I imagine in a scenario when you brazenly do that you'd risk getting hit with a bigger penalty than that. I haven't read into their appeal efforts, but I'm sure they pointed to some extenuating circumstances that won't universally apply to any club that tries to spend their way out of relegation. Plus, there's still the looming financial issues that eventually come due irrespective of FFP that hit most clubs who take that approach.Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:53 pmTbh even with a 10 point deduction I think they’d scrape survival due to how abysmal the bottom of the league is.UlversToon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:47 pm
Very disappointing news but there's still a chance they may be taken away again.
Anyway, if you only get a 6 point deduction why not just sign a load of extra players and take the hit as ultimately it’ll gain you more than 6 points over the course of the season…
Also, even though avoiding relegation is in actuality a bigger financial windfall than getting to near the top of the table, the average observer is always going to get more mad at the teams that achieve success by cheating, rather than maintain the level of painful mediocrity Everton have been skating by with of late.