It is quite ironic that the two biggest cheats i the history of English football will face each other in the FA Cup final.

Manchester City with their 115 charges, or is it now 130? The case concluded in December 2024, yet here we still are nearly 18 months on and still no result.

The conspiracy theorist in me actually thinks it is our fault the case has not be concluded. I think the Premier League hoped we would run away with the league and they could deduct Man City 40 points without it affecting the title race.

As for Chelsea, I have lost count of how many times the have been sanctioned since Ronan Abramovich took over.

From breaching financial rules, illegally tapping up players, illegally signing children, illegal payments to agents, and more in between. There latest case was “only” 74 charges against them.

So here we have the FA Cup final. Two teams who had nearly 200 charges combined hanging over their heads. The see cheaters never prosper? Well in football they do.

I wonder how much airtime Sky, BBC, ITV, TBT, etc will spend talking about the charges both clubs have faced in the run up? Likely none. They’ll be rolling out one of the Gallagher’s and a Hollywood actor to romanticise about their clubs recent achievements.

Meanwhile, Arsenal are the “most hated club in England”. The one everyone wants to fail. Every other teams cup final. The one TV companies are trying to make opponents into legends of the game for derailing us. The ones ruining the game for scoring goals from set pieces.

We might not have won the title for 20 years, but at least we are trying to do it the right way. And not a sports-washing or money laundering project for a corrupt billionaire.

Keenos