Wayne Rooney shares how Everton staff reacted after points deduction

Wayne Rooney has revealed the behind-the-scenes reactions of the Everton crew to the club receiving a six-point deduction for violating PSR regulations.

Despite the fact that it was determined they did not obtain any sporting advantage, the Premier League docked the Toffees ten points for violating PSR regulations; on appeal, that number was then lowered to six.

And while appearing live on TNT Sports as a pundit before the game (9 March, 12:05pm), Rooney was asked about what it’s like after his experiences at Derby and revealed he’d spoken to some staff behind the scenes at Everton to find out how they feel.

“It’s very difficult not just for the fans obviously for the players but for the staff who work for the football club behind the scenes,” he said.

“I know many of the staff at Everton who love the football club and they get down, they get frustrated. It’s very difficult for them to process.

“For the players you’re going out there and doing a job, you’re going to play football games. But for everyone else around it’s very difficult.”

Everton were handed an unjust punishment

Even though the punishment was reduced to six points on appeal, it’s hard to see how a sporting penalty for a rule break that gave no sporting advantage makes sense.

Everton has been operated poorly financially for many years, and as a direct result, Farhad Moshiri was driven from Merseyside.

However, his and the board’s judgments, not anything that occurred on the field, are what led to those rule violations.

It is therefore completely absurd that the players and supporters are the ones who would lose points as a result of it, maybe endangering their employment if the team gets demoted.

The club needs to make plans for the future, so hopefully this doesn’t come back to haunt them and a swift decision on the new ownership can be made.

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