After the Premier League handed out a ten-point deduction to Everton, Martyn Ziegler explains what could happen next for other clubs if they are found guilty of breaking rules
Whatever happens we need an answer soon now the Everton punishment is out. Every day that goes by now is filled with “why haven’t they done anything about city?” And because their is no answer, people can fill the gaps themselves. “The premier league is corrupt” “their owners have paid off the government”.
If City are found not to have broken rules their presumption of innocence is long gone and that will be viewed as corrupt. In the mean time if Everton are relegated this season they would be fully justified to look at City and possibly Chelsea and ask where their punishment is. It’s all very murky and we can’t have the premier league try to get to May without doing something here while everyone cries “115 charges, no punishment” the whole time
Whatever happens we need an answer soon now the Everton punishment is out. Every day that goes by now is filled with “why haven’t they done anything about city?” And because their is no answer, people can fill the gaps themselves. “The premier league is corrupt” “their owners have paid off the government”.
If City are found not to have broken rules their presumption of innocence is long gone and that will be viewed as corrupt. In the mean time if Everton are relegated this season they would be fully justified to look at City and possibly Chelsea and ask where their punishment is. It’s all very murky and we can’t have the premier league try to get to May without doing something here while everyone cries “115 charges, no punishment” the whole time
I mean, the writing is surely on the wall for City.
The European ban for 2 years back in 2020 was only overturned on appeal at the CAS for being time barred.
The PL has that exact same set of facts plus more without the time bar to save City this time