SCOUT· 35%45m·2026-10-08·SportsWhat If... Man City hadn't 'systematically broken' the rules?
This week's What If is centred on the biggest story in town: Manchester City's guilty ruling. Emma Paton is alongside The Athletic's Tim Spiers, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Dan Kilpatrick to discuss who was the most impacted by City's spending, and if that money hadn't been spent, where would the rest of the division be?…
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What people are saying
“If Man City had played by the rules, they'd be Newcastle”
“There's no 'tainted' trophies. There's no trophies whatsoever. It's only a few weeks and the apologists are popping up left, right and center. Get them out of the league and make them an example or just abolish the premier league alltogethe…”
“Every single title won needs to be stripped. In 30 years time nobody will remember context and history, it needs to be removed.”
“How about the fact that through bullishly buying whoever they want no matter the cost, they affected the entire world's transfer market. Sure, prices would still rise - but the actions of City and Chelsea are what has caused this sort of dr…”
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