Everton received the harshest point penalty in Premier League history; the team plans to appeal and is “shocked and disappointed” by the decision.
Football financial specialist Kieran Maguire explains the Premier League’s decision to dock Everton 10 points and what he anticipates coming from them in terms of an appeal.
Everton has been docked ten points for violating the profit and sustainability regulations of the Premier League.
Everton has promised to appeal, saying they are “shocked and disappointed” by the decision.
“Both the harshness and severity of the sanction imposed are neither a fair nor a reasonable reflection of the evidence submitted,” the club stated.
The Premier League’s largest deduction in history, which will take effect right away, has placed Sean Dyche’s team in the relegation zone.
The Premier League claims that Everton acknowledged breaking the profitability and sustainability regulations (PSR) during a five-day hearing.
Everton is now two points out of safety in the Premier League; the price of relegation is unknown.
The inquiry found that “Everton’s PSR calculation for the relevant period resulted in a loss of £124.5m, as contended by the Premier League, which exceeded the threshold of £105m permitted under the PSRs.”
Everton was eight points above the bottom three in the league standings before their points loss, having just missed out on promotion to the Championship the previous season.
In the history of the Premier League, just three clubs have had points deducted from them. Three points were taken away from Middlesbrough for not playing Blackburn in the 1996–1997 season, and nine points were taken away from Portsmouth following their administration in March 2010.
Due to financial violations that were committed several seasons prior, Tottenham was given a 12-point deduction prior to the 1994–1995 season. However, that punishment was subsequently annulled and reduced to six points.
After the international break, Everton will host Manchester United on November 26, live on Super Sunday, with a kickoff time of 4.30 p.m.
What’s the reason for the deduction
The Premier League sent Everton to an independent committee in March due to a possible violation of profit and sustainability regulations.
Prior to last month’s hearing, the club declared that they would “robustly defend” and “strongly contest” the charge.
Sky Sports News is aware of Everton and believes they have reasonable mitigation because their overspending was caused by unanticipated and extraordinary circumstances. Everton severed its financial relations with USM, the holding firm of Alisher Usmanov, due to the conflict in Ukraine.
In addition to the fifteen commercial agreements they had with USM, they also lost a £200 million naming rights agreement for the future stadium at Bramley Moore Dock. This would have come into effect as soon as planning approval was received.
Additionally, it’s believed that Kevin Thelwell, the football director, informed Dyche of the penalty the impartial panel recommended. Dyche is reported to have shared the club’s dismay and astonishment at the outcome.
Full Everton response
“Everton Football Club is both shocked and disappointed by the ruling of the Premier League’s commission,” the team stated in a statement.
“The club believes that the commission’s sporting sentence is completely unfair and unjustified.
“The club has already informed the Premier League of its plan to appeal the ruling. The club’s case will now be considered by an appeal board that has been appointed in accordance with Premier League regulations, and the appeal process will officially begin.
“Everton insists that it has always respected the process’s integrity and has been open and upfront in the information it has given the Premier League.
“The club does not acknowledge the conclusion that it did not behave in the best interest of the game, and it does not believe that the Premier League made this claim at any point throughout the proceedings.
“The severity and harshness of the punishment imposed by the commission do not fairly or rationally represent the evidence that was presented.
“The club will also be closely watching any further rulings pertaining to the Premier League’s sustainability and profit policies.
“Everton cannot comment on this matter any further until the appeal process has concluded.”
On Friday night, Everton’s supporters collectively released a statement that said: “To put it mildly, I am disappointed by the sentence that an impartial panel decided to impose today. Although we recognise that standards must be maintained and laws adhered to, this punishment solely affects the players, fans, and management team.
It’s no secret that for a number of years now, our club has been led incompetently at the top. The fans decided to take action and demand that an underperforming board that had broken your regulations be removed. It’s not the folks who disobeyed your rules who are in pain.”