I agree. Actually my support of city hinges on the decision.
I like to keep a strong set of morals and if it was our rival clubs found guilty of this, we would be be all over them for years of cheating. We would want them out of the game. I think I'd have to keep that same sense of morality when it's closer to home.
If we are found guilty, I'll be extremely ashamed of the club because we always considered ourselves "good" club. It would be hard to lend my support to an outfit that's breaking laws.
I'm sure I won't stop being a city fan per se, but I think my level of investment in it will no longer be there. Maybe time will be a healer but I'll be heartbroken if we are guilty, especially knowing how we would view other clubs if they were in that position.
I think we'll beat it though or at least come to some settlement where all parties come out of it not looking too bad.
Dearie me grow a backbone.
Liverpool sponsored by a money laundering bank for illegal arms. Other clubs using illegal owner loans. Utd using Red Football ltd for the pl rules. Clubs selling hotels and their ladies teams to themselves.
Rags and Chelsea both fined by Uefa for breaking ffp rules.
The hateful 8 and their letter.
The press/media on the red cartel pay roll.
Clubs voting in illegal rules to suit themselves.
And yet you might turn your back on the best run club in the world because of a witchhunt.
Just look at East Manchester just look at what our owner has done for the area. Look at the stadium, the campus ( personally dont like the extension ) .
Look at the teams City have had centurions, domestic treble, the treble, 4 in a row.
So IF City have broken rules put in by our rivals to try and protect them, personally i would say well done City. If i was a Newcastle fan I would be livid that the new owners are just lying down and obeying the cartel rules. One member of the cartel trying to buy their striker by using these rules. OK Newcastle are refusing to sell, but Newcastle should be spending millions in upgrading their squad not being stopped by the red cartel rules.
Would being guilty stop me from wearing my City gear any less ? No, I would probably wear it more.
Would guilty make me cover my City tatts ? No
Would guilty stop me going to games ? No
Personally I dont think you are a City fan, more a wum.