City and Financial Doping | Charged by PL with numerous FFP breaches | Hearing begins 16th September 2024
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This will go on and on and city will be given the opportunity to appeal it. Absolutely no chance there will be a points deduction for this season imo.
They'll throw 80 lawyers at the PL and have them prove every little detail whilst threatening with counter suits just like they did last time
They can barely sell out the Etihad and their global fanbase is non existent it's always hilarious seeing them at the top of most of the financial charts
They can barely sell out the Etihad and their global fanbase is non existent it's always hilarious seeing them at the top of most of the financial charts
If stripped of titles, what’ll be the score between United and Pool?
This is just a personal opinion, but I don't think messing up the history books with stuff like this does anyone any good. Let's say we were suddenly the winners of the 17/18 season. Besides some changes to title counts and trophy cabinets, do you think any of the players and managers would really care? Do you think City's squad of that year will feel less like winners, and do you think our squad would feel more like winners? These seasons are done and dusted - let's move on.
This opinion extends to other sports, by the way. Andy Schleck may officially be the winner of the 2010 Tour de France, but I guarantee you that he doesn't feel like he's won it.
So, I would be much more in favor of some harsh punishments going forward.
Surely it becomes criminal at some stage?
I hope the new regulator that comes in is able to “convince” them to comply
You still do not give arguments or evidence of the subject about Barcelona that you have started. I have asked you for arguments and you have told me to wake up and other disrespect.
To talk about any topic you need mainly 2 things: education and knowing what you are talking about.
They should be stripped of these titles. They basically did this from the get go. If such owners ever take over United I am done with this sport
Imagine the person who is investigating this will end up inside a suitcase, dumped in a landfill.
We would have had CL football in 13/14 with Bobby. 
saw a tweet from a journo that figures close to the investigation don't think any titles will be stripped but they'll be punished going forward. So what's the moral of the story, cheat (allegedly), win, and keep your winnings. In every other sport, people are stripped of their medals, heck Serie A did it but of course City will get away with it.
They will certainly get heavy point deduction or relegation
We may well be, we all know very little about anything don't we.
Because:
And that's probably how the story will end. They probably have a hoard of people making it look legit, or at least confusing enough not to get charged. I'd be surprised if there's a punishment that really hits them.
Do Juventus' players from the Calciopoli season claim that Seria A Scudetto? A lot of them won trophies elsewhere but for players like Walker, Ederson, de Bruyne they haven't won much or anything outside of City
The history books matter though, and the 19 other teams fighting for the league shouldn't suffer because City cheated.
I’m asking the impossible here but does opening up the evidence leave the option of more action being taken elsewhere based on evidence that wasn’t available?
Ronaldo has a case against Juve about wages that stalled because he wasn’t allowed to collect evidence from Juves side but their shit show has opened the books and it’s allowed to proceed again
Cheating shits. We all knew it.
Strip them of everything and relegate them to the Conference League.
Strip them of everything and relegate them to the Conference League.
They can have the titles but ban them for 25-40 years from PL, playing in the lowest tier.
23-22.
I don't expect any major punishment. Like points deductions or stripping them of titles.
Meaningless fine and a ruffle of the hair telling them they are cheeky little scamps and not to do it again.
Meaningless fine and a ruffle of the hair telling them they are cheeky little scamps and not to do it again.
I think Jose Mourinho certainly would! Open top bus.
You'd think other clubs would be able to sue for loss of earnings.
Have to admit i found it weird they were topping revenue charts. I see some of their fans thinking they will win this as they won the CAS/Uefa case. This is completely different...
Also asking do the league have proof.... id fecking expect so
They’ll just get a “hefty” fine. Which will only delay another ten 50 million pounds purchase of players.
Casemiro banned for another 3 games
Pep will walk and not even sure Mansoor will stay involved. You will also be under a lot more scrutiny so what’s the point for the owners?
Keep your fingers crossed they don’t relegate you as say goodbye to the top players…
Swindon Town were relegated two divisions for this in the 90's. City should be bricking it right now.
The FA release this just when Arsenal are about to play them?
"Chill guys, nobody breathing down your necks"
Feck off
"Chill guys, nobody breathing down your necks"
Feck off
Have to admit i found it weird they were topping revenue charts. I see some of their fans thinking they will win this as they won the CAS/Uefa case. This is completely different...
Also asking do the league have proof.... id fecking expect so
They won the last case by default as much of the evidence was time barred and lost. They still had to accept guilt and paid 10m.
No such issues here as time barring not a factor.
Just a slap on the wrist then.
Sky sports are already reporting that this is likely to take a long time to come to a conclusion. Very unlikely anything happens this season apparently as it’s likely to run into next season.
I wouldn't hold my breath expecting much of a punishment.
If it goes from 2009-2022.
2009/10 - Chelsea
2010/11 - Manchester Utd
2011/12 -
2012/13 - Manchester Utd
2013/14 -
2014/15 - Chelsea
2015/16 - Leicester
2016/17 - Chelsea
2017/18 -
2018/19 -
2019/20 - Liverpool
2020/21 -
2021/22 -
Amazingly it would only affect Utd and Liverpool and give both 3 titles each.
New standing would be
Manchester United - 23 times
Liverpool - 22 times
Fully expect them to be relegated in the summer
City have been financially doping?
Surely not!
Surely not!
Teams that finished second when City won the league:
11-12: Man Utd (goal difference)
13-14: Liverpool (2 points behind)
17-18: Man Utd (19 points behind)
18-19: Liverpool (1 point behind)
20-21: Man Utd (12 points behind)
21-22: Liverpool (1 point behind)
If they're all stripped then there's still 1 gap between the two teams.