Thats just it. Who fo you think is paying for QC Shaheed Fatima? Clue - she has represented PIF and Saudi in court in the past.
Now for all those who were worried that nothing was happening, this should calm those nerves, shouldn't it?
No no the only problem is - what if we can't get it over the line before Rafa gets relegated to league one with the mighty Derby
I need to be the voice of reason in this room. The arbitration still needs to fall in favour of MA. Then if it does, and only if PIF are actually at the table they will STILL have to pass whatever tests that are in play. I agree that if MA wins then this is likely. However it could just purely be a losses claim from Ma if PIF are gone.
It won't be losses if it has gone straight to sporting arbitration. If Mike Ashley wanted damages he would due in the high court.
1. The Code of Sports-related Arbitration of 22 November 1994 Since 22 November 1994, the Code of Sports-related Arbitration (hereinafter: the Code) has governed the organisation and arbitration procedures of the CAS. The Code was revised in 2003 in order to incorporate certain long-established principles of CAS case-law or practices consistently followed by the arbitrators and the Court Office. The latest version of the Code of Sports-related Arbitration entered into force on 1 January 2010. The 70-article Code is divided into two parts: the Statutes of bodies working for the settlement of sports-related disputes (articles S1 to S26), and the Procedural Rules (articles R27 to R70). Since 1999, the Code has also contained a set of mediation rules instituting a non-binding, informal procedure which offers parties the option of negotiating, with the help of a mediator, an agreement to settle their dispute. The Code thus establishes rules for four distinct procedures: the ordinary arbitration procedure; the appeals arbitration procedure; the advisory procedure, which is non-contentious and allows certain sports bodies to seek advisory opinions from the CAS; the mediation procedure. There are two classic phases to arbitration proceedings: written proceedings, with an exchange of statements of case, and oral proceedings, where the parties are heard by the arbitrators, generally at the seat of the CAS in Lausanne. The mediation procedure follows the pattern decided by the parties. Failing agreement on this, the CAS mediator decides the procedure to be followed. https://www.tas-cas.org/en/general-information/history-of-the-cas.html
Exactly this. Sports arbitration to resolve the dispute. If MA wanted damages he would use the courts.
I know mate I'm just messing with Trev. I'm typing one handed as my other is stroking a photo of Mbappe as i mutter the words 'soooon'.
It's not a done deal yet, he wants assurances first from what I gather. He's still holding out hopes of a top job. He's on Radio 5 Live tonight anyway, so he will probably get asked a few questions.
It’s interesting that the legal action is now officially out there from both the PL and NUFC and yet not a sniff of news on Sky sports. Funny that eh!