The Man City charges
I’m ready to get downvoted for this but just try to answer this from a level headed position because I am genuinely curious as to what the City fan base thinks. I genuinely mean no offence.
Do the majority of Man City fans genuinely believe that there was no financial doping and that the premier league would just make up its charges or is the fanbase accepting that realistically the premier league has absolutely no reason to bring forward charges unless they have the proof. I mean how terrible of a look would it be for the league if Man City were guilty it benefits nobody except rival clubs who don’t really have anything to do with the charges being brought forward.
We all witnessed Man City’s rise and what it was powered by money. That really was the main reason Man City reached the top level from where they were, they now had financial power like nobody else and used it massively. They were backed by a country with has numerous human rights issues and is knowingly corrupt with immense wealth imbalance. People genuinely want to believe that these owners who violate basic human rights wouldn’t break a football league’s financial rules? Why because they’re too moral to do so? It doesn’t really make sense. I mean even the manner in which City rose and how fast it was, it was as if there were very few obstacles or contract disagreements ever etc. which if looking at the charges I think it makes sense as to why, hidden payments etc.
Surely City fans realise this and don’t think the premier league has just made up 115 charges against its most successful club of the past ten years for the fun of it, it would be detrimental to the leagues credibility if proven and already kind of has been. I think the more appropriate stance to take is surely ok we understand what our club did but we’re hoping our elite level lawyers can basically swindle us out of it or get the best deal possible which is pretty much what’s going on right now at this minute. I mean can City fans really say with Everton’s point deductions that they have genuinely been less financially sound and fair than Manchester City I mean come on. If they got points deducted as they did City surely should be in for a hefty points deduction. The whole burying the head in the sand and saying “well nothings proven yet” is like witnessing on video somebody punching someone and just waiting to see what the defendant’s lawyers can do with the charges, it’s pretty clear he punched someone.
Again I just encourage City fans to not attack me for this I know it probably is an annoying post to read but I am genuinely just curious as to what City fans believe has happened here with these charges. Is it generally believed they didn’t commit these charges or is my stance above the I suppose secretly accepted stance but just cleverly not spoken about for obvious reasons.
Posted Aug 21, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC