Roy Keane has baffling verdict on Everton’s points deduction and survival chances

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Following recent events, Everton have dropped from 14th in the league and eight points clear of the drop, straight to the bottom.

It is one of the great punishments in English top-flight history, surpassing on-pitch brawls, the fielding of ineligible players, and even entering administration. A ten-point deduction for overspending by £19m.

With the independent commission coming to their decision, which was announced on Friday, the club wasted no time in issuing a reply regarding their plans to appeal such a notion.

However, for now, they will remain alongside Burnley at the foot of the table, safe in the knowledge that a win could still see them clamber out of the relegation zone.

Armed with this knowledge, Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane has offered his thoughts on their chances of survival, whilst also issuing a rather baffling claim.

Speaking on The Overlap YouTube channel, he questioned those on Stick to Football: ‘Could Everton not just hold hands up, take the medicine, I know it’s extreme, 10 points, and go, it brings a bit of closure to Everton, they’ve had a difficult few years, we all think from a football point of view they’ll still have enough to stay up. 

‘If you look at it you think they’ve won four games, they’ll have enough to stay up and they’ve got a big cup game coming up. Try and get a feel-good factor back at the club and just take their medicine and have closure and move on and learn from their past mistakes.’

Why have Everton appealed their points deduction?

Whilst his point is certainly valid, it is such dismissal that is arguably an insult to Everton and all their hard work this campaign.

Those ten points could prove vital in their final league position, which it is common knowledge can prove to be the difference between tens of millions of pounds.

Why should they have to sit down and forfeit a fortune, simply because they will stay up anyway?

There is certainly a precedent for an appeal, given the lack of similar rulings or set-in-stone statutes that detail such a crime deserves this kind of punishment.

Not to mention that Everton complied throughout the investigation with the Premier League, and have clearly made huge steps towards fixing their issues by reducing their wage bill by over £32m since 2021 and posting a net profit in their last three seasons thus far.