The damage is done though. They can banish you into north west counties, but it’s too little too late. The charges go back 14 years, and you’ve won 8 titles and the treble in the process. If it’s proven those were acquired through underhand means, they should be taken away no?
Absolutely they should be taken away.
I was having a convo with my Arsenal pal just last night about this and he said he heard a caller on TalkSport phone in and say "City are a good side yes, but I liken everything they do to Lance Armstrong". The radio host didn't know what to say.
We then got onto the subject of the difference between the UCI/Tour de France (Pro Cycling governing body) and the FA/Premier League.
When Armstrong was found guilty of cheating during those winning years, the Tour/UCI didn't think twice about literally scrubbing his name through with a Sharpie permanent marker. Even now if you look, there are lines through his name and they didn't a give a sh*t about leaving it like that for the Tour history books.
The Premier League/FA should be doing exactly the same thing if City are found guilty. It should go down as a marker to any club in the future that if you cheat, that's it, you're wins are scrubbed from the history books, because they mean nothing. Leave them on show.
The thing that bothered both of us is the difference in reaction. When Armstrong was caught and punished everyone in cycling agreed with it and even current Pros at that time came out and supported it.
But look at the teams in the Prem, absolutely nothing, not a peep is being said by them. It's disgusting, they should be jumping up and down making a point about the cheating.
Just proves that football, as a whole, is corrupt and all about money.