[This is strictly the opinion of Yankee Gooner]
The Manchester City story continues to get worse as the football world continues to have its say.
The bottom line, City cheated, and did so between 2009 and 2018. That’s a lot of matches in a lot of competitions. The club played with advantages while lying, cheating, covering up and ultimately avoiding the financial rules put in place by the Premier League.
Obviously, this league has its haves and the have nots, however, City took their advantage to a completely different level. Did they really think they were untouchable?
Manchester City is an embarrassment not only to English football, but to world football as well. This needs to be a huge wake-up call to every club around the globe. Cheating does not make the game more attractive, it makes it uglier, as did hooliganism back in the day.
Shame on City.
Here’s what I think should happen as punishment for their crimes…
Pay $10-million (USD) to each Premier League club they faced during the seasons between 2009-2018.
Allow current City players to void their contracts and become free agents immediately.
Handed a 50-point deduction on the Premier League table effective immediately.
Automatically relegated to League Two for next season.
Banned from the Carabao Cup, FA Cup or any other cup competitions for two seasons.
Banned from the transfer market for two seasons.
Allowed to sign players from the National League or other country’s low level leagues to fill the club’s roster beginning next season.
Current ownership needs to sell the the club immediately, and be banned from owning any Premier League club in the future.
Finally, City should be stripped of all trophies and titles won between 2209-2018.
This is nothing to cheer about or gloat about. This is a serious stain on our game, and the punishment needs to be severe and memorable.
Manchester City is not a club of champions, but a club of cheaters.
Gunner1953