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Alan Redknapp argues that while Manchester City deserves punishment for financial irregularities, revoking their titles would set a dangerous precedent. He believes such action could damage the Premier League's reputation internationally and create legal complications by altering finalized league standings. Instead, Redknapp suggests focusing on future penalties to ensure fairness without disrupting historical achievements.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-27,
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Story summary
Man City faces potential punishment for rule infringements but it's uncertain what form it will take, ranging from relegation to the National League, heavy fines, or points deductions. Arthur Ferridge, an ex-West Ham and Portsmouth boss, argues against voiding City's titles, fearing it would set a dangerous precedent that could damage the Premier League’s brand. He believes altering league tables after many years would open up too many questions about where to draw the line. Ferridge also notes that Tottenham fans feel cheated over missed Champions League opportunities during seasons when City won titles.
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It remains unclear when City will learn their punishment, but a number of potential options have been floated, including enforced relegation as far as the National League, heavy fines, points deductions and, of course, the voiding of their titles.
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number → remain → titles
While he wants to see City properly punished for their infringements, the ex-West Ham and Portsmouth boss feels stripping City of their titles would set a dangerous precedent and damage the Premier League’s brand beyond repair.
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stripping → want → repair
He wrote in a column for The Sun: “Tottenham fans will not be alone in feeling that they were, in some way, cheated across those seasons.
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they → write → seasons
“Champions League football over those two years could have changed so much for Spurs but I have no interest in the Premier League going back and deducting points from those seasons or deducting titles from City.
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League → change → City
“This whole process has been one almighty, drawn-out mess, but we are still a long way off from it being finished.
asserted
it → draw → ?
“Just imagine the can of worms we would be opening if the suits were to start going back and altering league tables which have long been finalised.
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which → imagine → tables
Where do you start, and where do you draw the line?
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you → start → line
Not only are the clubs at the top impacted by titles, Champions League places and huge revenue missed out on – but those at the bottom will all have claims, too.”
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those → impact → claims
City could also be hit with a transfer ban as punishment for their financial troubles, an eventuality by which Redknapp is tempted.
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Redknapp → hit → which
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He went on: “Opening up all those previous seasons would do incredible damage to a league which is the envy of the world.
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which → read → world
“City obviously need to be punished, to be made an example of, but it makes much more sense for everyone involved if those penalties cover the years to come.
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penalties → need → years
“They should be hit hard when all is said and done but, as wronged as we all might feel by what happened, it would be madness to go back and start messing with results from the past.”
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it → hit → past
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