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I'm a Man City fan, we're sick of the club's lies and deserve to have our titles stripped

Harri Burton

Senior Correspondent AUTHORITY Senior football journalist specialising in refereeing and officiating; former contributor to The Football League Paper, Late Tackle, and the Premier League; University of Derby graduate. FOCUS Refereeing controversies, football finance and governance, PGMOL decisions, and officiating analysis across the Premier League, EFL, and SPFL. THE INSIGHT Harri utilises a network of officiating and industry contacts to deliver verified, expert analysis of refereeing decisions and PGMOL policy. He provides the regulatory clarity behind the controversy to ensure fans get the full picture.

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Manchester City fans knew something magical was happening when Sheikh Mansour came aboard at the Etihad Stadium in 2008.

But very few would have expected the journey that the Citizens have been on ever since, going on to lift eight Premier League trophies, one Champions League and four FA Cups.

The silverware didn't stop there, and Man City also went on to sign some of the game's most talented players, such as Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Sergio Aguero, and more recently, Erling Haaland.

Thanks to the ambition show by the Abu Dhabi ownership, Man City have become one of the most prestigious clubs in the world.

But now it all feels like a bit of lie and Khaldoon Mubarak's lawyer-drafted letter to fans on Saturday doesn't change that. In fact, doubling down makes things even worse. The half-truths and double talk must end.

Sure, nothing can take away from the fans that watched Aguero's history-defining goal against QPR, or Rodri's goal in Istanbul, but the trophies can certainly be stripped away.

Man City's titles could be fairly stripped

During a nine-year period between 2009-10 and 2017-18, City's owners have racked up an eye-watering amount of breaches, which have finally resulted in a guilty verdict.

Speaking to Football Insider, Keith Wyness believes that the 10-time Premier League champions could be slapped with a 50-point deduction.

Of course, nothing is confirmed yet, but with City being found guilty of 114 of their 115 charges from the Premier League, the club are starring down the barrel.

Premier League rivals are furious, and rightly so, as Man City undoubtedly gained an advantage on the pitch thanks to actions behind the scenes.

Understandably, fans are in favour of having the Citizens stripped of their titles, and it is difficult to argue against when such big counts of cheating have been uncovered.

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Man City's owners have serious questions to answer

Nobody needs to ask the owners why they did this. They wanted to make Man City the biggest and greatest club in world football, but without all the waiting.

Money and profit, undoubtedly, will have played a huge factor, but now the supporters are being thrown into the unknown as legal battles continue.

Every Man City fan will have an awful feeling at the pit of their stomach. And what now? Wait to be relegated? Lose all our best players and face a transfer ban?

It's a dark time in the club's history, and the blame ultimately lands at the feet of the owners. Where will they be if Man City are playing League Two football next season?

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