There are 115 reasons why Manchester City should be relegated to League Two – they have no integrity and there will always be a 'but' against Pep Guardiola

Even without 115 charges against them, there is no integrity to what Man City are doing.

I hate to say it, but I personally feel a little sorry for the club because I think they are quite deluded in their pursuit of integrity.

I don't think they'll ever get it, and I don't think it's just because of the 115 chargesalthough that has obviously caused a problem.

If they are found not guilty of financial wrongdoing, charges the city strongly denies, I don't think the court of public opinion will ever pass it anyway.

It is the Premier League that accuses them, it is the Premier League that believes that they have done 115 things wrong.

We all know that you can go to court and get an acquittal, but people will still say, “Yeah, well, there's no smoke without fire.” I think that will always be there for them.

Whether that happens or not, the problem with city ​​man It's that the way they achieved success is now closed to other people. Newcastle could do what Manchester City did, but Financial Fair Play (FFP) now has strength.

So the problem with Manchester City is that they are a giant, they are almost winning with a cheat code.

The way they legitimately make money and the way they run the club so well now – they are so powerful in the transfer market, they have an incredible team and they have the best of everything, and no other club can get it. close to that.

I think there's a perception around Man City that no matter how good they are, people will just say: 'Yeah, but they're so good because they were able to do what they did for the last 15 years.'

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That is a problem for the Premier League. My biggest concern is that Manchester City are so good that they win the league year after year and we are almost becoming the French league. PSG – That's terrible for the “Premier League brand”.

So in a sense I feel a bit sorry for Man City because, okay, we'll find out if they got it wrong, but regardless of that, they're still in this position year in and year out where they're massively better than everyone else. because they are much more powerful and I don't think people respect that.

They will always be fighting against that. You can see pep guardiola He's desperate for that adoration, which he probably deserves, but there's always that big 'but' there.

We don't know if they will be found guilty, but if they are, these charges will basically be the cause of the dominance we are witnessing now… we are talking about multiple Premier League titles, six in seven years. , a hat trick – which my club legitimately did win in 1999.

The penalty – Yeah found guilty – has to be severe. I remember in 2012 Forest ranger being relegated to lower divisions in Scotland, so I would put Manchester City in League Two.

NOTE: Rangers were demoted to the lower tier of the Scottish Football League in 2012, but that was because the club was liquidated due to a debt crisis. Instead of making a takeover to keep the Gers afloat, they had to reform as a new club and start from scratch in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Scottish football. They returned to the Premiership in 2016 and in 2021 won their first top flight title since the club's insolvency.

I don't think fines really work in this situation. Why would you fine someone who has been successful because they are well off?

It doesn't make any sense and the point deduction only hurts them for a year.

It depends on what they have done, but if we are going to say that what they have done is create this dynasty that has lasted for years, then the punishment has to last for years as well.

So I would leave them in League Two and say, 'Go ahead.'

Manchester City FFP allegations – What are the charges?

Around 15 months ago, Manchester City suffered 115 breaches of Premier League rules, but it should be noted that not all of them are related to financial issues. They are:

• 54x Failure to provide accurate financial information 2009/10 to 2017/18.

• 14x Failure to provide accurate details for player and coach payments from 2009/10 to 2017/18.

• 5x Breach of UEFA rules, including Financial Fair Play (FFP) 2013/14 to 2017/18.

• 7 times breaches of Premier League PSR rules from 2015/16 to 2017/18.

• 35 times failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations between December 2018 and February 2023.

Allegations about Manchester City's finances were highlighted in leaked material published by German newspaper Der Spiegel and supposedly date back to 2009.

Man City have strongly denied all charges and said the leaked emails published by Der Spiegel were obtained illegally.

Could Manchester City be relegated?

The disciplinary commission hearing the case has unlimited powers in the case of imposing sanctions.

That means there is a possibility of the club being banned from the Premier League, with other possible sanctions including hefty fines and points deductions.

However, any punishment would require a guilty verdict, with Man City arguing he is innocent and no action should be taken.