Mr. Blonde
Jack Burkitt
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Demise of Everton
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I'm Red Till Dead
Stuart Pearce
...And they appeared to benefit for years from 'Fergie time.' which seemed to rescue them so many times over the years.
DanR
Steve Chettle
I know, it's hard to believe from a club which was so bent it couldn't reveal its true ownership.Surely not?!
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Didn't they spend a load of cash the summer we got promoted when everyone was saying they were already in the shit? This could be the gift that keeps on giving...
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PynchonForest
John Robertson
Let's hope this thread ages well. I think Saturday will be a tough game.
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
I agree with you
We are vulnerable on crosses with Vlachodimos in goal, a Dyche side will get plenty in - I would play Turner even if Vlachodimos is intended to be the first choice. And we will need to be similarly direct and clinical at the other end.
I'm Red Till Dead
Stuart Pearce
I hope we can demise them to death on Saturday. (But I think it will be a tough game)
There might be something in this!
YellowBelly Red
Viv Anderson
Only in Liverpool, do they see stealing and cheating as "enterprise".
Everton make formal appeal over 10-point deduction - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67591673
DanR
Steve Chettle
I hope the appeal board tell them to go and f*** themselves. And then dock them another 10 points for wasting everyone's time.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
They are likely to win their appeal in my opinion.
Suspect their points deduction will get halved.
Suspect their points deduction will get halved.
Project Zeus
Steve Chettle
I bet they win the appeal and the resulting change in the points deduction relegates another club.
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Haych
John Robertson
I reckon the deduction to go down to 5 or 6 points on appeal making a mockery of the whole thing.
Templeton
First Team Squad
It basically reads as Everton admitting that they cheated, but not happy they got punished for cheating. As others say it will probably be reduced to 5 or 6 points, but if so then it just shows how pathetic the Premier League, FFP, and an Independent Panel are in reality. Still, at least Derby have someone to play with in victimised corner now.
Boring comment that I am sure has been covered, but I love how fans of other clubs (the "football family" as people like to push) have been backing Everton. I wonder if those same fans would be backing them if their spending had actually worked?
If Everton were in Newcastle's position right now would those same fans be outraged and calling the PL corrupt? Or would those exact same people be outraged at Everton for buying their way to success?
If Everton were in Newcastle's position right now would those same fans be outraged and calling the PL corrupt? Or would those exact same people be outraged at Everton for buying their way to success?
Ashley
Steve Chettle
I'd imagine most of those people haven't been paying attention to what has been happening and are falling for the media's sob story, in the same way some people did with Derby.
Like with Derby, fans of other clubs who are aware of what they have done most likely feel very differently.
Everton deserve their punishment, and are very lucky that they didn't get it last season (when they should have) and are probably going to get their points deduction reduced (or maybe even scrapped altogether) because no one running the show has a spine.
Yeah I know it's just one idiot's uninformed opinion but I'm pretty sure they got given the 10 point deduction because they knew on appeal it would (hopefully) still be around 5 points. That was Everton can "win" the appeal, but they will have still been punished, Everton will likely still stay up, nothing will change, life will go on.
Ashley
Steve Chettle
Sadly that is probably what will happen; they'll stay up (I think they would even with the 10 points deducted), get new owners and will be throwing money around like confetti in the summer again.
Then there will no doubt be another club that breaks the rules in the Premier League or Championship and we'll go through this whole song and dance again. Can't be threatening "big clubs" now, can we?
Any "smaller" clubs in Leagues One and Two that get in trouble will of course be told to get f**ked though.
TL;DR - Business as usual.
trentside69
Viv Anderson
There will be further punishment for everton so by the time this is sorted out they will be lucky to even be in the championship.
They might end up with the biggest ground in league 1 and they deserve it for cheating and getting caught.
I am sure that whatever happens to Everton is done with more than half an eye on what is looming on the horizon in the shape of Chelsea and Manchester City's lawyers and almost limitless funds.
IdiotTricky
First Team Squad
Sorry for bumping this, but with or without the points reduction, Everton look like they'll be fine this season.
Part of me is annoyed as they've been bumping along the bottom for a while, but part of me is pleased 'cos they're a scouse club who aren't Liverpool and (don't hate me) I quite like scousers.
Part of me is annoyed as they've been bumping along the bottom for a while, but part of me is pleased 'cos they're a scouse club who aren't Liverpool and (don't hate me) I quite like scousers.
They have a very good manager.
Mr. Blonde
Jack Burkitt
Forgive me for liking your post Erik if it was sarcasm (and I only say that because of the Steve Bruce posts!) but Dyche is a great manager for the position they are in and they'll be more than fine with him in charge
Wouldn't swap him for Cooper though, before anyone starts!