They are appealing the severity of the punishment.Cant help but feel like Everton have just got this out of the way early and not fought against it so they can get on with getting the points back.
Its not in their interest to keep it going all season and get 10pts deducted with 5 games to go and putting them in a relegation battle.
They cant be seen to take the punishment easily but it wont go anywhere.Not fought back? Have you seen their statement? They’re fuming and appealing asap.
This just shows what hiring the best in the legal business can do for you, which Everton clearly have not. There was absolutely no need for Everton's statement to make reference to other cases. Our case is entirely independent of their own and should be kept that way. The essential claim of whataboutery is a very weak tenet upon which to lodge a legal defence.From the BBC article
"The club will also monitor with great interest the decisions made in any other cases concerning the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules."
The pressure to punish us is going to be immense...
“There will be green apples overGenuinely don’t understand the concern. The money Everton have lost is far great than the amount we’re accused of concealing and they’ve made zero claims the figures are incorrect.
It’s like compared apples and memory of Vera Lynn.
This just shows what hiring the best in the legal business can do for you, which Everton clearly have not. There was absolutely no need for Everton's statement to make reference to other cases. Our case is entirely independent of their own and should be kept that way. The essential claim of whataboutery is a very weak tenet upon which to lodge a legal defence.
Our case will be judged upon its facts and nothing else.