After Manchester City were found guilty of all but one of the 115 Premier League financial charges, fans and pundits are fiercely divided between demanding retroactive punishment, including stripped titles, and arguing the club's appeal process means nothing is settled yet.
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Should Man City be stripped of titles
Following the guilty verdict on the majority of the 115 Premier League financial charges, fans and pundits are split between demanding retroactive punishment including stripped titles and relegation, versus those who argue current players and supporters shouldn't be punished for front-office conduct from over a decade ago.
The dominant readingMan City should be stripped of every trophy won during the period of financial rule-breaking and possibly relegated.
The pushbackGuardiola and City always maintained innocence and plan to appeal, and some fans note supporters are 'just as much the victims' if wrongdoing is confirmed.
New that dayThe formal verdict has now landed, with City found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges, shifting the conversation from speculation to concrete arguments over what sanction should follow.
After Manchester City were found guilty of all but one of the 115 Premier League financial charges, fans and pundits are fiercely divided between demanding retroactive punishment, including stripped titles, and arguing the club's appeal process means nothing is settled yet.
The dominant readingRival fans and pundits are branding City 'cheats' and pushing for trophies to be redistributed to clubs that finished as runners-up during the charged period.
The pushbackOther voices argue a full title strip is unrealistic since Manchester City are expected to appeal, and a points deduction or fine is the more plausible outcome.
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