Kieran Maguire shares what will have happened in brand new Everton appeal update
Kieran Maguire has explained the points Everton will have put forward in their appeal against their ten-point deduction as a result of the Profit and Sustainability Rule breach.
The football finance expert spoke live on air that, while the conversation has been kept watertight during the appeal process, the club will use the stadium, harshness of the penalty, and attempts to cut back as their defence.
Alan Brazil insisted that being made to wait to hear the results, with a mid-February date set for the decision to be made, is unfair to the Everton fans.
Brazil was speaking live on talkSPORT [7 February, 07:39] when he asked: “I don’t like how we’re going to have to wait a few weeks for it, and it’s not fair on Everton fans either, but have you heard any whispers?”
Maguire then explained: “No, it’s all watertight. What will have happened is following the hearing, the commission will now be reviewing the evidence, going through Everton’s defence, where they will claim that the penalty was harsh and that the club had taken significant steps to cut back on the expenditure.
“Also in respect of the stadium, the club had no sporting advantage because the stadium won’t be completed until 2025, and therefore for that to be included in part of the broad remit that it [the punishment] was disproportionate.”
Everton await their fate
It feels as if this proceeding has been dragging out far longer than anybody ever wanted or intended, and with each passing day, more speculation emerges about the potential outcome of the situation.
Many fans expect to see Everton handed at least a reduced penalty, rather than the initial ten-point deduction, having admitted to breaking the rules but with the argument centred around the harshness of their punishment.
It has also been said that following the appeal process, and the second charge which has also been handed to Nottingham Forest, a “civil war” could kick off in the Premier League with clubs claiming compensation after missing out on revenue due to others breaking the rules.
With the wait still set to carry on until the middle of the month, there will be nervous times at Goodison Park, and with a second charge still looming there is still the potential for disaster on Merseyside.
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