Sean Dyche raises Everton comparison as Man City case opens ‘bigger can of worms’
Everton fans will be keeping a keen eye on any potential punishments Manchester City face.
City were found guilty of 114 of 115 charges they faced in relation to flouting the Premier League's financial rules.
It was revealed in the foundings that City had inflated commercial deals using "sham" contracts to reduce costs by £900million between 2009 and 2018.
City continue to deny any wrongdoing and have already appealed against the decision of the independent commission.
The fallout from the decision could still rumble on for some time despite a verdict having finally been reached.
Sean Dyche was manager of Everton when they were punished for breaching financial rules, and has spoken on the news.
What has former Everton manager Sean Dyche said about Man City's verdict?
Everton were docked a total of eight points in 2024 after being found guilty of two separate financial fair play breaches.
Despite the punishment, Dyche managed to keep Everton's heads above water in the Premier League.
The Toffees' situation has consistently been used as a barometer for a comparison to City in their ongoing case against financial breaches.
Dyche thinks that there could now be a "can of worms opened", with several other clubs looking at potential cases against City.
In an interview with the Times, Dyche said: "My feeling is nothing to do with them, it’s what the knock-on effect is.
“That’s the bigger can of worms. It’s not just Man City. What are they going to do, pay Burnley compensation? I don’t know the depths of what’s going to happen.
"What I do know is I was at a club who got hammered at that time, with Everton, and pretty powerfully if you remember.
“The fans were obviously going, ‘Well hang on a minute, why are we having to answer for all this and they’re not?’ This could be the watershed moment [for the financial rules], maybe that’s what Everton was. ”
Everton fans will watch closely
It is an absolute minefield trying to predict what will happen next with Man City.
It took so long to even reach this point, and now there is an appeal process to go as City challenged the initial ruling.
Even after that, there are predictions that City could continue to challenge the decision at the high court if they are unsuccessful with their appeal.
So, realistically it feels we are still some time away from seeing the final outcome and any punishments being administered.
Everton fans will be keeping a close eye on it, though, because it was widely felt the Toffees' punishment was pretty excessive.