There is legal precedent for teams to bring lawsuits against them as well for damages. United, Liverpool and Chelsea would have won the league I'm sure in some of those seasons. Then there's also CL places.
Let’s say they get punted to League 1, you don’t reckon some of those players would stay for, say, double or quadruple what they’re currently on? I think the age of the player would play a factor, personally: very young or old, and they’d do two years, but in their prime years, it’s a bigger ask and sell. A player like Haaland would be acme acres gone like a puff of smoke, I think, but others? They’d have a lot more to think about and evaluate.
Right. Assumption. *taps nose
It is too late now, they are big too fail. Others teams were happy to take their money for mediocre players (Santa Cruz, Bony, Lescot, Rodwell ect.) so they shouldn't complain. You reap what you sow.
I've got a suspicion the Everton ruling and severity of the punishment is to prepare the way for something even stiffer for city.
Could also be a move to test the waters of legal pushback. If a legal shitstorm happens because of evertons 10 points then they might reel in a massive punishment on city and let them off with a fine or something.
I'm thinking what is realistic. I think there is no chance of any punitive pushiments for them or for Chelsea. Now I think about it I think we may see them stripped of their titles so the PL can have an excuse for not banishing two of the biggest clubs.
I've always thought about this. Literally none of their big names were poached by big clubs. The club either willingly sold them or it was free transfer. Then again it's crazy that no player even tried to force a move to one of the Spanish giants. If true, the agents were complicit and had actively warded off other clubs in exchange for money. Only way it makes sense.
I think a large percentage of their wage will be related to bonus payments too, i.e. does a win bonus still count in the third tier? Would they still be paid a goal bonus in the vanarama (given they'd be scoring 8 goals a game, too)? Presumably there's UCL win bonuses, FA cup bonuses, etc etc.
But there are also financial rules in the Football League and without the huge TV and prize money, City wouldn’t be able to pay big wages and comply with those rules ……… unless they were to make secret payments to the players!!!
There’s no doubt some would have a reason to leave, but the contracts some of them are on are going to go far beyond what they can get elsewhere and it’s a big ask to give that up. A really big ask. What I was thinking, from City’s POV, is loaning players out, Chelsea style for a period of time if they don’t want to let them go and the player has given an allegiance of sorts to remain under their employment. You’d like to think any penalty would prevent those kind of manoeuvres, but I’m sure City would be scouring options should the worst happen.
Contract renegotiations ahoy.
Because they're talking out their arse
Do you only buy players from teams who have better squads than you?
I have looked at the rosters but I would assume there were players at certain positions that would improve Barcelone or Madrid. City already had a world-class squad at that point.
If they got relegated, I would assume most of their squad would be pushing for transfers. A big selling point to coming to City is playing in the PL and UCL. Relegation would force City to start from scratch.
The more I think about it the more I believe this line of reasoning. The size of City, the tarnish of the reputation of English football, pressure from British lawmakers, and a drawn-out legal battle will see them given a slap on the wrist at most. The real question is the response of the other clubs to potential or enforced punishment or lack thereof. Short of the other clubs threatening to sue or to join the ESL I can't see anything stopping a very lenient punishment.
English football is already tarnished.
Don't you think an even bigger selling point is earning multiple times your declared wage?
Nah, they'll just pay them through the Saudi league first, then loan over what Newcastle need
Will be banned soon
Fair point. It's just for literally every other club bar below the tier of Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern you hear credible reports of other teams attempting to poach their players. Since the City project started I can't even think of one instance.
