The outcome of the charges won't make the slightest bit of difference to the clueless fans of other clubs.
If we are found 'guilty' we will be known as cheats.
If all charges dropped before the case is heard we have paid the PL off.
If found 'not guilty' at the case we have paid the panel off.
I think it makes a bigger impact than you’d think. The most rabid fans will believe the worst in every club that isn’t theirs, but it will hold weight amongst journalists and pundits who apart from anything else will have lawyers breathing down their neck.
And those are the people that set the tone for the general public and average fan. We all know how many people down the pub will just parrot back whatever was said on MOTD or MNF the night before.
