It's an earner in itself. No doubt about it. Redemption arc ahoy and a PR exercise showing penance. Might even win them neutrals along the way.In the times of the Wrexham documentary, they’d probably get relegated to League 2, make a mental fairytale documentary. Nobody has ever won all four titles on the spin and they’d absolutely piss it.
Victory would be spun from the situation.
Our commercial revenues are beginning to suffer now, we're at a turning point where we need to start winning. Arsenal have long since slipped down the financial pecking order and Liverpool were nowhere until Klopp reinvigorated them. Success brings the money in and City are stealing that from everybody else.Who would be better off in terms of trophies and money without City? Maybe United, Arsenal and Liverpool? All three owned by private individuals who's primary concern is making money. And would it even benefit them that much? Man Utd haven't "competed" in the league for 10 years and they're still making plenty of money...well the owners are. Everyone else will get their TV money either way and their concern is more about maintaining the status quo and/or surviving in the PL, to which City are an insignificant factor. There is a bigger risk in rocking the boat and trying to force hand the bigger teams into playing by rules they don't want to, than there is in accepting that sometimes Man City, Chelsea, etc. might cheat financially, which to someone like Aston Villa isn't really any different to Man Utd being able to legitimately spend £90m on a substitute right winger who they then banish from their own squad.
People got on the wrexham band wagon because ryan reynolds is a likeable bloke.In the times of the Wrexham documentary, they’d probably get relegated to League 2, make a mental fairytale documentary. Nobody has ever won all four titles on the spin and they’d absolutely piss it.
Victory would be spun from the situation.
The Everton charge is the first because I understand that theirs was the most straightforward contravention.There is no way Everton gets punished this harsly and City gets away with a few fines. Is there?
If they do I’m done with watching PL.
I checked that thread, out of curiosity yesterday. Immediately closed it when one poster confidently stated that they aren't state owned, while talking about how they can sponsor themselves with Etihad, etc.If you guys want a laugh then pop over and have a look at the thread Bluemoon have in this.
Jesus Christ, I’ve never seen such nonsense in my life. Apparently they are completely innocent and all of this is being stirred up by United and Liverpool because they run the PL…
It wont happen this season, first they have to get a punishment - and then they will appeal .. I will be surprised if it even is next seasonI kind of want the punishment to happen next season. If they get a points deduction now, Arsenal or Liverpool will win the title and that’s far worse than the plastic cheats
Depending on the final points standing and matches against City, could affects clubs finishing 4th through 10th vying for various European spots, and also in the domestic cup matches how many sides lost out on a Cup Win or Final appearance.Anyone who has finished 5th in the league since city became top have lost a ton of money
If they were dumped into League 2 their fake sponsors would no longer represent fair market value and their income from football related activities would drop significantly, which would mean they would then either break FFP rules to keep their players on, or work around them to pay them under the table and get even more sanctions.In the times of the Wrexham documentary, they’d probably get relegated to League 2, make a mental fairytale documentary. Nobody has ever won all four titles on the spin and they’d absolutely piss it.
Victory would be spun from the situation.
The 15th tier and Manchester League Division Four it is.They should be made to restart in the lowest division England has to offer
Yeah a 30 point deduction means very little. One year without the league title. How will they ever recover!?A one off 30 point deduction or relegation, without anything else, would make what City have done well worth it for them.
That's where you draw the line?There is no way Everton gets punished this harsly and City gets away with a few fines. Is there?
If they do I’m done with watching PL.
The Premier League dont decide the punishment the Independant panel do that.The Premier League knows a fine is not enough so they'll give City a half-punishment
They’d probably still challenge for top 5 with that deduction. There needs to either be multiple relegations or 3/4 years of consecutive point deductions.Yeah a 30 point deduction means very little. One year without the league title. How will they ever recover!?
A huge punishment like relegation would at least go some way towards correcting the history of premier league football, forever adding an asterisk to every title that shouldn't exist.Can see a record points deduction that ultimately just means no title in the season given, and maybe no Europe for 1 year whilst they walk the title again.
Even relegation to the championship is a punishment that won't hold them back too much, all the players would stay and they'd win the title the year after promotion.
They need some sort of financial punishment that means they can't avoid having to drastically reduce their wage bill to avoid non-compliance with FFP again, at least until their on field performance brings in the extra revenue again. Something that would hopefully be quite difficult with half their best players moved on.
You just know they're getting away with it.
Not going to happen. It amazes me how people do not understand the set up of the PL vs. UEFA/FIFA/The FA. It isn't the same whatsoever where those bodies are essentially regulating bodies.My prediction is city will eventually accept a "lesser" penalty of a points deduction of somewhere between 10 and 20 points. The investigation will then disappear and everyone will have forgotten this within 18 months.
At the very least, there needs to be at least a year's ban from promotion to the PL for each year that they've refused to cooperate with the PL. That's not 5 years away from the PL, but 5 years of promotion to the PL denied. So if they go down multiple tiers, they need to at least get back to the Championship before the ban kicks in, and each year they don't qualify for promotion, is a year that doesn't count to that tally.Yeah a 30 point deduction means very little. One year without the league title. How will they ever recover!?
Genuine questionNot going to happen. It amazes me how people do not understand the set up of the PL vs. UEFA/FIFA/The FA. It isn't the same whatsoever where those bodies are essentially regulating bodies.
The PL is however a members club where each club has a vote and each vote is equal and any decision needs 14 votes to get ratified.
People keep talking about them bribing everyone but how much money would they need to bribe 13 PL clubs who all benefit from them being fecked? It would be billions (I would say about £500m per club, give or take, so that would be 6 and a half bill.) That simply is not going to happen, especially as you cannot even mask £6.5bn with the public nature of the PL.
So there is no way do the clubs just let City off. The presedent has been set with Everton. Break the rules and you get hammered.
The only question with City is really to do with whether they get thrown out or a ridiculous points deduction. Thrown out means they run a real risk of non-league football. A points decution that assures relegation- say 100 points - only mean relegation to the Championship.
If the Independant Commision recommend expulsion the Premier League will then call a general meeting where its member clubs will vote on whether the expulsion should be carried out.Genuine question
I thought it was an independent commission looking at these charges, not a members vote?
But how many teams need to vote in favour ?If the Independant Commision recommend expulsion the Premier League will then call a general meeting where its member clubs will vote on whether the expulsion should be carried out.
I hear 14 out of 20, but I may be wrongBut how many teams need to vote in favour ?
Lance Armstrong is not sitting on one of the world largest Oil and Gas reserves that even the world super power like USA and China want to be in their good book. With their enormous resources it could change a lot things in their favour easily.Lance Armstrong was banned from the sport for life for cheating.
i’d imagine the the ffp rule breakers, like chelsea, everton, united and city won’t break rank and vote against their own interests.I hear 14 out of 20, but I may be wrong
Big guns will be for yes but i can see City buying other votes. Not in cash, just with favors. Vote no and we will give you few young players for low cost.I hear 14 out of 20, but I may be wrong
I hear 14 out of 20, but I may be wrong
But according to the City fans on Bluemoon its those clubs that brought these charges against City.i’d imagine the the ffp rule breakers, like chelsea, everton, united and city won’t break rank and vote against their own interests.
Good Kompany?But according to the City fans on Bluemoon its those clubs that brought these charges against City.
The only team I think would definately side with City is Burnley.
Nah - something will happen. Either because they are found guilty, or because the other clubs in the league are so pissed off that they get away with cheatingNothing. Is. Going. To. Happen.
The sooner you accept that the easier it will be when they get off.
At the very least they will be punished for each of the 30 counts of failing to co-operate since those are pretty much proven.Nothing. Is. Going. To. Happen.
The sooner you accept that the easier it will be when they get off.