The Manchester City decision shows the costs of an aggressive litigation strategy

5th October 2026 How the club’s lack of cooperation and putting forward dishonest evidence have put the club at a disadvantage * This is a post is on the decision by an independent commission on Manchester City. In particular, this post critically examines two passages: (1) the conclusion that that certain factual witnesses for Manchester City gave evidence at the hearing that they knew to be untrue and so had been dishonest (at paragraph 29(b) of the decision); and (2) the finding that Manchester City made concerted efforts to stop and frustrate the Premier League investigation (at paragraph 157 of the decision). This post goes no further than the decision in setting out any matter of fact and, as a matter of opinion, this post is based on a close reading of the decision. * A quick word about bias. I happen to support a club similar to Manchester City which was bought about the same time as Manchester City and is also a big city club with a great deal of commercial potential. I hope,…