Financial Fair Play investigation

[fuko~]

Which would be better ... a 6 points deduction or a 2 window transfer ban

6 points or even lower. I dont think there will be 12 points deduction as it is too harsh for a rule. 1-3 points are more acceptable.
If we can make the punishment to be announced until March or April 24, it is better to handle.
It seems there are 3 obvious worse teams in this season. I even think 33 points would be enough to survive.
I believe we will get 40-50 points at last.
Then, it is better to be deducted points rather than next season.
Of course, if the bottom 3 teams improved a lot, we should try to apply the punishment in next seasons.

 

[WestStandLower]

6 points or even lower. I dont think there will be 12 points deduction as it is too harsh for a rule. 1-3 points are more acceptable.
If we can make the punishment to be announced until March or April 24, it is better to handle.
It seems there are 3 obvious worse teams in this season. I even think 33 points would be enough to survive.
I believe we will get 40-50 points at last.
Then, it is better to be deducted points rather than next season.
Of course, if the bottom 3 teams improved a lot, we should try to apply the punishment in next seasons.

Personally I just can’t see a points deduction incoming but what I think is a negative is that everyone keeps talking about how Everton worked with the PL In effect to a set budget

Why is that a negative?

Well if the case revolves around exceeding that agreed budget , and yes I know it’s within the EFL and not the PL, but there is precedent of a 6 point deduction and that was Reading only a few months ago

 

[Dixieslaces]

Twelve points would be draconian to say the least and possibly point to an agenda. Three to six I believe this team could handle, partly due to how poor the bottom three are.

The whole thing stinks to high heaven of one rule for us and one for Sky's Six.

At risk of repeating myself and so many others, points deduction for us for this, will have huge repercussions if they dont stay on the same pathway when dealing with City.

Personally, I just don't see a points deduction being dished out.

I may regret the vaults.

 

[Yarrgh]

Which would be better ... a 6 points deduction or a 2 window transfer ban

How about 0 points and no transfer ban?

 

[Dixieslaces]

How about 0 points and no transfer ban?

How about

"Everton worked with the PL and Accountants at the time, subsequently referred to independent review and the committee find that Everton while being guilty of nothing more than being a victim of a period of uncertainty exacerbated by a Worldwide pandemic and the economic difficulties faced by all, have effectively reined in their fiscal policy and allowed oversight from all concerned parties and as a result we see no benefit in pursuing any further course of action at this stage. This of course will be subject to review, should any further allegations ensue."


Close the chapter, Move on?

 

[Lob]

If we get found guilty i would be very surprised if there was any point deduction. It would set the precedent for forcing them to have to hit City with about a 1000 point deduction or removal from the league. No way are they going down that route. More likely to be a warning, suspended threat of deduction and/or fine.

 

[blulouie]

Can anyone please explain why we are even in this situation.
What I fail to understand is that over the last 5 years we have the 3rd lowest net spend in the premier league at £23.8m compared with the likes of Chelsea at 672.8m. We also rank only 12th in the premier league for the amount paid in salaries ..Way behind the so called top six clubs. So how can we be accused of overspending to gain an advantage over other teams?
Is it because of what we’ve borrowed so far to build the new stadium?
If that is the case then it seems to me that we are being punished for having the audacity to provide ourselves with a vehicle to bring in the revenue we are unable to obtain by competing in Europe or finishing higher in the table.
Are we supposed to accept the fact that we should know our place and leave the so called top six to carry on dominating everyone else,
Surely there have been occasions when other clubs have suffered losses because of new stadium builds, but there has been no evidence of the kind of witch hunt we are having to endure.
7/8 years ago Liverpool we’re almost about to go into liquidation before the present owners took over but there was nothing even mentioned about FFP or Premier League intervention.
Chelsea were hit with a transfer embargo a few seasons ago and yet they are now bending the rules by signing 100m players on ridiculously long contracts and yet again there seems to be no reaction to this whatsover.

I honestly believe that the Premier League do not want to severely sanction the so called “elite” clubs
but consider Everton big enough to to make an example of and send a message to all the other PL clubs.
The very fact that they have already intimated that they will appeal if Everton are cleared by Independent Hearing is a clear indication of just how eager they are to send that message.

Really good 1st post this.

Welcome aboard & post lots more.

 

[blulouie]

Not surprised when "Come on Everton these are shy te" is a staple shout from the fans!

More to do with constantly referring to them lot over the park .

 

[Mrbluenose]

At risk of repeating myself and so many others, points deduction for us for this, will have huge repercussions if they dont stay on the same pathway when dealing with City.

Personally, I just don't see a points deduction being dished out.

I may regret the vaults.

Not long ago I thought a deduction was not possible, a fine sure, maybe a transfer ban.

But now there is a stink in the air, it's as though its coming.

 

[davek]

Every time I come back to this thread to

You have to wonder how much Usmanov's alleged financial involvement has influenced the government to put pressure on the PL to punish us. Luckily for City ,and their alleged financial irregularities, it's only UAE involvement and, as we all know, their reputation is squeaky clean.

It's that plus the external system of oversight that's been promised if the PL don't do it themselves. This isn't even a charge if those circumstances were not there.

 

[chopper6]

The problem with accepting a 3 or 6 point penalty, would mean the outcome is that we are found guilty.

That in turn results in the scavengers attempting to sue us (Leeds, Burnley etc)

 

[davek]

At risk of repeating myself and so many others, points deduction for us for this, will have huge repercussions if they dont stay on the same pathway when dealing with City.

Personally, I just don't see a points deduction being dished out.

I may regret the vaults.

I think you're spot on mate.

1 point taken off us would be cause for an appeal.

It;'s ludicrous that 6 clubs almost killed the PL and got a £3M fine each and we're being told we may get points deductions. It's pathetic and corrupt.

 

[davek]

The problem with accepting a 3 or 6 point penalty, would mean the outcome is that we are found guilty.

That in turn results in the scavengers attempting to sue us (Leeds, Burnley etc)

Exactly.

'kin 3 points for spending our own money.

What a 'kin palaver.

The PL need to be told to GTF.

 

[mahermi1]

I think you're spot on mate.

1 point taken off us would be cause for an appeal.

It;'s ludicrous that 6 clubs almost killed the PL and got a £3M fine each and we're being told we may get points deductions. It's pathetic and corrupt.

It's called double standards, plain and simple.

 

[Dixieslaces]

Not long ago I thought a deduction was not possible, a fine sure, maybe a transfer ban.

But now there is a stink in the air, it's as though its coming.

I think there may be an element of scare mongering and narrative setting!

I just dont see it panning out that we get a deduction