Bang on all of this. Instead of raking over the City case for probably another two or three years the EPL should really be looking at how they can use this to re-launch the entire competition.

The world was always interested in English football, long before the Premier League and part of that was because it was way more competitive than leagues in Spain, Italy, Germany, etc.

I'm pretty sure the appetite for the EPL would not be overall diminished by it becoming a fairer competition. Yes a few foriegn glory hunters following Liverpool and Man Utd might defect to Real Madrid or Bayern, but similarly a lot more people will be drawn to a Brighton or a Bournemouth finally getting the chance reap the rewards of what they've sown.

The EPL executives of course won't look at it like this, because ultimately they are in it for their own gain over the short term rather than the long term gain of the game. Their interests are in the protectionism of the big clubs that currently have the most influence over their jobs.