▲ 19 ▼ Manchester City guilty over Premier League charges after £900m of ‘sham’ contracts (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 month ago by Orwi@programming.dev to c/football@sopuli.xyz 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (5 children) Old news, but I hope the get relegated. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] AMoralNihilist@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago Jason arday got something like over 100 articles about him in one week. Hope these cunts don't leave the news for a while, and they get fucking obliterated by penalties. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) Relegation isn't enough. They will just bounce right back up if that's the only punishment. They need to have a multi-year transfer ban and a massive fine levied against them as well. And all their trophies (or at least the domestic ones, where the FA has authority) should be taken from them. Even if they don't hand them to the 2nd place team, just null them out for that season. And that should include every season between 2009 and 2026, not just the years that they were explicitly charged with. It's not like their finances were magically rectified in 2019. Every season after 2018 is tainted too, because those further sessions were built on the cheating from the 2009-2018 seasons. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) It needs to be more than just relegation. That's just a one-year bump in the road to them. It also needs to be more than just a ludicrous fine. Even a billion dollar fine will not make them flinch. It needs to be a multi-year ban or a carry-over points deduction that will ensure relegation for multiple years. Like a 300 point deduction that gets paid off over the years. This isn't about money to these sick fucks. This is about prestige. Take away any possibility of prestige, and that will hurt them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago I agree with you! permalink fedilink source parent [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 1 month ago Is there a team that is more unlikeable then City? Lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AMoralNihilist@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago Jason arday got something like over 100 articles about him in one week. Hope these cunts don't leave the news for a while, and they get fucking obliterated by penalties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) Relegation isn't enough. They will just bounce right back up if that's the only punishment. They need to have a multi-year transfer ban and a massive fine levied against them as well. And all their trophies (or at least the domestic ones, where the FA has authority) should be taken from them. Even if they don't hand them to the 2nd place team, just null them out for that season. And that should include every season between 2009 and 2026, not just the years that they were explicitly charged with. It's not like their finances were magically rectified in 2019. Every season after 2018 is tainted too, because those further sessions were built on the cheating from the 2009-2018 seasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) It needs to be more than just relegation. That's just a one-year bump in the road to them. It also needs to be more than just a ludicrous fine. Even a billion dollar fine will not make them flinch. It needs to be a multi-year ban or a carry-over points deduction that will ensure relegation for multiple years. Like a 300 point deduction that gets paid off over the years. This isn't about money to these sick fucks. This is about prestige. Take away any possibility of prestige, and that will hurt them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago I agree with you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 1 month ago Is there a team that is more unlikeable then City? Lol permalink fedilink source parent