Man City may win battle against the Premier League and still lose out

The problem for Manchester City, as they gaze into the mirror and admire the freedom fighters staring back at them, is that the tyrants in their crosshairs might not be as scary as the tyrants under the bed. How Newcastle United must be loving this. A lot has been said since Tuesday, when some excellent reporting brought to light City's secret legal battle within a bigger war, which is to say their move against the one rule that does more than any to keep their spending in check.