What could Rangers' 2012 demise tell us about Man City's uncertain future?

From sanctions and stripped titles to starting from scratch, BBC Scotland explains how potential consequences for Manchester City compare with the financial collapse of Rangers in 2012. Rangers were placed in the fourth tier of Scottish football in 2012 while Ally McCoist was manager In the wake of Manchester City's unprecedented guilty verdict, the scramble to source similar situations to help shed light on what could come next continues. But finding a direct comparison has been a struggle because of that very word: unprecedented. Some have attempted to draw parallels with the demise of Rangers in 2012 as an ominous, dark cloud of uncertainty hangs over the Premier League leaders. From sanctions and stripped titles to starting from scratch, BBC Scotland explains how potential consequences for City compare with the financial collapse of the Ibrox club and which led to a giant of the British game being dumped at the bottom of the Scottish football ladder.

It's a long story that, at this stage, doesn't really compare a whole lot to City's. Rangers' case ultimately became an insolvency event after the club racked up huge tax liabilities. The Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) scheme was a major part of that. Under former owner Sir David Murray, Rangers paid money into EBTs for employees – including players, managers and directors – for