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Manchester United have conducted internal assessments of possible financial losses incurred during period in which Man City guilty of Premier League rule breaches, including missed PL title wins & a missed CL qualification.
https://t.co/Lf5RH9IruF
Siege mentality needed from Enzo Maresca and our players after the international break.
For years, clubs like City, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Everton have argued that financial rules restrict their ability to invest and grow, while protecting the cartel.
Whatever happens off the pitch, answer it on the pitch. Us against the noise.
They actually tried that briefly when they were charged. They wanted to be able to pick the arbitrators themselves, like they did at CAS.
The issue is they had voted for the appointment of Rosen to that role themselves.
When you’re asking foreign royals who don’t know you exist to increase your cost of living, it’s probably worth contemplating whether at some stage your football fandom might have caused your brain to fall out.
I genuinely don’t think it’s ridiculous to say the Premier league is a better place without City, or at least not worse off.
Despite all their success, they’ve never felt like a very impactful club to me, maybe I’m in the minority here though 🤷♂️
For those thinking Man City will get a lenient punishment like Chelsea did, that simply won’t be the case.
The PL convinced an IC Panel that Chelsea (a) did not gain any Sporting Advantage, (b) they were no longer owned/run by the perpetrators, and (c) they were very compliant (even self-reporting).
Man City’s case is the opposite of those 3 factors.
1) They gained a monstrous sporting advantage. Hundreds upon hundreds of millions over PSR limits.
2) They are still owned / run by the people that did it.
3) They have gone to extreme lengths to avoid justice. They hid it all (only an email hack caught them - the rules could not).
They refused to comply with the investigation.
They committed perjury at CAS.
I’ll do a fuller post later tonight but the reality is the punishments will be as serious as they come.
My pinned post says it all.
Opinion.
If City's appeal fails then every trophy should be expunged from the records, removal from Premier League and EFL, a crippling fine and denial of fit and proper ownership.
Biggest football story arguably in English football history.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/Muxqp4beK9
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