Liverpool Mayor brands Everton sanction ludicrous and wholly disproportionate

Allegedly, (press reports earlier this year) if the government create a regulator FIFA will determine if it is violating this rule and they only make such determinations AFTER action has been taken. Meaning, the regulator would be in place and active before FIFA decide whether it's allowed. If it isn't they can ban English clubs from the world cup etc.

So essentially, FIFA the self serving corrupt cartel could come to the rescue of the of our own self serving corrupt cartel. Additionally, the Telegraph say the new TV deal will be weighted to give even more money to "top clubs" at the expense of lower down the table teams. Again a step to reinforce the status quo. Lastly, funny how the EPL now want to ban deals between clubs under common ownership now Newcastle are getting in on the act. City and Chelsea have been doing this for years. Just like they spent money beyond their means for years and that was OK until we came along.

Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM
Premier League sanction for going into administration: 9 points.

Premier League sanction for a technical breach of the rules when building a new stadium in the midst of a pandemic/conflict: 10 points.

How is this fair? 🤷🏻‍♂️
@everton
💯 right to appeal.

Dear Mr Dowd

May I ask if you are supporting your West Derby colleague, in his early day motion, citing a grossy unjust, points deduction on Everton football club?

I recognise that Everton broke the profit and sustainability rules, however, the punishment does not reflect the misdemeanour.

I feel its important to support your colleague, to ensure the Premier League are held accountable by an independent body, rather than what appears to be a kangaroo court, appointed by the Premier League.

Kind regards

As Mayor, you may want to note:

- West Ham & Man City were gifted tax payer funded stadiums. This made a massive difference to the community & sporting advantage. In City's case: Abu Dhabi able to invest. In West Ham's case: more revenues to compete.

- Arsenal built the Emirates before PSR. Could they do it now if they were still at Highbury?

- BMD is central to Everton's financial difficulties at present. Its a drain on cash. Once completed, Everton's revenues grow & sustainability increases.

- The regeneration vital to the local community.

- The club is vital to the community too.

- The city of Liverpool has benefitted from no tax payer hand outs of the scale London & Manchester have.

- If you are outside London or Manchester, want to build a new football stadium and generate a sustainable path to compete, you can for your troubles expect to be sanctioned.

- That is the long & the short of this appalling ruling by the IC.

- Future panels must surely include people with a view on the impact on the community. It cannot juat be lawyers & accountants from London who have no care or thought for the wider community.

Don't expect much sympathy from them,but raising the profile of the issue is good news.

Afraid of a backlash the EPL appoint and pay a panel of puppets to publish the EPL’s own decision.

You’ve been found out EPL for the buffoons you have proven yourself to be.

Just imagine Leicester trying to sue Everton. What happens when Everton point out that if the EPL had of relegated Man C and Chelsea when they should have then Leicester would not have been relegated, and Everton would have ended up higher in the table and therefore earned more money, taking Everton under the punishment threshold.

That’s when it all falls down around your ears EPL

You have opened up a huge can of worms EPL and I can’t wait to see the lot of you sacked for gross misconduct.

Really beggars belief how these buffoons get appointed in such positions

Logically it should be but FIFA are corrupt so no logic. Remember when the Togo team got attacked by terrorists in Angola and one of the goalies was killed? Their president flew them home and withdrew them from the tournament and FIFA banned them for political interference. Infantino like Blatter only cares about enriching himself so anything goes in the Middle East

“We’ve been punished enough by the regulations in ways people don’t even recognise.

Never forget how close we were twice to the oblivion of relegation. Many factors contributed to that but it’s impossible to look past being forced to sell James Richarlison Digne Gordon Gueye and replace them with cheap players and loans as a massive reason for this.

The only reason this occurred is because we were trying to comply with the regulations. Whilst the top 6 could just spend to an unlimited budget we sacrificed any opportunity at sporting success in order to comply.

We’ve been punished more than enough already by the regulations which in effect have cost us Ancelotti as a manager, all those players listed above, and put stringent limits on FIVE transfer windows already which will probably end up being 7 by the time we’re back in compliance. A paltry fine is about all I would begrudgingly accept as ‘fair’, any points deduction at all is an utter disgrace and there’d be absolutely no logical basis for a transfer ban either. Clubs should be punished for P&S violations by being limited in what they can spend in future windows and we’ve done that for three consecutive seasons now.

We’ve absolutely decimated the club trying to comply with a set of guidelines that serve no purpose whatsoever and still it’s not enough for them and they want to punish us further.

Honestly what even is the crime? A sporting advantage? The entire league is set up for the benefit of 6 teams who have every advantage possible to them yet despite us spending huge amounts less than all of them we somehow tried to gain a sporting advantage?

This ruling if upheld is the death knell for the premier league, the mist has been removed and finally people can see what I’ve always known: the PL see the other 14 clubs as cannon fodder to just sit there quietly and take their beatings predictably, if one gets out of line they’ll absolutely decimate them, they can’t afford their golden carriage to be rocked one bit.”