You know what Mac, you mightn't be too far wide of the mark there. The Premier League have painted themselves into a corner with the severity of their punishment, I wouldn't rule out them secretly approaching the club and saying, "drop your appeal and we won't try to punish you on Jan 15th for a further possible infraction.". Just the kind of subterfuge they would get up to in order to save face.100% they'll want until the 15th of Jan and
9am give us our 10 points back
9:15am hit us with another 10pt deduction for the latest accounts