Yeah I heard that today, after the headline yesterday. It's still a joke, with Real Madrid getting funded by the government. They spend far more than any English club ever has. The highest paid player in the Premier League was a Real Madrid player (on loan).
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[Football] Man City WILL BE RELEGATED from Premier League, says Football Finance Expert
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Yeah I heard that today, after the headline yesterday. It's still a joke, with Real Madrid getting funded by the government. They spend far more than any English club ever has. The highest paid player in the Premier League was a Real Madrid player (on loan).
US Seagull
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If there was any justice, it would be four down, four up, since the bottom three have all been stinking out the league all season. But it'll probably be three down / three up with one of Ipswich or Leicester avoiding the drop, since no amount of monkeying around with points deductions would likely save Saints.
Having said that, I'd be very surprised if anything happens for all the reasons many people have expressed here already.
Yep. If they can appeal, they will. And on this goers with no resolution. What objectionable behaviour.
Nobby Cybergoat
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It could work the other way in that example.A good time to play them, I suspect, would be shortly after their 60 point deduction………
I'm quite happy with next Saturday
True but I just think they’ll be on the canvas for a bit before they come back punching hard.
Mike Small
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Is the 'verdict' definitely this week?
The 'verdict' before years of lawyers taking it through the courts.
The 'verdict' before years of lawyers taking it through the courts.
- Oct 17, 2008
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This. @El Presidente - would any decision made be stayed upon appeal until the outcome is ratified?
It depends, from what I understand there are very narrow grounds for an appeal.
warmleyseagull
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You'd certainly hope not, given how long it's taken to arrive at this point.
Maybe it's why they've been so crap this season: because they already know deep down they'll be playing Cardiff and Wycombe away next season.
Well you're no f***ing help are you.
Oh ok, that is a bit helpful.
This is what I think, I reckon they already know their fate, a team like Man City don’t just become crap over night like they have this season, I’m sure they know !
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I've been thinking this all along. There just doesn't seem to be the focus or drive this season from any part of the club, nobody is particularly upset when they lose
Nah. The club have spent the entire time claiming they're innocent and confident they will get no punishment, and while that's false bravado, they're not going to have quietly gone to the players 'we think we'll get a 60 points deduction, so don't bother trying'. Perhaps you're only suggesting that some players have a nagging doubt, and that can effect them, which is fair enough. But they don't know their fate any more than we do.
The fact is that a couple of key injuries (like Rodri) combined with the entire squad getting a bit old and crap (like Walker) all combined to make them drop.
100% There’s something very very different about that club this season, the whole mentality is completely different, almost like they’ve given up.
You’re quite possibly correct, but you’d be foolish to think that the higher echelons don’t have an idea of their fate, and rumours will filter down.
Well City's lawyers will have an idea of whether the case went really well, really badly, or somewhere in between. If it's in between then those at the top won't even know what's going to happen.
But if Pep knew it was going to be bad (and he'd know more than the players), why the hell would he sign for an extra year? Is it his lifetime ambition to manage in the Championship?
Official Old Man
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I too was under the 'not trying' belief, but then again they'd still want European football and I'm guessing any points deduction wont effect a spot gained from a Cup win. City in the Europa Leagua Ha Ha. Or even better NOT in the UEL as they lose to us in the final.
Wasn't it mentioned that Man Utd lost around £40 million by not being in the UCL?