Everton fans, understandably, are very angry with the Premier League after they were deducted ten points for one Financial Fair Play breach. As a result, the Toffees have united and have plenty of …
No club has had 10 points. The maximum previously has been 9. Sheffield Wednesday, who’s case was cited by the independent panel as the reason for a sporting sanction, were docked 6 points. Birmingham had 9 and chose not to appeal because the deduction made no difference to their season. Derby had 9. None of them had mitigating circumstances like a war or a global pandemic or their star player being arrested on the eve of the season.
I don’t see what that has to do with the fact the punishment being excessive. If you got the death penalty for littering would that be fine cos “millions didn’t break the rules”?
The punishment is completely unprecedented and completely out of proportion to the rules breach. £6m a season over. That’s the equivalent of one star players wages, such as the wages we had to pay a certain Icelandic midfielder despite the fact he couldn’t play. To suggest there was even close to a 10 point sporting advantage is laughable.
No club has had 10 points. The maximum previously has been 9. Sheffield Wednesday, who’s case was cited by the independent panel as the reason for a sporting sanction, were docked 6 points. Birmingham had 9 and chose not to appeal because the deduction made no difference to their season. Derby had 9. None of them had mitigating circumstances like a war or a global pandemic or their star player being arrested on the eve of the season.
19 other clubs didn’t break the rules though? (In the case of city, this may change)
I don’t see what that has to do with the fact the punishment being excessive. If you got the death penalty for littering would that be fine cos “millions didn’t break the rules”?
The punishment is completely unprecedented and completely out of proportion to the rules breach. £6m a season over. That’s the equivalent of one star players wages, such as the wages we had to pay a certain Icelandic midfielder despite the fact he couldn’t play. To suggest there was even close to a 10 point sporting advantage is laughable.