‘Massive Blow’ – Journo shares what high-level PL club executives tell him about Everton news
Journalist shares what high-level Premier League club executives say about Everton 12-point deduction news
Premier League clubs are not being kept updated on the investigation into whether Everton broke profit and sustainability rules, according to talkSPORT journalist Alex Crook.
The Telegraph reported on Wednesday (25 October) that the Blues face the Premier League wants Everton to be handed a 12-point deduction if they’re found guilty of breaching financial rules.
Crook has spoken to officials at other clubs about the situation while he’s also revealed that the league itself isn’t giving much away on the investigation.
Speaking on talkSPORT on Thursday morning (08:56am), Crook said: “The Premier League are remaining quite tight-lipped about this and I’ve spoken to a couple of high-up executives at other clubs and even they’re not really being kept in the loop as to what is actually happening.
“But I do think there’s a general feeling around the other Premier League clubs that if Everton are proven to have breached these financial regulations then they do need to be come down hard on to really set an example for clubs who risk it in the future.
“It would be a massive blow because on a level playing field, I think Sean Dyche would probably keep Everton up with relative ease this season. If they’re deducted 12 points, they’ll be below Luton and the likes of Bournemouth.
“That will be a massive problem for Everton and there’d be a very difficult case for them staying up with a 12-point deduction.”
Disastrous
Everton would be a Championship club if the Premier League were to get their way and a 12-point deduction would hit the Toffees.
However, the league itself should be hung out to try by Everton because they’ve been supposedly assisting the Merseyside club in their efforts to avoid breaching any rules.
If that’s the case then it’s mutually beneficial for the punishment to be less severe and have maybe more of a financial impact than a playing one.
If Everton are found guilty, wouldn’t a fine or a transfer embargo be better suited than a severe points deduction because that’s about as bad as it is.
It punishes the players, the management staff and the fans when it’s not at all their fault.
Sure, the other punishments have their effects one way or another but nothing is as bad as basically consigning a club to relegation to the Championship.
