But the EFL have this double jepody rule in place, so it's hardly looking to set a precedent...and the PL also want to change this lack of rigour in their own guidelines.
From the Reading agreement with the EFL.
Introduction
1) This is an Agreed Decision pursuant to EFL Regulation 86 and a previous Agreed Decision between
the EFL and the Club dated 16 November 2021 (the “Original Agreed Decision”).
2) The Original Agreed Decision was agreed following the Club exceeding the Upper Loss Threshold
of £39.0m in the Profit and Sustainability (“P&S”) assessment period of Season 2017/18 to Season
2020/21 by a total of £18.8m (i.e. an aggregated Adjusted Earnings Before Tax (“AEBT”) loss of
£57.8m).
3) Sanctions agreed and detailed within the Original Agreed Decision include:
a) A six-point penalty in Season 2021/22; and
b) A suspended six-point penalty to be applied if the Club:
i) fails to submit documents in accordance with Rule 2.2 of the P&S Rules;
ii) breaches the budget agreed between the EFL and the Club (the “Agreed Budget”) by
having an AEBT in its March 2023 P&S submission with losses greater than the Upper
Loss Threshold; or
iii) was found to breach the P&S Rules again before 30 June 2023.
4) The suspended penalty was stated to be in addition to any further penalties imposed in respect of
further breaches of P&S or any breaches of the Agreed Budget.
Quite clearly the EFL can and do have the right to impose further penalties for further breaches.
