Are Villa still considering challenging the whole basis of the FFP/PSR regulations in the courts? They, in common with other PL clubs, would have little difficulty in demonstrating that FFP had no connection with "fair play" and that PSR had little to do with either profit or sustainability. If Villa are sanctioned they could show that only one PL club made a profit last year while Villa's "overspending" actually contributed to making them more profitable and more sustainable because they qualified for the CL and thus increased their revenue, certainly for next year and possibly/probably for years to come. If they had an effect the PSR rules inhibited Villa's progress both financially and as a football club succeeding on the pitch. This at a time where clubs carrying large debts need do nothing to improve their P&S. Thus, the PL is not a modern governing body but an excellent example of a progress resistant, medieval guild.