Manchester City appear to be resorting to desperate measures in a bid to wriggle out of the hot water they find themselves in.
The Premier League had levelled 115 charges against the incumbent league champions back in February following a long and thorough investigation over the club’s financial activity.
Pep Guardiola’s outfit are now understood to be disputing the allegations in question, however, on the grounds that barrister Murray Rosen KC’s involvement is unjust given that he is a self-proclaimed Arsenal supporter – a protest labelled ‘peculiar’ by Adam Crafton on Twitter.
Peculiar of Man City to be going down the “he’s an arsenal fan!” route when the club statement confidently stated a “comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence”. https://t.co/sNomBAAfVA pic.twitter.com/WdqZQT8KJc
— Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) May 18, 2023
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Clutching at straws? Manchester City must be feeling the net tighten
After watching Ivan Toney receive an eight-month ban for breaching the FA’s betting rules, we hope that, should the Cityzens be found to have breached the Premier League’s rules, a similarly harsh punishment will be arranged.
Ultimately, however, if the club accepts that the body of evidence put before them is both ‘comprehensive’ and ‘irrefutable’, it’s difficult to comprehend how the personal allegiances of the barrister involved come into the equation.
Particularly in light of the fact that Arsenal’s title challenge only came after the fact – critically not before.
It screams of desperation on Manchester City’s part and perhaps one of several last-gasp attempts for freedom before the net tightens.
City need to be related and stripped of titles. If an example isn’t made, the door opens up for other clubs to cheat their way to league titles.
Why is it taking so long are the top brass just hoping it will be forgotten & let them off again
I thought if you get fined it proves your guilty,get done for drinking & driving see how long that takes.
Ha Ha Ha, drinking and driving that says it all about the scouscers
Oh you jealous people. Get a team and a manager for gods sake and stop making your pathetic excuses
City know there guilty but money will talk and let them wriggle out of it.