Morning all.
There’s a lot of chatter about Man City this morning, and the case – separate from the 115 charges – about the Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction rules. The way it’s being reported in some outlets, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a slam-dunk victory for City.
There is a stark difference between what actually happened, and what some of the headlines and social media commentary from people working in the football industry say. Did City have some success? Yes. Two of City’s complaints were upheld, something the Premier League addressed in their statement:
These elements can quickly and effectively be remedied by the League and clubs.
They went on to say:
Manchester City brought a wholesale challenge to the legality, design, framework and implementation of the APT Rules. The club was unsuccessful in the majority of its challenge. Significantly, the Tribunal determined that the APT Rules are necessary, pursued a legitimate objective and were put in place to ensure that the Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) are effective, thereby supporting and delivering sporting integrity and sustainability in the Premier League.
I have to admit, a lot of stuff like this leaves me cold. The financial aspects, the legalese, I find it difficult to connect properly with it. However, I would recommend reading the full statement which paints a very different picture from the one presented elsewhere. Your guess as to why that is, is as good as mine. It’s not that difficult to work it out though.
Barney Ronay offers some interesting commentary in The Guardian, while in the Independent, Miguel Delaney outlines potential consequences of the findings that went in City’s favour. Quite what happens next remains to be seen. Some clubs gave ‘evidence’ against Man City, Arsenal included; others backed up the club that has won the title in six of the last seven seasons, who have basically turned it into a Ligue 1/Bundesliga where only…
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