Everton fans are not exactly the greatest admirers of how the Premier League is run, nor should they be.
Recent events have highlighted just how amateurish the organisers of this division can be, with the Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel ruling that Everton ought to have been awarded a penalty before West Ham netted a late winner in their recent 2-1 victory over the Toffees.
Remarkably, another mistake was found by the KMI, who feel Everton also deserved a penalty when Bernardo Silva hauled Merlin Rohl down during the 3-3 draw against Manchester City.
Putting the Premier League’s abysmal refereeing aside for a moment, Everton fans will be even more enraged to hear that a rule change is being proposed to soften the punishment for breaches of the financial rules.
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Premier League clubs set to vote on new rule involving settlements
Everton endured a deduction of ten points in November 2023 after being found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules, which state that clubs cannot suffer a loss of £105m or more across the space of three years.
It was later reduced to six points after an appeal, although two further points were deducted later in the 2023/24 campaign. It almost saw Everton relegated to the Championship, but fortunately, the bottom three that term were absolutely woeful – Luton were the best of the trio to go down, but still only managed to win 26 points.
Now – according to Sky News – the Premier League are proposing a change to the rule, which would allow clubs found guilty of breaching financial rules to instead negotiate a settlement, as opposed to ‘seeing their cases automatically referred to an independent commission’ where a points deduction could follow.
The rule change is being considered to ‘simplify and accelerate the sanctions process when clubs are charged with breaking Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR)’ – with Premier League clubs set to vote on the matter in June.
In our eyes, this rule change would make little sense.
Yes, it may speed up the whole process after a club is charged, but why allow a club deemed guilty of overspending the chance to pay their way out of the situation?
Everton would much rather have been able to discuss a settlement rather than deal with the fear of relegation hanging over them in the 2023/24 campaign. The same can be said for Nottingham Forest, who finished 17th that season after also being hit with a points deduction.
Does Sean Dyche get enough credit for his spell at Everton? 🤔
He worked under difficult financial circumstances 😫
With each passing day, the Premier League continues to find new ways to wind Everton fans up.
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