Dion Fanning: How the Premier League ate itself 

This season will be plot-driven, but the jeopardy and tension is not in who will be relegated or emerge as champions.

SEASON OF JEOPARDY: At some stage this season, the independent commission hearing the case on the 115 charges brought against Manchester City by the Premier League is expected to deliver its verdict. Picture: Nick Potts/PA.

Finally a Premier League season with some jeopardy. And what jeopardy it is.

At some stage this season, the independent commission hearing the case on the 115 charges brought against Manchester City by the Premier League is expected to deliver its verdict. The hearing will begin in mid-September and it has been reported that there will be a ruling before the end of the season (if it was being held in Ireland we could expect a conclusion in time for Dublin hosting the Olympics in 2072).