Why Manchester City's lawsuit against Premier League is obstructive nonsense

Separately, but in the same legal arena, Manchester City is fighting 115 charges of financial fair play (FFP) violations. If Manchester City defeats the Premier League over ATPs then it has a strengthened argument to win its FFP case as well. The ATP case is set to be heard June 10 while still no date has been set to hear the FFP case.

By going on the legal offensive now, Manchester City and its expensive lawyers are attempting to paint the Premier League as conspiring gangsters who locked them down with golden handcuffs to prevent them from winning.

Well, the conspiracy and handcuffs must've been pretty flimsy as Manchester City has won eight league titles and continues to out-spend their closest rivals since the UAE takeover in 2008.

The Premier League's crackdown on ATPs came in response to Newcastle United's 2021 takeover by Saudi Arabian-based companies. If Manchester City's allegations had any shred of truth then Newcastle would have every reason to join the suit and lend it credibility. But they declined, as did the remaining 18 clubs invited to rise up against the league's "tyranny of the majority" as it was described in the filings.

A win for Manchester City in court could see the rules abolished and both clubs potentially gaining significant financial separation from the rest of the league, essentially legalizing a monopoly led by state-funded clubs with practically unlimited resources.

Additionally, if Manchester City were truly discriminated against then why were small clubs like Everton, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City dealt swift points deductions when they violated FFP rules? It seems Manchester City is being favored as no punishment has been dealt for allegations made in early 2023.

Manchester City's legal action is nothing but obstructive rubbish designed to make their FFP charges go away. In fact, 35 counts of failing "to co-operate" with the league's investigation appear in the allegations.

"The Cityzens" think they are freedom fighters trying to topple the regime of big clubs holding all the cash and best players when in reality they are exactly what they supposedly seek to destroy, and they aren't fooling anybody.