Man City Charges Hearing Concluded

[RavsFan]

Fine
Transfer ban
Points deductions
Stripping of Trophies
Play in empty Etihad, away fans allowed, no away tickets for their fans
Ban on playing Blue Moon

Hope the punishment fits the crime but I suspect an appeal will see it watered down to being told they’re very naughty boys and told not to do it again or they’ll be sent to their rooms.

 

[Jonny Ingbar]

Why?

Why would they want arguably the best club team in the world in the championship? Really?

With their huge wealth and incredibly talented squad, not to mention the media attention, it would be pennies from heaven for their brand.

 

[TeaCider]

Why would they want arguably the best club team in the world in the championship? Really?

With their huge wealth and incredibly talented squad, not to mention the media attention, it would be pennies from heaven for their brand.

Well I'd took it as you meaning they were ******* themselves in fear, rather than them being turned on by the thought of it.

 

[BoroMart]

I am sure they can’t be demoted , only relegated on point. As the premier league and EFL are different competitions there is no mate to allow for demotions as we have seen it Italy.

They could expel them from the pre
Over league for 10 years as punishment if they so choose. Meaning even if they won the championship they wouldn’t be allowed entry to the prem

 

[atypical_boro]

Why would they want arguably the best club team in the world in the championship? Really?

With their huge wealth and incredibly talented squad, not to mention the media attention, it would be pennies from heaven for their brand.

Plenty of those players wouldn’t stick around to be fair.

But yeah, you’d have a relative Rangers style situation I guess.

 

[The_Big_Woodowski]

They could expel them from the pre
Over league for 10 years as punishment if they so choose. Meaning even if they won the championship they wouldn’t be allowed entry to the prem

They have an agreement with the EFL that 3 promotions and 3 relegated. Can’t see the EFL wanting to have a city side win it for 10 years in a row or breaking the promotion/relegation jeopardy.

 

[jetpropelledgiraffe]

It simply cannot be this lenient (unless they are found entirely not guilty and everything is published as proof).

The only thing that they will be guilty of is not being very helpful to the investigation. Fine and carry on

 

[Middlesbrough123]

The EFL will be wetting their knickers at the thought of them in the football league.

Only if they start at the bottom and maybe give the team that finishes one spot behind a playoff compensation for every league they play in

 

[Nano]

115 individual charges. I’m amazed it’s finished already tbh.

It's only really 5 or 6 charges. It's multiple of each of type of charge. Some of them are more major than others. My guess has always been they'll be found not guilty of the major stuff (because the PL rules weren't robustly written) but found guilty of the minor stuff (not cooperating) and the punishment will be fairly minor. Both sides will be able to claim they've won.

 

[BoroMart]

They have an agreement with the EFL that 3 promotions and 3 relegated. Can’t see the EFL wanting to have a city side win it for 10 years in a row or breaking the promotion/relegation jeopardy.

If city win the champo and the prem have barred them, then the champo would send 2nd, 3rd and 4th up

 

[MVBoro]

If they are found guilty, no doubt lots of appeals, going to CAS, etc. The verdict and its ramifications will also end up being a long drawn out process.

 

[VestasBoro]

They'll get a fine, and either a point deduction this year when they've fluffed the league already
Or they'll start on -10 next year, recruit well and win the league by Easter.
Anyone thinking they'll relegate them is mental. The court cases if thats the route the league went down would take YEARS and would end with a much lesser fine/point deduction as a result of it.