I like Carragher but his Everton article is silly. Everton’s accountants overbook their books. It’s right that Premier League finally start punishing these clubs and not letting them get away with dodgy accounting with tough penalties.
If Everton think their punishment is harsh, think of Luton’s -30pt deduction. That was certainly a disgrace as that effectively relegated them before the season started.
We just got to see now if the Premier League have testicles the size of watermelons to punish City. It cannot be through fines as such would be meaningless given the league’s wealth. If guilty, and given the potential scale of breaches, I’d give them a double relegation to show the football authority actually means business.
There are a lot of people who dont understand the situation. Everton have the third LOWEST transfer spend window over the past 5 years. They have an average wage bill. The premier league literally told Everton they had not broken any rules earlier this year. The prem is panickng about an independent regulator and trying to look tough. Everton did not cook the books.