Manchester City’s Financial Fair Play saga still seemingly has a long way to go, with it suggested that the ‘final verdict’ is expected ‘by the end of next season’.

Despite nothing happening right now, ‘Man City expulsion’ has become a fiery topic during the international break after ex-Everton and Aston Villa CEO Keith Wyness claimed this was ‘on the table’ after the report into Nottingham Forest’s points deduction emerged.

Everton and Timberland have previously been made an illustration of, while Chelsea and Leicester City are supposed to get comparative disciplines before very long. Yet, the Man City case is undeniably more mind boggling and the potential repercussions are far more serious. The Head Association champions will call upon the best legal counselors in the game to get them out of the soil, however a gigantic fine, focuses derivation or even a feared removal are on the cards assuming they are viewed as blameworthy.

Recent League Two campaigns have been dominated by one club stealing the limelight and having the finances to sign the cream of the crop at that level.


First, it was Salford City with the lure of Gary Neville and the rest of the Class of 92, but this season it has been Wrexham with Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.


Having secured their Football League return at the end of last season, Wrexham are contending for back-to-back promotions after having the funds and pulling power to build a squad immediately capable of reaching League One.


Man City’s riches are on a different stratosphere than Wrexham’s, but Financial Fair Play rules are in place throughout the pyramid. So unless they want to fall foul of more breaches, the Treble winners would be prohibited from buying costly low-level Premier League players to steamroll the minnows of League Two.


Instead, they can pursue promotion using the best of the best at that level before unceremoniously letting them go when they are surplus to requirements.

City’s kids take the limelight
Man City have spent a bloody fortune on recruitment since their takeover in 2008 and just when their direct rivals could not be envious enough, they realise that they also have one of the best academies in the Premier League. The greedy sods.

They may be regretting their decision to sell Cole Palmer to Chelsea for just £42.5m, but Man City are still not exactly short of talented youngsters, with Rico Lewis and Oscar Bobb among the crop of fresh-faced talents making waves in the first-team.

While Guardiola has been keen to afford his young players the opportunity to shine when the time is right, it is often their superstars who take all of the spotlight.



But in this scenario, that will no longer be the case as the drop to League Two would force Guardiola’s successor (Clough, obviously) into giving the limelight to Lewis, Bobb and more emerging talent, who would become icons in their own right as they help Man City sprint towards a return to the Premier League.

 

Win the Football League Trophy
Man City have become a trophy-winning machine during Guardiola’s time as head coach but their expulsion would likely precede a bit of a drought. Not quite to the standard of Tottenham Hotspur or Newcastle United, but a drought all the same.

A delayed disagreement the FA Cup or Carabao Cup would be conceivable, yet this Man City group - which would be unrecognizable contrasted with their ongoing Chief Association outfit - would be supposed to miss the mark against a top notch enemy en route.

 Notwithstanding an association title, the main other prize that would be available to all for Man City as an Association Two as well as Association One group would be the Football Association Prize, which is presently known as the Bristol Road Engines Prize.

 It would scarcely be the most distinguished piece of flatware in Man City's bureau, however on the off chance that it's accessible, they should have a go at winning it and the outing to Wembley for the last would be a reward.

Repeat 1999 play-off final comeback
As alluded to above, Man City supporters needn’t get so cross about the prospect of being expelled from the Premier League as they clearly would have a lot of fun while climbing up through the divisions.

A promotion every one or two years and a Wembley visit to win the prestigious Bristol Street Motors Trophy as well; what’s not to like?