Saturday and was on route. On Tuesday, the app updated to say they couldn't deliver it and I needed to contact the sender immediately. Did this, the sender said they would create a case file and find out what was going on and get back in touch with me within 36 hours. I'm still waiting.
Secondly, somewhat trivial but I've been reading through comments and suggestions on xenForo.com (our forum software) about an upcoming major software update and, to be honest, I just want to tell them all to shut the fuck up. Never seen so much pettiness. If some of these people are forum admins I dread to think what their forums are like. I honestly think most of them want the software tailored to their needs and their needs only.
What has annoyed you today?
Firstly, I ordered a new wireless keyboard and mouse online. It was dispatched last Friday and I still haven't received it. My tracking app said it had been collected by the courier on Saturday and was on route. On Tuesday, the app updated to say they couldn't deliver it and I needed to contact the sender immediately. Did this, the sender said they would create a case file and find out what was going on and get back in touch with me within 36 hours. I'm still waiting.
Secondly, somewhat trivial but I've been reading through comments and suggestions on xenForo.com (our forum software) about an upcoming major software update and, to be honest, I just want to tell them all to shut the fuck up. Never seen so much pettiness. If some of these people are forum admins I dread to think what their forums are like. I honestly think most of them want the software tailored to their needs and their needs only.
What has annoyed you today?
Janey
Temperature controls in showers that go from freezing to boiling in the slightest turn of the dial
Gemma
People who say bye 17 times at the end of a call.
Bye bye bye bye bye bye.
Bye bye bye bye bye bye.
Gemma
My home insurance is due towards the end of October. Got an e-mail the first week in September saying it's time to renew blah blah blah. Still 4 weeks out from renewal day and they've ramped it up to an e-mail every two days. So fupping annoying.
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Speaking on condition of anonymity, one club official said: "It benefits everyone for this to be resolved as quickly as possible."
When asked if they believed it would be, they said: "Instinctively yes, but it has to be done right."
"We can all see what the risks are if it's not. But those risks have been there throughout the process, as they've won the league multiple times during it."
Another source said the process "should" be resolved by the end of the season, and they hoped any appeal would be "compressed".
The final decision rests with the independent commission, with the Premier League board and City both able to suggest a suitable punishment before the panel makes its ruling.
There is growing pressure for the case to be settled by the end of the season amid fears that allowing City to reach the end of the campaign without punishment could create uncertainty, particularly if they were to win the title.
One section of the Premier League regulations says an appeal should conclude no more than 12 weeks after it is filed, and a decision should be made within 30 days of its end. Procedures can be accelerated to meet deadlines such as the end of a league season.
Ferran Soriano, City's chief executive, has suggested the case will continue for a long time.
Manchester City cannot make a further appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but could potentially claim the process was not impartial at the High Court.
The Premier League said in its statement that it wants the process to be "concluded as soon as possible".