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[Football] Man City WILL BE RELEGATED from Premier League, says Football Finance Expert
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Can you even call yourself a manager unless you’ve had a season in the championship!
Stumpy Tim
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Maybe his one year extension includes an exit clause in the case of relegation? Maybe that's the main reason he signed an extension?
Shuggie
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City’s Board may well be hearing one thing from their eye-wateringly expensive legal team whilst simultaneously protesting their innocence in public. But behind closed doors they ought to be planning contingencies. They’d have to sack themselves if they didn’t.
It’s almost impossible to be caught up in a doublethink exercise like this without unsettling the next layer down … which undermines the next … etc etc. And before you know it, you start losing games without being able to put your finger on why.
It’s almost impossible to be caught up in a doublethink exercise like this without unsettling the next layer down … which undermines the next … etc etc. And before you know it, you start losing games without being able to put your finger on why.
- Nov 11, 2009
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A few of them will be onto their agents trying to work out who may take them on a season long loan next season!
Doku and Minteh would be a bit rapid
The vast majority of guilty poeple do. And then when they're banged to rights say "they made an error of judgement" to be followed in turn by some mitigating factors. stress, mental health etc.
- Oct 17, 2008
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In this case their offending has (reportedly) been so egregious and sustained, a guilty plea would’ve provided little mitigation or reduction in penalty, I suspect. Probably in their interest to fight it and drag it out with the most expensive best lawyers money can buy and take their chances with the panel.
Yes I know, I'm not at all suggesting that the club don't think they're in trouble, but as I said, they're not going to tell the players that.
- Nov 3, 2015
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Maybe I'm just being a bit soppy, but isn't it possible that Pep feels some kind of loyalty to the players and other ordinary club staff, with whom he's worked for so long and had so much success? He may well have serious doubts about City being in the PL next season, but nonetheless doesn't want to be seen as the first rat to jump ship. It's only a years extension after all.
ChickenDipper
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- Nov 8, 2024
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So anyone actually know if there’s likely to be a points deduction for this season if they’re found guilty and what the indications are? I guess the dull one can offer an opinion on this. @El Presidente
It could be massive for us of course.
It could be massive for us of course.
Change at Barnham
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The articles I've read seem to think that if any punishment is given out to City that they will immediately appeal against it.
Making it unlikely that any table this season will be affected.
(But no one knows)
ChickenDipper
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- Nov 8, 2024
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I can just see a Europe place for us or even CL (you never know) being dependent on if the points deduction goes through after initially being given and us spending all Summer obsessing over it on here…!
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I was driving along quite happily yesterday when some dullard came on R5 talking about the new United stadium. I started to glaze over and the next thing I remembered was hitting the kerb. I had to drive the rest of the way home with the windows wide open and aircon on full blast.
They really should broadcast a warning
They really should broadcast a warning
Sadly I think it’s more…Man City WILL BE RELEGATED from Premier League, says Football Finance Expert
Oh, please let this be correct…….
No-one HAS a clue what will happen or when
Frankie
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No chance unfortunately,if they needed to be docked 45 points to be relegated they would receive a 44 point deduction and a don't do it again letter.
Be interesting to see how this plays out. If Serie A can relegate a titanic club like Juventus because of the Calciopoli scandal and the SPL can relegate one of their big two, Rangers, for their own financial problems, then a league as powerful as the PL can certainly relegate Man City to protect the integrity of the league.
As you say though, the question isn't "can they", more "will they"?
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Man City are not Liverpool of Manchester United and are very replaceable in the PL, they really wont get any special treatment. The only thing (and it's a biggie) on their side is the financial clout. People seem to think that the PL or the FA (or someone else) want them in the PL, in reality the PL don't care who is in the PL (other than Man U and Liverpool).