While [West Ham](https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham-premier-league-safety-up-for-grabs/) must focus on events on the pitch, which means registering as many points of football to avoid relegation, in the background the Premier League’s investigation into Manchester City rumbles on.
There are 115 alleged breaches, a decade of financial scrutiny, and a legal battle of unprecedented scale hanging over the sport like a thundercloud. The club has repeatedly maintained their innocence. No one knows exactly when the findings will drop, but when they do, the shockwaves could be seismic.
The Premier League has offered no date, no hint, no whisper. It is now **three years** since the charges were laid against the former Champions.
Experts previously believed the earliest realistic window would be at the end of the current season. Though a report in the Independent earlier this month suggested the three independent judges have not yet made a decision. While according to the Daily Mirror on a recent edition of Football Boardroom, Christian Purslow, a former chief at a number of Premier League clubs speculated that “predicting timetables is a fools errand.”
Three years is a long, long time in footballing terms as the Premier League drag their feet
Whatever the outcome, the Premier League’s ruling will echo for decades, and the implications of this for West Ham and other clubs remains to be seen.
The Premier League will eventually break its silence. When it does, the landscape of English football may never look the same again.
Ultimately, Premier League survival should be based on how many points can be achieved and it should be noted that City continue to assert their innocence and if found guilty have the right to appeal. They have also welcomed the independent review as an opportunity to clear their name.