News of Ex Players

[kenada_blue]

Bring a blue home ffs.

Nah.

 

[Connor]

By defintion of 'innocent until proven guilty. He is.

I know what you are getting at though, just because it hasn't been proved (or even gone to trial) doesn't mean there wasn't something there, just that there isn't enough evidence that would see a conviction, or a good chance of a conviction.

However, the OP's original point, this could factor into an FFP argument regarding extenuating circumstances through potential revenue lost due to an on-going investigation.

There was a note in the accounts of the club trying to recoup up to 10m in damages through ongoing litigation which a lot of people have said relates to this

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Losing an innocent player who cost us £40m plus wages through no fault of our own may help the FFP argument

I have no idea if it would be taken into consideration but it very much should be. We were right to suspend him while it was investigated but it cost us a fortune during the season we are charged for.

 

[kenada_blue]

If it's being dropped - how come they still cant officially name him, or am i missing something totally

Cos he's not been charged with anything.

 

[kenada_blue]

Fabian Delph is still fuming

 

[Ring master]

Cos he's not been charged with anything.

which for me, should mean after todays reports he should/could be named officially and not be hiden - as we lost him for a year and probably may have paid him for part of that, you would have to be under a rock to not know who it was

 

[andy4efc]

There was a note in the accounts of the club trying to recoup up to 10m in damages through ongoing litigation which a lot of people have said relates to this

Be interesting to see what happens both for GS and Everton.

Club have a potential case of lost revenue.
GS Certainly has a case against (the police?) the loss of earnings, reputational damage and so forth.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Bring a blue home ffs.

Nah.

Missed the deadline for Fulham but conceivably him and James could reprise their failed dual number ten combo for Palace next weekend.

 

[blueconverse]

If he can sue someone he should. Poor fella prob had an awful few years

 

[kenada_blue]

which for me, should mean after todays reports he should/could be named officially and not be hiden

The law states otherwise. On going investigation when he was arrested on suspicion and was never charged, therefore they can't legally name him. Now it's been dropped, he's still not been charged with anything so again legally they can't name him as said person has not done anything "wrong"

Especially for someone "high profile"

 

[Tony’s Carp]

There was a note in the accounts of the club trying to recoup up to 10m in damages through ongoing litigation which a lot of people have said relates to this

If we are trying to recover lost wages etc for the period he was out it would presumably be against the player himself, and the fact he hasn't been charged probably scuppers that? The argument will be that because he (legally) hasn't done anything he could've played the whole time - we were right to suspend him but didn't HAVE to do so.

 

[Connor]

If we are trying to recover lost wages etc for the period he was out it would presumably be against the player himself, and the fact he hasn't been charged probably scuppers that? The argument will be that because he (legally) hasn't done anything he could've played the whole time - we were right to suspend him but didn't HAVE to do so.

Wages would be around 6m, so there will other things at play in what they're trying to claim back

 

[Del-boy]

Losing an innocent player who cost us £40m plus wages through no fault of our own may help the FFP argument

I doubt our board have the brain cells to use that as part of the argument.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Wages would be around 6m, so there will other things at play in what they're trying to claim back

Presumably there would also be the final year's amortisation lost due to having to write him down to zero.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Be interesting to see what happens both for GS and Everton.

Club have a potential case of lost revenue.
GS Certainly has a case against (the police?) the loss of earnings, reputational damage and so forth.

I can’t see how we have a lost revenue case. We chose to suspend him, City didn’t suspend Mendy when he was arrested, only when he was charged, Sunderland still played Johnson AFTER he told the club he was going to plead guilty.