Just the headline about this rag twat annoys me

[Manc bluey]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... -City.html

[freshie]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2343384/UEFA-David-Gill-power-punish-Manchester-Uniteds-rivals-like-Chelsea-Manchester-City.html

Unbelievable! He is an executive UEFA board member whilst still having a seat on the rags' board of directors. And people say the game isn't corrupt - conflict of interests?

For those who don't want to click on the DSSC link

Former Manchester United chief executive David Gill has been handed power by UEFA to recommend bans on clubs such as rivals Manchester City and Chelsea, who may find themselves in breach of new European Financial Fair Play rules.

Having stepped down from his post at Old Trafford at the end of last season to become a UEFA executive member, Gill has now been appointed chairman of the governing body’s extremely influential Club Licensing Committee.

The committee essentially decides which clubs are entitled to licences to play Champions League and Europa League football. This will become increasingly important as UEFA’s FFP rules shape the landscape of European football in the coming years.
Influential: Chelsea and Manchester City could potentially suffer at the hands of David Gill

Influential: Chelsea and Manchester City could potentially suffer at the hands of David Gill

Gill is a known advocate of FFP and one of four Barclays Premier League chiefs who proposed similar rules be implemented in English domestic football back in January.

He said 18 months ago that the new European system would only work if ‘appropriate sanctions’ were imposed on those who missed the targets. Sanctions already discussed by UEFA president Michel Platini have included fines and, for severe offences, competition bans.

Gill’s appointment will certainly raise eyebrows at clubs such as City and Chelsea who are currently striving to ensure their losses are no greater than the 845million (£38m) limit allowed by FFP across last and next season.

Both clubs have been used to viewing Gill as a rival in recent years and it will not have escaped their attention that the 55-year-old is to remain a United director and board member, despite handing over the chief executive baton to Ed Woodward.

On Monday night, a UEFA spokeswoman confirmed that Gill’s committee will have an influence over whether clubs’ finances entitle them to play in major European competition.

This is despite that fact that the Club Financial Control Body will go through individual clubs’ finances initially to see if they meet the targets set by FFP. Gill will play no role in this part of the process.

[Blue Since 76]

Maybe once they've finished with Monaco and PSG, they can turn their eye on the Premier League. Or has Platini lost interest since French clubs got money as well?

[Socrates]

Dreadful. This is a major threat to us. You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to see a problem here!

[Original Dub]

Dreadful. This is a major threat to us. You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to see a problem here!

It's not a major threat at all. Nothing is a major threat to our owners.

It is however, a fucking joke and should be treated as such the minute this cunt opens his mouth about us.

[Hazy2]

Gill will not take City on.

[ashton287]

Gill will not take City on.

Yeah that boat has sailed and it is too late to stop us.

He will however use his influence in the scums favour however he can and they will keep chugging along.

[Dronny]

Gill will not take City on.

Yeah that boat has sailed and it is too late to stop us.

He will however use his influence in the scums favour however he can and they will keep chugging along.

I think it will be so obvious if he tries to use his position to fuck other teams over illegally that he'll be out the door quicker than you can say rag = cunt

[paulh]

bumped into him on deansgate once i said " david, david gill"? he said "yes" my reply was " i think your a c@nt" he walked off.........

[Mikhail Chigorin]

bumped into him on deansgate once i said " david, david gill"? he said "yes" my reply was " i think your a c@nt" he walked off.........

Nice one, but you shouldn't have been so diplomatic.

You should have let him know what you really felt......