The Financial Fair Play and Profit & Sustainability points deduction saga that has cast a shadow over the 2023/24 Premier League season looks set to rumble on. That is because of Nottingham Forest's decision to apeal their four-point deduction, adding more uncertainty to the Premier League's regulatory process.
The international break started with the verdict against Forest being announced, which pushed the club into the relegation zone and added another twist to the league table. In response to the penalty, Forest criticised the Premier League's handling of the case and then lodged an appeal against the initial decision this week.
This season, the profit and sustainability framework has raised more questions than answers, and the past two weeks have only added to the confusion. One of the main questions is why Forest decided to appeal. Those who have been following Everton's journey through the league rules and independent commissions since November were taken aback by both the severity of the punishment given to their relegation rivals and the way the case was handled, which was heard over two days earlier this year.
Previous judgements on Everton seemed to give some insight into how this unclear system works. However, the Forest case challenged some of the principles that seemed to have come out of the arguments that led to Everton being deducted 10 points, then reduced to six on appeal. These included the idea that the size of the breach would be considered when deciding on a punishment.
Forest had different rules to Everton because they spent two years in the Championship during the assessment period. Even though Forest's limit was much lower than Everton's £105million, their breach was a lot bigger. Forest went over
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