Simon Jordan spells out Man City 130 charges truth as Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs await verdict
Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has argued that there is little need to have Manchester City's hearing played out in public so long as the verdict is publicly available.
The Premier League champions began their hearing in front of an independent commission on Monday morning. Originally, it was believed the Blues faced 115 charges by the top flight but that has since been increased to 130.
Updates on the hearing are likely to be few and far between though as thanks to the guidance in the Premier League handbook, the process is not required to be held in public. Reports have suggested that Premier League rivals to City have become frustrated at the perceived secrecy surrounding the case and one lawyer urged that justice needs to be seen to be done.
But speaking on talkSPORT Jordan explained why the private nature of the hearing should not concern Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur or any of their Premier League rivals. "I’m looking at it thinking that so long as the right outcomes and the reports are transparent when the actual verdict comes out [then it is okay]," he said.
"I understand the argument why people think that transparency is a necessity. There is a balance between needing to know and wanting to know.
"They need to know the outcome but wanting to know doesn’t give you the right to have it. Needing to know that the outcome is just and fair will come in the summation of the reasons why the sentence or the vindication of Manchester City’s position manifests itself.
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"Lawyers are arguing that it should be televised and I am neither for nor against it. I don’t see the benefit of it.
"I think so long as the outcome is documented and available, which it will be, then I am comfortable with that." The hearing is expected to last a couple of months with the verdict not expected until next year.