Difficult one to predict - If it comes to nothing the other rich clubs will know they can do what they like - If it comes to a substantial penalty it will just drive rich clubs towards a super league where FFP doesn't exist -

Battle of the lawyers I can see City out spending the FA after all it works for them in football.

It is why we need a independent regulator, why has it taken this long to come to light. The FA have been aware of this for years and City have refused to co-operate.

Clubs should have an annual licence and to renew it they should provide the FA / PL whatever with their annual accounts and tax returns (clubs that ago bust nearly always stiff the tax man).

Any club not co-operating should have their licence suspended with the threat it is removed completely. Any club that is not viable likewise. This would force clubs to behave in a financially responsible way as happens in Germany.

My prediction is that years from now City will get a slap of the wrist. They should remove all their trophies and amend the records.

Edited by Badger11 (06 Feb 2023 12.23pm)

One more point

Well if it is-the owners of Man City have plenty of that as well as money!

City have a track record of cheating, but have expensive lawyers that run rings round the FA. They have been charged before, but don’t care and carry on.

Nothing will happen, as if they get banned, other clubs will claim they should of won the Premier or not got relegated due to results against City.

One or t'other is lying!
The FA say that Man City have not co-operated at all but they say they have.
100 breaches or whatever - pretty serious if so.
City can definitely outspend the FA, that's for sure!
It should be easy but it won't be and will still be hanging around for years to come.

They will be found guilty of some counts and not others.

They will be fined some millions, which to an almost endlessly rich owner is next to pointless.

The only way I can see any sort of point deduction is if Arsenal have already won the league, and point deducted are not enough to knock them out the CL.

Then everyone can pat themselves on the back on a job well done