The appeal board’s decision to give Everton a six point deduction rather than the 10 handed out by the original independent commission last November has been outlined in their full written reasons. Claims from Everton’s former chief executive Keith Wyness last month that “if the appeal is successful, there won’t be any deduction at all” proved to be over-optimistic. any PSR Calculation, showing losses of over £105million over the relevant period) warrants a points deduction, and nothing less than a points deduction. Everton pointed to Sheffield Wednesday’s case in 2020 when the Owls had a points deduction for a financial breach in the Championship halved from 12 to six following appeal. an additional penalty of four points in Everton’s case for £20m PSR costs over the upper loss threshold of £105m, over and above any starting point).

Source: Metro February 27, 2024 16:04 UTC