viv_andersons_nana
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Again, I understand the rules and where they came from. The point is that these rules do exist and when it comes to the Premier League only one club is doing what City are doing. It does not matter why the rules came to be. Premier League clubs voted in favour of introducing them and as such they must be followed.
And City aren’t paying fines to the Premier League. They’re contesting the charges. They’ve paid two lots fines to UEFA. Lots of other clubs have also paid fines to UEFA over the past few years. So these rules that were invented to prevent clubs breaking through into the established order have actually been applied to clubs like Inter, Juventus, AC Milan and Marseille as well and those clubs have been punished for breaking them.
Did Boro falsify its accounts in order to sign Boksic, Ince, Juninho or Ravanelli? Or anyone else. Or did they just pay them all loads of money and follow the rules that were in place at the time. Did Steve Gibson secretly set up shell companies in the middle east and funnel undeclared payments to players and officials? I guess we’ll never know.
Also, you can say these things are designed to keep everyone in their place and I broadly agree but UEFA have punished a lot of clubs. In Italy, Juventus and Napoli are being investigated for inflating the values of players in order to make it look like they’ve got more money then they have. Cheating, basically. They’re looking for ways around the rules. I understand that. But if you do that and get caught then tough sh*t, we have the rules in place and you should be punished.
But, again, if you have evidence that Boro, Manchester United, Luton Town or Blackburn Rovers or anyone else have been doing what City are accused of then it’d be interesting to read through it.
And City aren’t paying fines to the Premier League. They’re contesting the charges. They’ve paid two lots fines to UEFA. Lots of other clubs have also paid fines to UEFA over the past few years. So these rules that were invented to prevent clubs breaking through into the established order have actually been applied to clubs like Inter, Juventus, AC Milan and Marseille as well and those clubs have been punished for breaking them.
Did Boro falsify its accounts in order to sign Boksic, Ince, Juninho or Ravanelli? Or anyone else. Or did they just pay them all loads of money and follow the rules that were in place at the time. Did Steve Gibson secretly set up shell companies in the middle east and funnel undeclared payments to players and officials? I guess we’ll never know.
Also, you can say these things are designed to keep everyone in their place and I broadly agree but UEFA have punished a lot of clubs. In Italy, Juventus and Napoli are being investigated for inflating the values of players in order to make it look like they’ve got more money then they have. Cheating, basically. They’re looking for ways around the rules. I understand that. But if you do that and get caught then tough sh*t, we have the rules in place and you should be punished.
But, again, if you have evidence that Boro, Manchester United, Luton Town or Blackburn Rovers or anyone else have been doing what City are accused of then it’d be interesting to read through it.