David Moyes believes the second PSR punishment Everton are facing, and likely subsequent appeal, is “unfair” on other Premier League teams.
Four of the ten points that were taken away from the Toffees early in the season were recently restored, but more punishment might be on the way.
Nottingham Forest and Everton were accused of breaking financial regulations, and they are currently awaiting a response from the Premier League.
In the event that a club is punished points and files an appeal, the outcome is anticipated to be determined a week following the conclusion of the season.
In an interview with The Standard [1 March], Moyes stated: “It’s unfair to not give the clubs who could stay up a chance to do so” in advance of West Ham’s Saturday (2 March) trip to Goodison Park. If it was after the season, I believe that would be incorrect.
Would you be delighted to get an announcement that your club has been promoted back to the Premier League? You would, of course. I’m not sure if it’s entirely accurate, though.
The fact that some of the best QCs on the panel likely sat and misjudged Everton’s initial sentence is even more disheartening. It’s similar to hoping that the authorities would carry out their duties properly when someone goes to court.
“The second panel said no, there should be a reduction, but the first panel stated it’s 10 points. We shouldn’t be getting things incorrect, but I’m not an expert, so I’m not sure how they arrived at the points.
“When it first came out, everyone had the immediate impression that something might change. This implied that Everton had to have a strong enough argument to justify its unfairness. You would have expected that the panel, in handling it, would have taken it into account.
Everton, Nottingham Forest awaiting PSR breach punishment
The Premier League table still does not fully reflect the situation, but at least Everton has some clarification over the first points deduction.
The Toffees and Forest are expected to get a point deduction of some kind, and as it is essentially a free hit, they will almost certainly choose to challenge the ruling.
This implies that, once the final ball of the season is kicked, the standings might not look exactly the same a week or two later.
As they are not even close to being in a relegation battle, West Ham has no reason for concern.
But, Brentford and potentially Bournemouth and Crystal Palace, along with Everton and Forest, may have to wait anxiously.
It might be unjust, but then, so was the Premier League’s first approach to penalising Everton. This time, hopefully, some common sense is displayed.
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