28 Sep 2026 00:01:37
From a high placed individual, the guilty verdict in the Citeh case was leaked and that the intention had been to announce the punishment at the same time. It will come before any appeal can be initiated.

The likelihood of success is very slender. On the facts? After 2 years + of consideration of the evidence? Or fraud? Anyway, this person was pretty convinced the appeal would fail.

1.) 28 Sep 2026
28 Sep 2026 21:38:16
But the appeal will take another 2 years. And if they lose that appeal they will take it to the high court and try there. City won't actually see any punishment for years, if ever.

2.) 29 Sep 2026
29 Sep 2026 15:58:06
I disagree. I think the Premier League have got their answer now and can punish City how they deem fit. They don't have to wait for the appeal. City can't go to CAS either.

It's in the league's best interest to relegate City as soon as possible otherwise the integrity of the game is completely gone. And while City have made themselves a large part of the success of the league, the damage they have done to its brand is eye watering.

City will be relegated this season. Whether that's direct expulsion or given a points deduction that ensures relegation is up to the league.

They're finished as a club. Even if they unfathomably only got a slap on the wrist with a small points deduction and fine, they're still done. Every bit of silverware they've won post 2008 now has a little asterisk next to it denoting them as cheats. Every game they ever play, no matter what the opposition, or competition, rival fans will quite rightly remind them they're cheats. Nobody will want to play for a team like that. No brand or sponsor will want to be associated with that.

They're done. And it's well well overdue.

3.) 29 Sep 2026
29 Sep 2026 18:05:32
Not over til the fat lady sings. City will try to drag this as long as poss or threaten to in an a probably successful attempt to reduce their punishment.

Actually making a judgement was prob the easy part finding a punishment that is workable, fits the crime and does the least damage to English football will be vv difficult.

4.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 14:24:24
Some of the charges relate to refusal to cooperate and some of the findings are of perjury. You don't do that in the high court outside of a self policing commission structure. Off you go to jail and are personally liable for damages and losses as a conspirator.

The backbone of the stoic leadership will gelatinise the moment the current commission appeal is concluded.

Citeh will definitely try and a drag it out, no doubt, but, the appeal process is only relevant on points of law. You cannot retry the case or the evidence. If citeh withheld evidence deliberately from the original commission to see what the impact would be before they produced anything then that counts against them for failing 5o cooperate even if they then got off scot free on the allegations.

Let's be honest, anyone who thought citeh were getting genuine income form their sponsors is a blatant idiot. It was happening for everyone to see in front of our noses. Any matchbox math would show they were being blatantly overpaid for sponsorships became everyone else's deals are also public. You cannot 'pump prime' any business, even a private owned one where it operates in a regulated industry.