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Post by rugbytoffee on Feb 11, 2024 9:14:06 GMT
Former Everton chief Keith Wyness has insisted the Toffees’ Financial Fair Play hearing should have been open to the public.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – claimed the Premier League “has to be seen to be regulated well”. Everton are expected to hear the outcome of their appeal, which concluded earlier this month, against their 10-point deduction in mid-February.
The Toffees were found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules by losing more than £105million over three years up to the 2021-22 campaign. Neither the original hearing or the appeal were heard in public.
Also facing FFP cases are Nottingham Forest and Man City – while Everton have also been charged with a second breach of PSR regulations. Wyness told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “It should’ve been a public hearing.
“They did print the transcript of the initial hearing, but I think the case should’ve been heard in the open. “It’s got such importance in terms of how the Premier League is regulated, it has to be seen to be regulated well.
“It’s very important, I think it would’ve reduced the jeopardy for the Premier League.”
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Post by rugbytoffee on Feb 19, 2024 14:03:14 GMT
Everton are this week expected to learn the fate of their appeal regarding a 10-point deduction they received in November for breaching the Premier League's spending rules. The Toffees were handed the stiffest and highest points sanction in Premier League history after being found to have exceeded permitted losses under the league's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) in the three seasons up to 2021-22, but immediately indicated they would appeal. Everton are expected to learn the faith of their point deduction appeal within the next 48 hours, according to Sky Sports host David Jones. If the verdict favours the team from Merseyside, they will see the 10 points returned to them which would significantly aid them in their fight against relegation. Everton were hit with a second charge of breaching the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR) back on January 15. The Toffees, alongside fellow Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest, have been referred to an independent commission which will consider the alleged offences. If the charges are found, Everton could face further point deductions which would increase the probability of relegation this season. Everton were quick to counter these charges claiming double jeopardy, arguing that the latest charge put forward by the Premier League relates to a period which covers seasons 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23, and, therefore, includes financial periods (2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22) for which the club has already received a 10-point sanction. www.dailymail.co.uk/
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Post by rugbytoffee on Feb 20, 2024 11:51:11 GMT
James Garner has said Everton’s 10-point deduction is playing on his mind as the club anxiously await the outcome of an appeal against the biggest sporting sanction in Premier League history. Everton anticipate a decision this week from the independent commission that heard its appeal against a 10-point sanction for breaching profit and sustainability rules by £19.5m up to 2021-22. The manager, Sean Dyche, has called for the uncertainty over the club’s position to be lifted as a matter of urgency, and tried to focus his players on what they can influence since the punishment was handed down in November. Garner, however, admits the deduction is proving a distraction. The Everton midfielder said: “Me personally, it plays on my mind. Without the 10-point deduction we would be much higher in the league table so, whenever that comes in, I will be waiting.” Everton would be 12th in the table but for the points deduction. Instead they are above the relegation zone only on goal difference from Luton, Garner said: “I can understand the fans’ frustrations but there is so long to go and we need the fans to be supporting us and not booing us. That is important going forward. “It is a long season and there are a lot of teams down there fighting, but you could see in the last 20 minutes we are still going until the end and creating chances. I understand the frustration because I am frustrated myself. It is another game that got away from us that we should be looking to win.” Everton have not scored a goal from open play in the Premier League since December and were again reliant on a set-piece to salvage a point against Palace. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal drought extended to 19 games on Monday but Garner admits Everton’s offensive problems are a collective issue. The midfielder explained: “It is a concern if you are not scoring goals, as goals win games, but it is not just the strikers who we should be relying on to score goals. We can’t just be relying on the strikers to score; we need to be chipping in from all places. But it is a bit of a concern if we are not putting the ball in the back of the net when we should be.” uk.sports.yahoo.com/
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Post by rugbytoffee on Feb 22, 2024 17:25:59 GMT
Sean Dyche has called for clarity around his Everton team's 10-point deduction over breaches of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and subsequent appeal, saying a swift decision is "for the greater good of football." The Merseyside club appealed against the sanction, which is the largest in the history of the Premier League, and Dyche said on Thursday that the slow progress of the judiciary processes was confusing for several teams in the division.
"We haven't got a clue, or I certainly haven't at the moment," Dyche told a news conference. "The guidelines [for a decision] have been around the end of the month so we'll just have to wait and see.
"I don't know the legalities of appeals but it's in everyone's interests [for a quick resolution]. Firstly our own. But for the greater good of football, everyone is scratching their heads and wondering. "During that period, you still look at a league table where they took 10 points away immediately and you don't know what's happening with that 10 points.
"It would be helpful if it's sooner rather than later but I don't know how the legal process works and why it takes so long."
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Post by evertontillidie on Feb 23, 2024 11:01:42 GMT
Who is making a decision on the appeal?
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