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Michael@40 – what does the EPL handbook say about Chelsea’s admitted deliberate cheating and the paltry fine they received? Are they also open to pay compensation to all clubs affected over multiple seasons? It is not so much what it says in the handbook, rather the differential interpretation of that for different clubs/circumstances and differential application of sanctions that is the problem here and makes the whole thing stink.

Ian #58 You say we should take the talk of an appeal with a pinch of salt, but the original ruling was deemed excessive via appeal, so why should this be different?

Did you know the 3 people who have made this £40m ruling are the same judiciary team who gave the 10 point deduction.

Ian – we can perhaps expect a different outcome on appeal because we got a significantly different outcome on appeal last time. Just as well we did appeal, too, otherwise the points deductions would have been greater and (presumably) more clubs could have sued us!

I think we were probably anticipating a more modest compensation payment.
Some payment was likely given the Independent tribunal that found Everton guilty of PSR breaches, opened the door by saying teams that suffered financially as a consequence of Everton FCs PSR breach, and sporting advantage, had grounds for claims. Burnley’s parachute payment should have been factored in, the £40m seems very excessive.
Our legal team, Pinsent Masons are big international hitters, I think we all would have hoped for a better defence and outcome.

The Burnley claim was known and live during TFG due diligence, the risk will have been factored into the purchase price. TFG/ Everton bear the cost therefore.
I see this as an extraordinary cost, affecting bottom line profit but it doesn’t reduce revenue, therefore ability to spend in the transfer market.
It is cash out the door however, so we may be able to spend under new SCR rules, but less cash to do so. Makes the Dividend payment by TFG to self more mystifying. Why take money out the club when this was in the offing?

Bullish statements about Appeal chances can be taken with a pinch of salt.
The Appeal is heard by another PL Independent panel. Why should we expect a different outcome?

Finally, the inconsistent treatment of Everton compared to Chelsea ( just a £10m fine, no points deduction) for blatantly corrupt actions and clear sporting advantage is utterly unfathomable.
Everton and Forest lodged complaints about Chelsea, won’t have been received well.
Man City will be treated the same as Chelsea, a fine and a verbal telling off.

Look the way I see it is
If it was us, we’d want the compensation.
However, it’s the league that allowed this to happen.
Burnley are within their rights to go for it.

But the issue with when the points were deducted isn’t evertons fault, it the PLs.
If they had deducted the points and we went down, fair enough.
But they didn’t, because there was no rule that they had to.
There really shouldn’t be a case to answer.

That’s why I believe it’s being used as a test, which will be used when city are punished, but they won’t want to rewrite PL history and remove titles and trophies years after or give a title away.