bluenorthwarrior
Player Valuation: £8m
lol lol lol
Surely the lawyers would be all over this as completely improper - so we can receive an in-season sporting penalty for financial crimes in both the 2019-22 and 2020-23 rolling periods in the same sporting season?
Even stronger evidence of why the timing and way in which this has been managed is absolutely chaotic and flawed. I actually sympathise with the clubs who claim we should compensate them as any sporting advantage happened in the previous years (clearly the guilty party here though is the PL for not dealing with it at the right time). What sporting advantage are we getting in 23/24 from overpaying Tosun, Player X etc. in previous seasons?
I don't know what the answer is (as if the clock is reset after a punishment some teams would no doubt exploit this) but the idea that using the same overspend for possibly 3 times cannot be a fair system, particularly when the punishment will cost in financial terms whether it is a fine, points etc. The only actual appropriate deterrent is transfer bans as that would stop the behaviour that has been found to be against the rules.