City can’t change their story or evidence. They will be found guilty of the seven serious breaches. It’s unfathomable to see any way they can get away with it. This will, according to precedents, be in the form of point deductions in the region of 10-12 each (quite likely a few more for the Mancini breach), and reduced to half on appeal (precedent again, and we will see Everton’s appeal before then).
The rest will be fines, possible a transfer ban as well.
Once you dock them 5+ points they probably don’t win the league. If you dock them 60 points they’re fighting relegation. Anything in between is more or less the same outcome.
They can’t be relegated, because the rules don’t allow. In theory you could expel them from the league, which puts them out of all leagues. CAS would overturn that as too harsh, and rightly so.
City know this, they calculated for all this. You’re going to see an appealed points deduction of less than 60 and a fine that they can afford. That’s it. The consequences will never match the benefit of the cheating. 🤷🏻♂️
They need to spread the points deduction over multiple seasons. 10 points for 6 seasons. Otherwise you are completely correct - take the hit in one season and it was totally worth it.
What would really hurt them more than a transfer ban, fine or points deduction would be a wage cap. Say they go relegated to the Championship and their wage bill couldn’t exceed £15 million a season for the next 5 seasons.
Relegation isn’t an option, because it’s not in the rules, and can’t be. A wage cap is also not in the rules and it would require substantial notice to write it into all players contracts.
Next time you add nothing to a conversation at least try and be funny.
I didn’t say either were in the rules. I said it would hurt them more. I think it would be a better and more appropriate punishment than a fine, a points deduction or a transfer ban.
Next time you add nothing to a conversation at least read what you’re responding to.
City can’t change their story or evidence. They will be found guilty of the seven serious breaches. It’s unfathomable to see any way they can get away with it. This will, according to precedents, be in the form of point deductions in the region of 10-12 each (quite likely a few more for the Mancini breach), and reduced to half on appeal (precedent again, and we will see Everton’s appeal before then).
The rest will be fines, possible a transfer ban as well.
Once you dock them 5+ points they probably don’t win the league. If you dock them 60 points they’re fighting relegation. Anything in between is more or less the same outcome.
They can’t be relegated, because the rules don’t allow. In theory you could expel them from the league, which puts them out of all leagues. CAS would overturn that as too harsh, and rightly so.
City know this, they calculated for all this. You’re going to see an appealed points deduction of less than 60 and a fine that they can afford. That’s it. The consequences will never match the benefit of the cheating. 🤷🏻♂️
They need to spread the points deduction over multiple seasons. 10 points for 6 seasons. Otherwise you are completely correct - take the hit in one season and it was totally worth it.
That’s not in the rules, and I’m sure would be overturned by CAS if they tried to aftertime it.
What would really hurt them more than a transfer ban, fine or points deduction would be a wage cap. Say they go relegated to the Championship and their wage bill couldn’t exceed £15 million a season for the next 5 seasons.
Relegation isn’t an option, because it’s not in the rules, and can’t be. A wage cap is also not in the rules and it would require substantial notice to write it into all players contracts.
Next time you add nothing to a conversation at least try and be funny.
I didn’t say either were in the rules. I said it would hurt them more. I think it would be a better and more appropriate punishment than a fine, a points deduction or a transfer ban.
Next time you add nothing to a conversation at least read what you’re responding to.