This cheating doesn’t even include their last few years in the investigation. They got away with it so long can you imagine how far they would have gone in the last 3 years.I mean, you fecking cheat for a decade; what do you think should happen? Everything you've won is through ill-gotten means; all of it should be rescinded, and why would that be an outrageous statement to make?
That's not even punishment. The punishment should be a drop down the football pyramid and a transfer ban for multiple windows (minimum of 3yrs) on top of a massive fine. There should also be a criminal investigation into the shifting of funds under the table to pay for players and staff who would otherwise not be at your club.
You cannot possibly behave in this manner and expect a smack on the wrist. You should be punished to an unprecedented level, as fitting as what you've done is unprecedented.
Yes, we've skirted around the issue for years, knowing full well the likes of Pep, Aguero, De Bruyne and so forth could not be there without the unseen payments, but Haaland absolutely took the cake beings as - as you state - he was the hottest property in Europe. Investigating the case of his signing alone should be enough to bury them given half (at least) of it is not above board.This cheating doesn’t even include their last few years in the investigation. They got away with it so long can you imagine how far they would have gone in the last 3 years.
There’s absolutely no way Haaland has been signed legitimately when he was the most sought after player in Europe. I can just imagine the astronomical figures he’s being paid through other companies.
Farage should be their new striker to replace Haaland.Relegation to league two.
Transfer ban for 12 months.
Ban the owners and force them to sell with Nigel Farage as adjudicator over new bids to ensure next ownership group is properly British.
It's this for me.
10 years of systemic cheating, they've denied us and Liverpool 3 titles each through their cheating, they've knocked teams out of the League Cup and FA Cup when they shouldn't have, they've prevented teams from making top 4 or Europe because of their cheating, they've bought players from other clubs who have struggled to replace them etc.
It's just had such a negative knock on effect for football, for example if Liverpool win the title in 2014 Rodgers doesn't get sacked the year later, same with Mourinho in 2018.
Fining them would mean absolutely feck all, it has to be a punishment that will really hurt. Relegation is the right punishment. They should really also be forced to sell up and get new owners because what's to say they don't just cheat in different ways.
The whole doping was an incredibly poorly kept secret. Especially when financial figures showed City had more revenue than all the biggest clubs in the world. At that stage everyone knew it was ridiculous. Can’t even fill a small ground yet they apparently make the most money.Yes, we've skirted around the issue for years, knowing full well the likes of Pep, Aguero, De Bruyne and so forth could not be there without the unseen payments, but Haaland absolutely took the cake beings as - as you state - he was the hottest property in Europe. Investigating the case of his signing alone should be enough to bury them given half (at least) of it is not above board.
I posted the same about Mike too. Great minds and all thatThey've got to be owned by Mike Ashley, and then his descendants, forever.
BwahahaahahahaJack Grealish has to play every single full game until the end of his contract.
Think that's been the problem to begin with. The league wouldn't have gone this far had thought this. Dropping it would be the easiest thing in the world. The CAS case provided perfect opportunity.Nothing's going to happen, too much monies
That would be an improvement on their current pairing.They should have the severest punishment of having Maguire and Lindelof as their first choice defence for 4 seasons.
You think Pep and the likes of Haaland and Co will go without European football for a couple of years and play in the championship? How would City even afford their wages?For every year they cheated even if it was a small infringement they get all trophies removed and a 1 year transfer ban and all earnings from winning trophies + tv rights as a fine. I think that's a fair punishment. Fine or even relegating them will at the most just fk them up for 1 season. I think most players and Guardiola will just stay and have a siege mentality.
They didn't get relegatedAgreed. The biggest impact out of their cheating has to be the teams that have been relegated due to their financial doping. Look at QPR for example who got relegated on the day city won their first title. Some of these teams haven’t been able to return to the premier league since. The impact of their cheating has spread so far and wide.
