Banned from signing academy players for a year

[gavin]

With another year ban suspended. Naughty, naughty City, tapping up the parents of kids.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39820993

[KunDB]

Why on earth do we get involved in such shit. It is beyond my comprehension. Heads should roll top to bottom.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Yeah - like the rags didn't get up to this sort of thing for years and no one dared say "Boo".

[Neil Mcnab]

Its a pity, there are a truck load of academy players in the first team and knocking on the door?

[zacc]

With another year ban suspended. Naughty, naughty City, tapping up the parents of kids.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39820993

more like naughty City for getting caught then again get the impression they don't care lol
Notice they are doing this

City have declined to comment on the matter. It is understood they have promised to continue to pay the school fees of the children concerned throughout their education at comparable schools to the ones they would have gone to if they had stayed at the club.

They have also agreed to pay the relevant compensation for the players, which means they are free agents and can join any other club without it going to tribunal.
which is pretty reasonable