horsechoker
The Caf's Ezza.
RE: some players stayingThere are plenty of questions about the fallout for city if the unimaginable actually happens and they are punished as severely as they should be.
Do they take all the hits and then continue to cheat to get themselves back to the top flight?
This notion of a player and manager exodus only happens if all the illegal payments stop. If City continue to cheat, they can pay the same players even more to be loyal to them; legacy doesn’t mean a damn thing to the majority so long as the compensation is right and I’d bet that if leveraged against 2-3 years of a career, players will stay exactly where they are. It only becomes an issue for players who can get their full wage elsewhere; someone like Haaland, for example can name his price and a select few clubs can consider the package, as mind-boggling as whatever he’s actually being paid by City is.
Don’t wish to get ahead of myself because I firmly believe nothing of significance will happen to City, but the aftermath, should it do, would be fascinating to witness.
I think that despite being paid huge sums many players would leave, I don't think these players actually want to play in the 3rd tier of English football and it's not like Saudi Arabia where they will still be playing against a few other decent footballers.
Maybe Foden would stay and become their talisman.