IT’S not often I agree with Stan Collymore. Punching Ulrika Jonsson is one reason, so is all the sex he had with strangers in car parks. Unforgivable really.
But when it comes to footie, he knows his stuff. Within hours of serial champions Manchester City COUNTER SUING the Premier League who have charged them with numerous breaches of Financial Fair Play, Collymore tweeted: “If you work within the rules and regulations and have been incredibly successful during their implementation, it seems rather odd then that you’d threaten to sue that organisation whose rules and regulations have helped you become so successful.” And with those few words, Stan had hit the nail on the head.
City need to step back and take a long, hard look in the mirror. They are helping destroy faith and trust in the beautiful game, alienating further fans who are already at the end of their tether with one rule for the big, monied clubs and quite another set of regulations for clubs without financial clout. Throw in VAR , which has destroyed the joy of celebrating a goal in the moment, and the Premier League is wobbling on the precipice over which, if it tumbles, there is no way back.
The Premier League hit Manchester City with 115 charges in 2023 alleging they broke financial and compliance rules dating as far back as the 2009-2010 season. The league alleges City failed to provide accurate figures for their revenue from 2009 to 2018. They also allege City failed to disclose payments to managers .
