Journalist Nick Harris has detailed alleged threats and intimidation tactics employed by Manchester City and its fans, asserting these occurred while he was investigating the club and his wife was receiving end-of-life care. Harris claims that during 2020, as his wife Helen was paralyzed by terminal brain cancer, his personal address was published on Twitter by a Manchester City supporter, accompanied by threats.
He described this period as one where the club's "plutocratic regime" believed they could evade consequences for alleged misconduct. Harris stated that he spent years attempting to expose what he described as Manchester City's "cheating."