The report was written by the PL/IC and highly unlikely to have input from the club apart from the selective comments taken from the hearing.
Given the scale of the punishment I have no doubt that they would make the report as negative towards our conduct as possible…gilding the lily to make their point for political purposes.
We are not without blame but the 10 points is unwarranted and they have to have something to try and justify it.
I’ve just taken a different view from my previous understanding after reading the report.
However they are presented, the breaches appear undeniable and in keeping with our board’s previous incompetence, wholly avoidable.
If Everton ripped the report to shreds in the appeal, because it misrepresents the facts, that’s great.
What is clearly open to challenge is the fairness of the process and punishment applied.