Match day has arrived

This is problem, we've been found guilty of very serious fraud charges by a panel on the balance of probabilities, not a law court. We will lose the PL appeal.

We will be forced to either accept the verdict and sanctions or somehow challenge them in the law courts.

If we accept the charges. We're done for and the owners will have to go.

If we challenge in the courts this will last years and during the process we'll no doubt lose sponsors, players and reputational damage the like of which no club will have ever experienced.

I hope we challenge in the courts and eventually win but the damage will be done that will take years to recover from

Does anyone see a more positive angle for us? I genuinely hope there is, but I fear not.

Something no one seems to be talking about that concerns me.

If the guilty of deliberate fraud verdict stands after appeal, then we have continued to commit this offence for all the years after these charges to date.

Furthermore, our owners and accountants will have to lie in the future accounts (including this years) if they genuinely know that money is coming from our sponsors and not our owner.

This is a ridiculous position we are heading into. 

I predict football will take a backseat to the vitriol against City.

Sadly, I also predict a loss

 3  1. Liverpool win

I hope I'm big time wins and we stuff them.

The reporting of this generally has been hysterical. It's as if this is a serious crime and not some tin pot rules. Even if guilty, it's not really that serious. Man invests in his own business, chop off his head. They need to get some perspective. These were financial rules that were brought in just before the period that is under question. Not rules of the game for years. Honestly, I couldn't really give a toss if we broke them. Child killers get less vitriol. It's fed right from the board rooms of the red cartel to the BBC.

Quote from: reddishblue on September 28, 2026, 19:44:52I predict a riot.

Police on standby for Sunday

BBC at it again this morning with their relentless attacks. Apparently PL clubs are very concerned about government political interference in the charges given the impacts on UK UAE relations. The BBC have been leading the campaign against us from the beginning. They are about as impartial as that PLs "independent panel". 

Another point. The timing of the guilty announcement. Just at the beginning of a 3 week international break to allow the most PR damage to the club as possible is worth noting. Clearly deliberate.

Welcome back Swiss, long time no see.

I have a question for you though, who won the handicap league?

If we lose the appeal, I'm of half a mind for the owners to declare bankruptcy and none of the fuckers get anything.

I wonder if it's too late to sue Liverpool for getting all English clubs banned from Europe for 5 years...


Also, people can report the Premier league as anti-competitive.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-the-cma

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