Easy to say in principle but bloody difficult in practice.... Ensuring that "they won't harm the club in the process" would necessarily involve rules which are likely to be no less contentious than the current ones.
Also a fantasy that doing that would level the playing field. When Man City and Newcastle are the top 2 every year as part of some sort of proxy vanity competition between the UAE and Saudis I don't think anyone will think a free for all made things better.
It's already a free for all for clubs like Man City.
Arguably, so enforce some proper rules properly. Your argument is like saying some people speed on the motorway, so may as well get rid of the limit. (That's just the obligatory speeding metaphor!)
This is quite an interesting idea. I'm not sure how it could work or if changing the current youth policy would damage the development of future talent.
Can you see much happening to Man City though? Damaging their PL status would damage the PL product which they don’t want…..
Just a question, something I like to ask anyone who cares, if you could have City punished any way you personally saw fit, what would you do?
Similar answers between yourself and Frank, got to say I agree, especially with the titles/league thing. That is a total fantasy, and while I understand why people want it, it's never going to happen.
I honestly don’t think they have much evidence on Man City to be honest. It will come down to about 1/2 charges at the most which will be a fine and points deduction.
Anyone who has broken the rules should be punished, no matter who the club is. I never bought into the sympathy for Forest and Everton because I don't think being a struggling club means that people should feel sorry for you when you break the rules. Got no time for Forest at all because they tried to drag us into it.
Not sure you should, or can, force corporate entities to have a specific accounting date. There are many reasons why they may choose different dates, depending on connected company structures and financial arrangements, or international fiscal requirements, that have nothing to do with football. However if the PSR arrangements are more straightforward and there is some acceptance of the relevant"real time" financial information being made available, to a regulatory body as you also suggest, I don't see that interference in accounting periods is necessary.
For publicly quoted companies or subsidiaries thereof that could well fall foul of corporate disclosure obligations.
Anyway I saw fit, right? It’s all fantasy right?
Pep has said in the past he’ll resign if they are found guilty of any of the charges so it’ll be interesting to see if he actually does.
There's no way a government regulator will get involved with the laws of the game. However their record in most industries has been pretty pathetic, I don't really see it as a solution to anything.
If any HMG regulator attempts to change the rules of the game English football will be completely isolated. Immediate international bans for the national team and club teams from FIFA and UEFA. Possibly even the armageddon scenario, of punishments (e.g. international bans) for any players continuing to play games for English clubs in what would be unrecognised games and/or all player's contracts voided.
Always preferred Jose over Pep so I'd love to see this! Would be absolutely amazing to see. Man City have made a mockery of football- I really hope they actually face some form of punishment!
Each to their own but you will be in a very tiny minority with that first sentence. Mourinho has all the charm of an open cesspit.
Each to their own indeed then. I don't think I am on a minority when it comes to liking Mourinho but fair enough I suppose.
It's all about opinions. We both have perfectly valid ones. Have a good day.
If they have done what they are alleged to have done I would have them kicked out of the competition, and declared any of the years where they won titles as a result of the rule breaches void.
Who would develop the top young talent though?
