6 + 2 Point Deductions

[jazzy]

What’s he said mate?

Penalty too harsh.

Scab 6 went unpunished

Good season to get a deduction and Everton will stay up regardless

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Saw them - Cottee's just annoyed me. Anything from Reidy, Southall, Ratcliffe etc?

Club legends secure headlines and help PR - ours are too quiet, IMO.

 

[arch stanton]

Why did you think this was a 38pt safety season anyway? The fact we can get docked 10, despite being pretty naff, and not bottom says it all.

I wouldn't be surprised to see 3rd from bottom being on 30pys or so at the end of the season so this is doable. Corrupt to F but doable

 

[Pootsy]

I disagree - its a breach of PSR by less than £20 million, and has attracted almost the upper end of the scale of points deduction (10 out of a maximum 12) despite extensive cooperation and them looking over the books.

The verdict might not be overturned but the deduction could (should) be reduced, simply because it (if left in place) leaves clubs thinking of breaching PSR a precedent that you may as well absolutely cane it and obstruct the process because you'll only get an extra two points if they find you guilty.

I thought that myself initially but then when you're faced with a point per £5m overspend. Though this also shows they rounded up to get that final point off us.

 

[arch stanton]

Saw them - Cottee's just annoyed me. Anything from Reidy, Southall, Ratcliffe etc?

Club legends secure headlines and help PR - ours are too quiet, IMO.

southhall was on the R4 saying suck it up and get on with it.

 

[JohnRoss23]

Do you think anyone should be feeling ok after that judgement?

It is going to be tight Dave but I think we will escape this. They'll call it "The Great Escape lll. The Chairman's Ghost of Past"

 

[NathDogg]

You know it’s nuts when spitty is talking sense.

 

[ForestBlue]

All together now ... The Premier League is F'in sh*te

No chance City get anywhere near what we have had. Same as Newcastle, it'll be a political decision not a sporting one.

The UK government has admitted its embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in London have discussed the charges levelled at Manchester City by the Premier League, but are refusing to disclose the correspondence because it could risk the UK’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Very true and for those who dont believe such political interferences happen have a read up of the Post Office scandal and the pressure bought to bear on the UK Govt by the Japanese embassador representing Jujitsu and their sh*te Horizon system that put so many post office staff behind bars

 

[Iana]

I’m sure Ferguson got fined after every Man U game for refusing to come out and do his post match interview.

Dyche can still attend every interview but he could adopt the Blackadder pose of putting his undies on his head and sticking 2 pencils up his nose and answer every question with “wibble”.

 

[summerisle]

 

[Big Duncs Megadrive]

We won't get relegated, not even close!

The promoted clubs are currently averaging less than half a point per game. I can't see any of them getting more than 25 points all season.

 

[davek]

We were on track for 45 points, minus 10 almost certainly means we'll be fighting to the end now though.

I disagree though, Dave. People were exhausted last year, but we found a way to stay together. This year, it's come early, with much more chance of saving ourselves, in a completely ridiculous, disproportionate and unfair manor - which often works for us on any given match day at Goodison over the years.

The flip side though is how galvanised will the teams around us be?

No mate. Beyond a few weeks, if we're in a sticky patch again then the fans will turn not on the PL but the club. This will inevitably happen as our players begin to reach for excuse in games that get away from us.

I always thought and said 6 points would relegate us...10 points seals it.

 

[jazzy]

Would always caveat anything Carragher says as him wanting City punished rather than sticking up for us

Save that he said the scab 6 went unpunished

 

[MikeH72]

You must feel vindicated even if not happy today

You've had Moshiris number from Day 1.

For a period you were a lone voice and now everyone knows that you were right and he will go down in history as the man who destroyed Everton.

I wouldn’t say that’s necessarily true, for the first couple of years I was happy to go along with our mad spending, thinking that surely he wasn’t a complete buffoon that didn’t know what he’s doing. However the appointment of Allardyce was the first alarm bell, and the appointment of Benitez fully tipped me over the edge. He will go down as the worst thing to ever happen to the football club.

 

[gwladysnight]

We cant cope with that deduction.

Not at all.

A 48-50 point season is needed and we're still off that rate with DCL and Tarkowski being fit.

A key injury is all this takes now to relegate us.

Make no mistake that decision today relegated us.

All the bravado of "we can easily get clear" is BS. We cant.

Look at the betting exchanges Dave. There are three teams odds on to get relegated whilst we are almost 3/1.

Not like you to be hysterical, much.