The Premier League are making a complete pig’s ear of running the FFP rules, if I were trying to get the whole FFP system kicked into the dustbin I would apply the rules exactly as they have and as they are about to do. Firstly there is no certainty in the punishment as has been seen by Everton’s appeal, there is no thought for the team being punished or the teams around them as there is no urgency in the decision making process. No one knew where they were in regard to Everton in the relegation battle as they didn’t know what points were eventually going to be deducted.
Now they are going to go through the same process with Everton and Forest which will carry on after the league has been completed, a team could be in the be in the bottom three and therefore relegated, the PL then deduct points from both Everton and Forest thereby putting them in the bottom three. Everton and Forest then appeal and get points back lifting them out of the bottom three. A team could find itself relegated, then not relegated and then relegated again without kicking a ball.
Put Man City into the equation and the confusion continues.
Does anyone in football think that football matters of such significance should be determined by Richard Masters, I certainly don’t.