Manchester City

[Norbs]

Someone needs to kick this lot out of the competition


https://www.facebook.com/share/BpAHP...ibextid=WC7FNe

We was it, I can't open the link

[SB]

We was it, I can't open the link

About how City will refuse to wear FA Cup patches on their shirt against Huddersfield ( advertising rival sponsors )

[Norbs]

About how City will refuse to wear FA Cup patches on their shirt against Huddersfield ( advertising rival sponsors )

Rival in what way?

[red g]

Rival in what way?

Etihad vs Emirates.

[SB]

Rival in what way?

Etihad vs Emirates.

Beat me to it

[Norbs]

Etihad vs Emirates.

Should've been told to shut up or forego their place in the tournament.

I can think of an immediate comparison - Us playing in the Barclays sponsored PL, apparently we vetoed the first PL sponsor though, Bass Brewery. It's not clear if it was because Carlsberg were out sponsor. Notts Forest vetoed it too (Labatts?) as did Arsenal.

[SB]

Should've been told to shut up or forego their place in the tournament.

I can think of an immediate comparison - Us playing in the Barclays sponsored PL, apparently we vetoed the first PL sponsor though, Bass Brewery. It's not clear if it was because Carlsberg were out sponsor. Notts Forest vetoed it too (Labatts?) as did Arsenal.

[baitman]

I wonder if city players will have some sort of clause in their contracts to allow them to bail out should the club eventually get massive points deductions and dropped into the depths of the lower leagues.

[Exiled_red]

I wonder if city players will have some sort of clause in their contracts to allow them to bail out should the club eventually get massive points deductions and dropped into the depths of the lower leagues.

Do you mean in their official contracts or their 'under the table' contracts

[John Barnes]

If the PL don't punish City and Chelsea properly, then imo it's quite possible other clubs could strike and refuse to play games,
[ame]https://twitter.com/martynziegler/status/1746928000027824632[/ame]

[Norbs]

If the PL don't punish City and Chelsea properly, then imo it's quite possible other clubs could strike and refuse to play games,
https://twitter.com/martynziegler/st...28000027824632

They won't though will they, they never stick together as there's lot of money to be lost

[Cerbie]

They won't though will they, they never stick together as there's lot of money to be lost

The recent failed vote to stop loans between clubs with the same owners made that abundantly clear.

[Craig_H]

If the PL don't punish City and Chelsea properly, then imo it's quite possible other clubs could strike and refuse to play games,
https://twitter.com/martynziegler/st...28000027824632

The guy who stands next to me at Anfield said to me ages ago, that he thinks all other clubs should just outright refuse to play City at all.

If everyone does it, they may all get points deductions - but it’d even out because everybody would be doing it.

Essentially, City would win the league with a record of 38 wins out of 38. But nobody would ever play them or even acknowledge them. So in reality, 1st place would be meaningless and 2nd place would become the real champions.

It’d become a farce and the Premier League would have to act.

But ultimately, it’d send a fantastic message and it’d be hilarious to see everybody just ignoring and boycotting City.

[frank the tank]

The guy who stands next to me at Anfield said to me ages ago, that he thinks all other clubs should just outright refuse to play City at all.

If everyone does it, they may all get points deductions - but it’d even out because everybody would be doing it.

Essentially, City would win the league with a record of 38 wins out of 38. But nobody would ever play them or even acknowledge them. So in reality, 1st place would be meaningless and 2nd place would become the real champions.

It’d become a farce and the Premier League would have to act.

But ultimately, it’d send a fantastic message and it’d be hilarious to see everybody just ignoring and boycotting City.

Brilliant idea but would never happen. There are a lot of clubs that have nothing to play for..... The Palaces and Wolves who won't get relegated but would miss the couple of million in missed gate receipts v city

Would be good though. Would also be funny when city sell out each week ha ha

[DerKrampus]

The guy who stands next to me at Anfield said to me ages ago, that he thinks all other clubs should just outright refuse to play City at all.

If everyone does it, they may all get points deductions - but it’d even out because everybody would be doing it.

Essentially, City would win the league with a record of 38 wins out of 38. But nobody would ever play them or even acknowledge them. So in reality, 1st place would be meaningless and 2nd place would become the real champions.

It’d become a farce and the Premier League would have to act.

But ultimately, it’d send a fantastic message and it’d be hilarious to see everybody just ignoring and boycotting City.

That is in effect vigilante justice - City haven't been found guilty of anything yet so it would be unfair to act as though they had.

What should happen is clubs should collectively seek a timeline for when they'll reach a verdict or at least a conclusion to their investigation.