Everton issue 'makes mockery of Premier League' - 2 Point Deduction

[CharlieH]

 

The uncertainty around how financial rule breaches are handled "makes a mockery of the Premier League", says Luton Town midfielder Andros Townsend.

Everton were docked two points for a second violation of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR) on Monday.

 

They say they will appeal against the decision but the process may not be completed before the season ends.

That could leave clubs uncertain of their top-flight status after 19 May.

PSR rules permit clubs to lose £105m over three years and Everton were found to have breached that by £16.6m for the three-year period to 2022-23.

The points deduction has dropped Everton one place to 16th in the Premier League, two points above the relegation zone.

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The Toffees also had a 10-point deduction reduced to six on appeal in February for the three-year period to 2021-22 while Nottingham Forest were deducted four points for PSR breaches in March and are awaiting the outcome of an appeal.

Luton sit just inside the drop zone - separated from 17th-placed Forest on goal difference - and Townsend says his club still look at the league as though no points have been deducted because of the uncertainty surrounding hearings and appeals processes.

"We don't know what's going to happen with appeals," the former Everton player told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.

"We were probably celebrating when Everton got 10 points taken off them and then they got four given back and we're back in the relegation zone. So we take out the deductions to take away the confusion and we'll see at the end of the season."

Townsend said that he does not advocate for teams receiving points deductions and that the way in which they are handed out "doesn't make sense".

He added, "I think it makes a mockery of the Premier League. When you announce the charge, you have to be certain of the points deduction."

 

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[owl sees all]

Any points deducted should happen at the start of the following season.

[Soapy 100]

We won’t go into the absolutely incompetence etc of the Everton board/ owners,but whats fair for one should be fair for everyone 

These idiots at the PL who have taken the sport out of football and have replaced the sport with rules after rules that have clogged up what the game is supposed to be about “ having a game of footie “they have chosen to go through Evertons record with a fine tooth comb,so surely they  should examine the books of ALL the PL teams with the same eagerness they picked Everton out of the hat, i did hear MONTHS ago that Man City, Chelsea were being investigated and so far no news of any wrongdoing from these teams and no doubt a few more that unlike Everton who told the truth these other teams have hid under the radar or could it be that these teams are now above bowing to the PL because they are involved in the champions league or could win the league 

[OJAS]

6 hours ago, Soapy 100 said:

“they have chosen to go through Evertons record with a fine tooth comb,so surely they  should examine the books of ALL the PL teams with the same eagerness they picked Everton out of the hat, i did hear MONTHS ago that Man City, Chelsea were being investigated and so far no news of any wrongdoing from these teams

 

And not just Everton's record but also those of Nottingham Forest and Leicester City. As you say, contrast the zeal and glee with which the EPL are going after the small fry in the form of those 3 clubs with their foot-dragging in the case of the big fish like Manchester City and Chelsea. Might a steady supply of well-stuffed brown envelopes from certain quarters be influencing the EPL's priorities in this whole matter, I wonder??

 

Edited April 9 by OJAS