What is actually a fair penalty if clubs are found breaking rules? Reading about the Chelsea thing and Man City charges. I can’t help but feel unless the penalty is absolutely huge it’s worth breaking the rules. Let’s say we did some underhanded shit to sign Declan Rice, then we go on to win CL/PL in the next 5 years, then in 6 years times we get a 10 point penalty. You’d take it.

If there was a real penalty like, you get demoted down a tier and audits are done more regularly. You’re probably not going to risk doing something underhanded to sign someone if in 2 years you could be dropped down a division. Obviously it depends on the scale of the rule breaking too, Chelsea and City are absolutely systematic financial doping. If you’re on the extreme end of the scale (115 for City for example). We should be talking about expulsion from the football league and stripping of trophies and titles.

I just don’t see the penalties ever being too harsh though. It’s basically in the interests of the PL that these clubs overspend and bring in the best players and managers to the league. If Newcastle signed Mbappe by making up deals and sponsorships etc, the PL would probably act in 10 years time because they want him in the league and more people watching.