thisisnottaken1
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I wish.
Titles should be stripped, but not given to anyone for those seasons.I wouldn't want their titles stripped from them to be honest because Liverpool would be handed three. I'm petty like that.
Titles should be stripped, but not given to anyone for those seasons.
Despite the fact United would've won an extra league!
I think they absolutely have to be stripped otherwise no matter the future punishment they'd have effectively gotten away with it during those seasons
I wouldn't award them to other teams though - declare the season void , memorialising their actions for future generations
You don't have to hand out titles to 2nd place after stripping them. It should just be a blank in the history books. Which is unfortunate but the right thing to do.I wouldn't want their titles stripped from them to be honest because Liverpool would be handed three. I'm petty like that.
There’s a lot of journos revealing themselves as definitely on the City group payroll at the moment. Shameless stuff
If there was a point for them to put pressure on the PL not to pursue it then now isn't that time.Just wishful thinking. The UAE is going to be putting massive political pressure on the British government to avoid that. And considering the volatile situation in the Middle East, the West wants happy Gulf states to help them out.
This is exactly the reason why I'm against state ownership in football clubs
I honestly feel they will get off on a technicality, much like the UEFA charges that went past the time period for prosucution if I remember right.
I also have a feeling that IF they are guilty , retrospective points deductions on each season will see them get points deduction up to 1 less point than they won the league by so they will still win the titles by 1 point.
The fact the UK gov also admitted talking to UAE over this should have seen City thrown out for political interference.
What about the season they won it on goal difference?
The technicality was the time barring for the UEFA case. The Premier League doesn't have that problem.I honestly feel they will get off on a technicality, much like the UEFA charges that went past the time period for prosucution if I remember right.
I also have a feeling that IF they are guilty , retrospective points deductions on each season will see them get points deduction up to 1 less point than they won the league by so they will still win the titles by 1 point.
The fact the UK gov also admitted talking to UAE over this should have seen City thrown out for political interference.
I honestly feel they will get off on a technicality, much like the UEFA charges that went past the time period for prosucution if I remember right.
I also have a feeling that IF they are guilty , retrospective points deductions on each season will see them get points deduction up to 1 less point than they won the league by so they will still win the titles by 1 point.
The fact the UK gov also admitted talking to UAE over this should have seen City thrown out for political interference.
They are guilty of the 'failure to comply' ones at the very minimum. There will be a points deduction for those alone.There is 130 independent charges. They’re not going to get off on a technicality on every single one of those charges.
What about the season they won it on goal difference?
The Athletic having it both ways (pretend) by jokingly predicating the destination of their stars to other clubs/leagues. Poor old hacks. It must be tough work, keeping the petro dollar flowing while keeping the clicks from the vast majority of fans of real clubs.
I've been trying to get an estimate about when the ruling could come out, but have not seen anything. Anyone have an idea of the timeline? Thanks for the info.
10 weeks from now.
Ah. Going to be a fairly lengthy report I guess. But tbh, you’d expect a barrage of challenges through various means from city if it’s anything other than a fine, so any action is probably going to come much later than that too.The trial is expected to last 10 weeks, which will take us to late November.
The verdict is expected "early 2025".
I honestly feel they will get off on a technicality, much like the UEFA charges that went past the time period for prosucution if I remember right.
I also have a feeling that IF they are guilty , retrospective points deductions on each season will see them get points deduction up to 1 less point than they won the league by so they will still win the titles by 1 point.
The fact the UK gov also admitted talking to UAE over this should have seen City thrown out for political interference.
Yep.At minimum it’s a points deduction surely there’s too many charges to get every single one dismissed. The failure to comply is an instant feck up before the other charges are even looked at.
The verdict is expected "early 2025".
The Athletic having it both ways (pretend) by jokingly predicating the destination of their stars to other clubs/leagues. Poor old hacks. It must be tough work, keeping the petro dollar flowing while keeping the clicks from the vast majority of fans of real clubs.
Nah.Did we get any of them?
Ah. Going to be a fairly lengthy report I guess. But tbh, you’d expect a barrage of challenges through various means from city if it’s anything other than a fine, so any action is probably going to come much later than that too.
Exactly this. Where does it end?Surely it needs to be made void on the basis that every other position in the league is affected if they hand the titles over to second place?
Probably a 3-4 point points deduction, just enough for them to still win the league, and a £10m or so financial penalty which they won’t even feel. Don’t get your hopes up. The worst I can see is maybe a points penalty high enough to have them not win the league but still finish comfortably in CL places.At minimum it’s a points deduction surely there’s too many charges to get every single one dismissed. The failure to comply is an instant feck up before the other charges are even looked at.
Thanks mate.10 weeks from now.
It's not correct though. Any verdict is expected to come at some point in the first half of 2025.Thanks mate.
Surely it needs to be made void on the basis that every other position in the league is affected if they hand the titles over to second place?
Taylor Swift could dump the 6'6 American footballer and fall in love with me.
Got it. Thank you.It's not correct though. Any verdict is expected to come at some point in the first half of 2025.
That wasn't Premier League led. Abromovich's assets were seized by western governments because of the Ukraine War. They're not that comparable.Politics and sport should have not been mixed. If City are not be punished, they need to be putting a foot down that the club must be sold or be excluded from any FA related competitions.
No state ownership as politics can then creep in. If Roman basically had to sell Chelsea, there should be a similar outcome for City so fair play can't be brought into question.