Everton namedropped by BBC Sport journalist in ‘odd’ verdict amid Premier League financial news
Premier League clubs want to move away from the current relegations that led to Everton being deducted six points.
That is according to BBC Sport journalist Simon Stone, with the Toffees having initially been deducted 10 points earlier this season for breaching the league’s financial rules.
The verdict comes amid the news that a meeting between Premier League clubs on Monday (11 March) ended without an agreement on a ‘New Deal’ for English Football League (EFL) funding [BBC Sport, 11 March].
“The Premier League has known it needed to change their profit and sustainability rules. Uefa has already introduced changes in place for this season, which link spending to income,” Stone wrote for BBC Sport. “Clubs feel operating to different systems is impractical and want to move away from the current Premier League regulations, which allow maximum losses of £15m or £105m dependent on owner funding over a three-year cycle.
“These are the rules under which Everton have had six points deducted this season and face a further charge, as do Nottingham Forest. This assessment is understandable. Yet there is no timescale on a change. No-one can be sure if new rules will be in place next season and it has previously been stressed there would have to be some kind of hybrid system during the changeover.
“For this to become an issue now, after months and months of ‘New Deal’ talks, is odd and the EFL’s response, when it eventually comes, will be fascinating.”
Everton still hurting from points deduction despite positive appeal outcome
Tangible proposals were expected to be put forward to the EFL following the latest Premier League meeting, but that was not the case.
It means that a funding deal could now be imposed upon top-flight clubs, including Everton, who believe they have been on the wrong end of many Premier League decisions in recent times.
The Goodison Park faithful have carried out many protests since their 10-point deduction earlier this season, which was recently reduced to six.
But their issues with the competition are certainly not over, with another points deduction potentially going their way, with Nottingham Forest also facing a punishment.
The Toffees immediately recovered after that initial sanction, storming up the Premier League table after being sent down it.
But now things are bad once more for Sean Dyche and his players, with the Merseyside outfit on a really bad run of form.
They are safe from the drop for now, but badly need to start picking up more points as the season draws to a close.
In other Everton news, a talkSPORT pundit has mooted an Erik ten Hag sack at Manchester United despite their recent win over the Toffees.
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