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City Charged By Premier League

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I think we will actually get awarded a title retroactively, I think that because it won't offer any real joy, and that feels about right, doesn't it?

One of my memories of us being at the tippity top is cancelling my Airbnb in Liverpool due to a pandemic.

Honestly, given how our season has gone, I'd take real joy at a retroactive title. Not for us winning the title but the real greasy enjoyment of it being stripped from them. If I won't get to bask in Everton going down, I'll live for this instead.
 
City cannot appeal to the CAS for a Premier League ruling, and it looks like all punishments are open to the FA/PL.

With that in mind I propose that all their trophies be melted down in front of rival fans at the Etihad. Pep will be forced to look on. It will not be long before he starts gesturing wildly to the heavens in a mad fit of rage. As the final title is tossed onto the furnace, he'll curl up into foetal position, finally accepting that everything he has achieved in England is besmirched and invalid.

The Etihad can then be dismantled and City can be forced to play at Stockport County as they aim to navigate their way out of the National League.
 
Only goes to 2018.. Read the article plus you missed 2014
That’s because they stopped cooperating with anything after 2018 - if this sticks then all that info will be turned over too and the same charges applied I’d imagine.
 
City said they were "surprised" by the charges and are supported by a "body of irrefutable evidence".
The commission can impose punishments ranging from a fine and points deduction to expulsion from the Premier League.
"Manchester City is surprised by the issuing of these alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules, particularly given the extensive engagement and vast amount of detailed materials that the EPL has been provided with," the club said in a statement.
"The club welcomes the review of this matter by an independent commission, to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence that exists in support of its position.
"As such we look forward to this matter being put to rest once and for all."

BBC Sport's Simon Stone
City were not given advance warning of the Premier League statement. They were called at the same time the statement was published.
They also note the timing of the statement given the white paper on football governance is about to be published. It is felt that bringing this case it likely to be used by the Premier League as evidence of them being able to deal with governance issues itself.

City are confident in their position and that includes the charges that were time-barred in their Uefa case. The club are understood to have provided the relevant evidence around those charges to the Premier League some time ago.

On the basis it has taken the Premier League four years to get to this point, do not expect a resolution to this case any time soon.
Manchester City have always denied financial wrongdoing. They always said the detail published by Der Spiegel when it was passed information by Football Leaks was incomplete.

When Uefa launched its case, City said they had no faith in that investigation and, when it went against them, they went straight to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, where they were cleared of what they regarded as the substantive allegations, even though some were timed out.

They will be armed with the very best lawyers, looking line by line at every element of the Premier League's case.

The charge sheet includes five years of allegations that City have not assisted with their inquiry - which is all of it.
The whole thing will be expensive and it will drag on.

City manager Pep Guardiola has always said he was assured by his employers that they have done nothing wrong. Others - La Liga president Javier Tebas is one of the loudest voices - argue vehemently the other way.

Should City win, legally, they will be clear, even if the sniping will continue.

Should they lose, all manner of punishments can be handed down. The Premier League's scope in that sense is completely open-ended and we are in uncharted territory.

We are now beginning a very long end game. City's reputation - and the reputation of those who own it - is on the line. The outcome, whenever it comes, will be fascinating.
 
I'm not sure why people are getting hyped by this? The Abu Dhabi Royal Family will just tell the Tory Government to make sure no more than a fine is given.
 
I really don’t care unless they strip them of all they’ve won during those years. Which of course they won’t. They’ll get a paltry fine and a few points knocked off
 
If they can’t go to CAS what stops the premier league doing exactly what it wants?
 
There's no way he doesn't know what's happening here ...

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This is all to stop the qataris from owning us, and making us the greateat club in world.
 
Hypothetical question. Everton finish 18th and are relegated.
Then the Premier League imposes relegation on City for financial offences.
Everton stay up.
How would we all feel about that?
 
They would threaten to sue the Premier League for damages / restraint of trade or something similar.
So all this is just procedural to conclude they’re guilty of being cheating cunts and the premier league is free to pick whatever punishment they wish as the rules are not set in stone?
 
Hypothetical question. Everton finish 18th and are relegated.
Then the Premier League imposes relegation on City for financial offences.
Everton stay up.
How would we all feel about that?

More than happy as it's a win/win

Everton will probably go down the following season.
 
Hypothetical question. Everton finish 18th and are relegated.
Then the Premier League imposes relegation on City for financial offences.
Everton stay up.
How would we all feel about that?

I would be fine with it. I feel that the City punishment is more about the future of competition in the EPL. If City aren't imposed any punishment which strings, we will go the La Liga way with City and Newcastle sharing almost 90% of the next 20 PL titles with an occasional win by the rest.
 
Hypothetical question. Everton finish 18th and are relegated.
Then the Premier League imposes relegation on City for financial offences.
Everton stay up.
How would we all feel about that?

Absolutely fine. All jokes aside, Everton being in the PL is good for the city. Everton getting relegated would give me a cheap laugh for a week or so, but given the economy is tanking, I'd sooner people still had jobs and incomes.

Scrolling through the rage of BlueMoon gives me the fizz, and would more than compensate.
 
A point deduction for City this season would mean fuck all for us, though. We're not finishing in the top 4 regardless.
 
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