Manchester City have enjoyed a historic start to the season, becoming just the third side to win all of their opening seven Premier League games.
However, off the pitch, the club’s future has never been under more scrutiny. This comes after they were found guilty of 114 financial charges and are now facing huge punishment.
Massive points deductions, relegation from the Premier Legue and the stripping of titles have all been mentioned as potential consequences to their actions.
Former Chelsea star Pat Nevin, speaking exclusively to EPL Index, and shared his thoughts on the situation…
How Should Manchester City Be Punished?
When asked what punishments should face Manchester City, Nevin shares a fascinating answer: “What is appropriate for me is absolutely and utterly unimportant. What is appropriate for other people is what you need to ask.”
“If you’re an Evertonian and you got 10 points deducted, reduced to six, for one breach, you try multiplying that. It’s not as simple as 114, but that leaves you somewhere in the Essex men’s under-12 league with how many points you’ve got deducted!”
“It’s incredible that they find themselves in this position. If you’re a fan of certain clubs that clearly have suffered – be that Liverpool or Arsenal, or teams that were relegated, or a team that didn’t win a cup final or got knocked out of a cup – you’re going to be looking to sue as well.”
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“Whatever you do, some people think it’s not enough, other people think it’s too much. If they’ve been found guilty after appeal, then they’re going to be hammered. They’re going to be hammered beyond belief.”
“Be it relegation, be it £100 million – just pick a number. I can’t imagine any of them being enough for a Liverpool fan to say, ‘Yeah. that’s enough.’ I can’t imagine it. There is no simple answer.”
“With the rules being so draconian, used in such a draconian way previously with Nottingham Forest and…
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