Everton: Alex Crook shares PSR update live on talkSPORT in ‘really big’ Nottingham Forest verdict
Alex Crooks has insisted it will be a big day for Everton, Luton and Brentford when Nottingham Forest hear the outcome of their profit and sustainability investigation.
Crook shared that Premier League clubs are expecting Forest to be hit by a points deduction, but Forest’s response to the charge has been more peaceful than Everton’s.
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The talkSPORT journalist reported that the decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, meaning the punishments could vary between the different clubs and investigations.
Speaking live on talkSPORT [07:56], Crook shared: “I spoke to people closely connected to this situation after Everton won their appeal, they said that each case would be taken on an individual basis.
“Premier League clubs are expecting that there will be some kind of points deduction for Nottingham Forest. Today is going to be a really big day for the likes of Luton, Brentford and Everton.
“If you look at the way that Forest have approached this, they’ve been a lot less confrontational than Everton were, even in the wording of their statement, it was very short whereas Everton right away were on the front foot against the Premier League.
“Forest have always tried to do this as peacefully as possible, hoping it might help them when their judgement comes.”
Alex Crook provides new PSR update at Everton and Nottingham Forest
It looks like Forest will receive news about their punishment from the Premier League this week, before deciding on whether to appeal which could mean no decision is heard until after the end of the season given the deadline set.
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It has previously been shared that any appeal could take the process beyond the end of the season, something which infuriated pundits, and so if there is a way around that, the clubs may be best placed to explore that option.
Finance expert Kieran Maguire, however, suggested the clubs may have come to an agreement with the Premier League to avoid the hassle of an appeal by taking a reduced punishment, which could prove the best case for everybody.
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Given the likelihood of a second points deduction given the standard set by the Premier League and the independent commission, that deduction would seem to be set at six points or perhaps lower given the case-by-case basis.
In other Everton news, the sale of Jarrad Branthwaite could fund a rebuild at Goodison Park.
