6 + 2 Point Deductions

[DanB90]

Their argument seems based on if we had been punished last season they wouldn't have been relegated

Then their gripe is with the premier league, or whoever decided the punishment.

 

[Kev The Rat]

It's a free hit, but as others have said, the grounds for compensation are quite tenuous.

That is exactly what said about the potential for a points deduction

 

[Zezti]

So Man City and Chelsea to be nuked out of existence then?

or this whole thing is a song and dance for them to eventually say "Okay since nobody wants it, we'll drop it for everton... and city and chelsea"

 

[Moomin]

Who was on the committee / panel who decided 10 points?

John Bishop, Jimmy Tarbuck and the ghost of Derek Acorah.

 

[roydo]

Their argument seems based on if we had been punished last season they wouldn't have been relegated

How would that be our fault? I mean its into if your uncle was your aunt territory.

 

[kenada_blue]

I think with a lot of these things the appeal is almost baked in - the more I look at the judgement the more I see a bit of wiggle room on things they have / haven't included as aggravations or mitigations, think they've sought to take it to the maximum extent in the knowledge that an appeal will knock it down a bit.

Not saying it's all scripted in advance but I think the PL are getting what they want at this point in time in terms of shock value, both as a warning to clubs and a message to the government but I do expect a reduction in the final sanction to something more proportionate. I think the reaction from the broader (non-Evertonian) football world tells you they've gone too hard.

It'll get reduced based purely on the media backlash...which is surprisingly positive on how harsh it is.

And don't forget the Chelsea and City angle. They've set a bar in a fight they won't win.

They won't want that pressure. We'll take a 6 pointer. Everything will simmer.

 

[Victus]

Mary loves Richard

 

[Tipp blue]

Their argument seems based on if we had been punished last season they wouldn't have been relegated

That's beef with the PL and not us.

 

[allen]

This has all the hallmarks of sticking for Everton but being totally overhauled to be far more reasonable in time for the next club in this position.

 

[Big Duncs Megadrive]

Sometimes I think Football is just the pantomime of todays age lol and we unfortunately play the part of the clown.

It's more like WWF wrestling now than a proper sport.

May as well just get Mick Foley in as a special referee and turn stadiums in to a hell in a cell match and be done with it!

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

I think that is by far the most ludicrous part of today. I would love to hear the justification for it.

Aggravating factor of miss-representing the loan interest etc etc. Being in administration is open and shut case I guess. Pathetic thing is administration has a bigger impact on lives and livelihoods that a dispute over accounting treatment.

 

[uglykidjoe1982]

John Bishop, Jimmy Tarbuck and the ghost of Derek Acorah.

Was Derek his own medium? Spooky

 

[kenada_blue]

Their argument seems based on if we had been punished last season they wouldn't have been relegated

Which is a PL issue as they chose not to do anything apart from tell them the club was complaint with FFP

 

[irishtony1878]

Irish Tony is sending the lads round!

Sshhhh <taps nose

 

[Wat Tyler]

One of the things lost in all this is how we were told “Everton will defend ourselves vehemently against the accusations, we’ve done no wrong.” Yet we admit we went over the losses allowed