Heavily imo

You cant compare these transfers.

Ashley Cole was an academy player, a youngster who grew into the team, he was an Arsenal fan growing up. Him leaving is like if Bukayo Saka left now to Chelsea. You would see “proper animosity” then, trust me.

A. The investigation will take years. They’re not going to have a point deduction this season.

B. If they cheated, they cheated. If they gained financial advantage, allowing them to sign players, managers, win games and ultimately trophies, then they should be punished. If it means another team (Arsenal or otherwise) wins it as a consequence, then that other team won it “fair and square”.

C. not directly related to your post, but if Everton gets 10 points for 1 charge, I hope City get what they deserve for 115 charges. This could mean Championship football and stripping them from title, Italian football did it to Juventus.

Chelsea. No mess is bigger than ManU’s right now

The 5pt gap wasnt really indicative of their margin in the end. They did have the luxury to completely sacrifice 1 or 2 PL games to better prepare their CL final. They drew to Brighton and lost to Brentford when they didnt need points anymore.

I do feel like there is a chance that it’s going to be more tight this year, partly because ManCity might be less good, partly because Liverpool and Arsenal look stronger than last year. But I really dont know if it’s going to be enough to beat ManCity to the title.

It’s highly unlikely anyway, it’s usually either a one or two horse race. That’s why I’m asking now. In January/February, we’ll basically know if it’s going to be a three-horse race or not.