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They'll make an example of them, just not the way some think like stripping them of titles, etc. Toney is still playing each week despite millions of violations. The FA is clueless most of the time but gets its way, to some degree, and I expect the same where City are concerned. As stated above, they'll be made an example of. The magnitude of the actual punishment is up in the air right now, so only time will tell.

I'd imagine a mix of their original transfer fee and how much we'd save in terms of wages. Commanding a fee of even £50m for Lukaku will probably be a stretch as things currently stand. Using players as leeway for potential targets could prove to be our best bet for securing incomings over the summer. Why did we turn down loan offers in January?

More than 100 "accusations"? Manchester City charged with breaking financial rules by Premier League - BBC Sport UEFA are one thing, while the FA are another. I'd be shocked if nothing sticks after a four-year investigation found 100 breaches. I wouldn't be so sure about that; just look at Juventus' recent sanctions - Why were Juventus docked points and what happens next? | Football News | Al Jazeera 9 times out of 10, the past catches up with people, one way or another. I just had to comment on your previous post, which took me by surprise. What happens elsewhere doesn't bother me in the slightest, unless the outcome has a direct impact on us.

The same was said before they were knocked out by Monaco, Lyon, & Tottenham. Haaland isn't going to be the difference this year.

One of the many accusations against City & PSG will eventually come back to haunt them. They've broken the law in order to unethically fund the squads they currently boast. I'm with you on the Arsenal stance, though. We might be local rivals, but I envisioned a potential league success for them being similar to Leicester's, which was short-lived. However, they appear to be on track to make more unwelcome history by throwing away another title, so this discussion will likely be irrelevant in a few weeks.

I can only imagine a large number of outgoings, including players that we would normally be reluctant to let go (Broja, Gallagher, Mount, etc.). We're not in the same boat as years gone by, where there won't be takers for a host of our players, provided the club is willing to take a sizeable loss on a number of them, Lukaku being the main one.

That's certainly high praise where Hojlund is concerned. I still feel another full season at Atalanta needs to go by to see if he can improve on his current figures. Osimhen is the striker we've needed since Drogba departed, as I've been saying for years, all the way back to when he was in Belgium. Costa contributed with Cesc, but he couldn't win games by himself like DD, especially in finals. We must put everything into acquiring Osimhen this summer if we don't want to face CF problems for the another 5+ years.

League campaign is over, but in all fairness, it probably was after the Villa game. There's no hope for Tuesday.

We've had the same issue for years. Stockpiling players in the hope of profiting on them.

Why would they care when a large number of them won't be here in a matters of months and the rest know a new manager will be arriving.

I literally can't stop thinking about Kepa's size, @Vesper It becomes more apparent each game.

I was just about to say that. Abysmal.

It's more on Chalobah . Why is he running out wide when James is there? The former has to be part of the exodus in the summer.

I don't understand for the life of me why there are a host of players in the matchday squad who have no future here. Shots of D. Fofana in training yet nowhere near the squad.

It's to be expected when Fofana is the only regular out of the bunch. No rotation at all.

Sterling's chance and Welbeck's. That sums up our main issue. Badiashile has been dire too.

Sterling's sole contribution today.

You've summed up my thoughts exactly. We need certified starters going forward. I'm all for the direction the club has gone in by going after exciting talents, but we need a squad that will be able to compete now rather than one that pins its hopes on those individuals flourishing in years to come. If we didn't have someone (Broja) in whom I still hope will deliver, Hojlund would seem like a reasonable choice.

Kepa as captain?! Just goes to show there really isn't any leaders amongst the squad.

We don't need another "project".

It didn't end that way 😄

The goals we've conceded are ones you'd expect to see in League 2. Tie is probably over.

I have to wonder how Kovavic is actually offering, as he certainly isn't helping us in midfield. Zakaria should be playing DMF allowing Kante to play further ahead. It was more than an error, though. A decision that almost anyone could see would come back to haunt us from afar.

He decides to bring Chalobah on NOW. Inept manager.

Simple longballs have done us on numerous occasions. It's shameful.