SENTINELCELTS

So Man City were at it.
You’ve read the story, you have your own view undoubtedly.

What immediately jumped out to me was the reporting that upon learning of the decision the other clubs immediately contacted their lawyers to see where exactly they stand with regards to trophies, league positions, and renumeration.
Ooft.

I keep looking back at yesteryear and recalling when we went through similar with an EBT and Side Letter scandal, I don’t remember other clubs considering suing a giant of the league, as City are now Rangers were then.

While the two cases are pretty similar the biggest gap is necessity. The EPL is big enough and successful enough to survive with no City, the SPL clearly weren’t having that.
We got a quick Nimmo no sporting advantage.
They got a 4 year enquiry with a panel of experts.
There’s the difference and another justification of the Mickey Mouse league label.

If you cast your mind back we were told at the time that UEFA had no intention of getting involved and admitted they had became a new club anyway. We were told they weren’t opening the door to other clubs that lost points to EBT Rangers in Europe to sue them. That door was shut.
That door just got blown off the hinges by the EPL and thus UEFA will be dragged into this. Celtic themselves had three CL points “stolen” by City in the Moussa Dembele game at Parkhead if those charges stick.

My own personal conspiracy theory is that not only do Man City go the way of Rangers and liquidate, but that their owners have much less money these days and much bigger problems than football and would gladly discard the once cherished plaything. Very similar to Rangers again.

What is not similar is that the words “social unrest” aren’t in English footballs dictionary unlike the SPL’s.

Where all this could benefit Celtic and a whole host of other clubs is that I do believe City not being in the EPL signals the bubble officially popping. The TV money won’t increase if one of the crown jewels is missing or gone for good. Another possible option is targetting City in the next two windows, but then we would just be bringing a player from uncertainty to more uncertainty nevermind a massive drop in standards across the board.

My final point,,,foreigners have waltzed in and completely screwed the City of Manchester’s two biggest football clubs.
Glasgow beware.

By Mahe
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