Paul Brown doesn’t believe the intervention from MPs is going to help Everton with their appeal against the 10-point deduction.
Speaking to GiveMeSport on Monday (27 November), the former Daily Star journalist said there is “a lot of pressure” on the Premier League in terms of the independent regulator after there has been “a lot of anger” to the Toffees situation.
But he believes the only way the Blues will be able to reduce their punishment is through “good, legally sound, well-argued appeal by the club’s lawyers” to pick apart what he claims was a “strange verdict” from the independent commission.
“It might not be what Everton fans want to hear, but I really don’t think that the intervention of MPs and the reaction to the points deduction is going to help them with their appeal,” said Brown.
“I know there is a lot of pressure on the Premier League in terms of the independent regulator and there’s been a lot of anger. The protests were incredible to see at the weekend, there was a huge amount of unity from Everton fans.
“But I think the only thing that helps them reduce their punishment is a good, legally sound, well-argued appeal by the club’s lawyers, which picks apart the right parts of a really quite strange verdict from the commission.”
Make some noise
It might be the case that the reaction from the Everton fans and outside parties to the points deduction doesn’t do much to aid the appeal, but it’s important that they make their voices heard.
It may help ramp up the pressure and make it clear that most people believe the punishment doesn’t really fit the so-called crime that was committed.
The club were completely transparent with the independent commission about how they operated and have been handed a potentially crippling sentence.
There is confidence, however, that the points deduction can be brought down on appeal if the Toffees can put their arguments forward well.
It could just take some time before a verdict is eventually reached and the matter can be drawn to a close, even though it is likely to forever leave a bad taste between the Premier League and the club.
