Former Everton chief Keith Wyness believes it is ‘terrible’ that Nottingham Forest may not know the final verdict of their PSR case until after the end of the season.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – questioned why the Premier League have set ‘ridiculous’ deadlines for financial breaches this season.
Forest are set to begin their hearing with an independent commission shortly after being charged with breaching Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules in their 2022-23 accounts.
Under new Premier League fast-track regulations, the hearing is set to conclude before the end of the 2023-24 season.
As revealed by Football Insider, Paperwork from Everton’s points deduction appeal confirms that Forest will face a points deduction this season.
Forest will have the opportunity to appeal any decision similar to Everton – the Toffees successfully reduced their initial 10-point deduction down to six.
Nottingham Forest trial could continue after end of season – Ex-CEO
“If you look at the timetable of events it [Forest’s case] certainly could continue after the end of the season if there’s an appeal,” Wyness told Football Insider.
“We could sit down before or even after the Premier League summer meeting, which is normally right after the season finishes, without knowing who’s actually in the league.
“Once you actually calculate them and see what could happen in the length of appeals, then we could have a season end and nobody knows what the table really means, which is terrible.“
