The wait for a verdict on Manchester City’s charges
Even at its most infuriating, the video assistant review system doesn’t take as long to deliver a verdict as the independent commission tasked with sifting through the three months of legal argument conducted at London’s International Dispute Resolution Centre and deciding whether Manchester City are guilty of any or all of the famous 100-plus charges of financial chicanery levelled at them by the Premier League. The club was further charged with failing to cooperate with the investigation into their conduct, which began over six years ago. More than two years have passed since the Premier League charged City and the club’s hearing concluded in December, but the season has now ended without the announcement of a verdict, despite speculation it would come in early spring. While no deadline has been set, it is now expected to come in the summer and whatever the outcome, even those connected with City must be eager to see a line drawn under this saga, despite the potentially seismic repercussions for a club that has always protested its innocence of any wrongdoing.
