Football finance expert concerned about Premier League credibility

THE First League risks losing credibility In THE confront of points deductions For financial violations, according to has soccer finance expert Kieran Maguire.

Everton And Nottingham Forest to have received points deductions of six And four respectively This season For violations of THE First League profit And sustainability rules (PSR).

Forest received A deduction on Monday, which LEFT them In THE relegation area, A indicate behind 17th place Luton City, After they admitted A infringe of THE rules.

Everton, in the meantime, were initially deducted ten points In November For A infringe of THE rules In THE 2021-22 report period, Before that was reduced has six on call. THE Caramel sit on the 16th, having not won In 11 league matches, However Sean Dyché team could Again to have has grappling hook with another deduction, with THE club having has been accused with A infringe In THE 2022-23 financial report period.

Maguire fears For THE First League reputation In answer has THE deductions, with Championship side Leicester City Also accused by THE league on THURSDAY For RPS violations during their time In THE high flight, while Manchester City are focused towards 115 charges For potential financial divergences. Chelsea are below investigation For potential off book relationships, while THE Blues could be below pressure has sell players Before THE END of June In order has come below THE threshold In their following together of accounts.

"I think THE credibility of THE First League as A organization which East able of governing himself has taken enough A little blows recently," Maguire said Statistics Perform.

"There East NOW news future out that THE independent regulator Invoice, THE soccer governance Invoice, will be put Before parliament. It is A further blow has THE First League In terms of It is ability has be seen as A autonomous organization.

"THE First League doesn't come out of these case particularly GOOD. You wait years And years For A RPS judgement And SO You get two In two month. SO We have obtained THE Manchester City case which East probably going has take another 12 month. »

Maguire joked: "You have obtained people out THE stadium that won't be sale programs And shirts, they go be sale asterisks because there East SO a lot uncertainty. »

Maguire Also explain that perceived superior cooperation with THE First League Since Forest East THE reason For their smaller deduction compared with has Everton, despite THE Midlands club having too much spent by £34.5 million, compared with has THE Caramel infringe of £19.5 million.

He said: "Forest to have has been given A three points penalty For breakup THE rules, And another three points For going SO far on THE limit.

"But because Forest has cooperated And do THE life of THE commission relatively direct, were going has Effectively struck disabled two points For GOOD behavior. SO It is Why We have finished up with This final deduction of four points compared with has Everton six. »

Maguire Also sharp out that Forest did to have other circumstances has combat with.

"Anybody that follows soccer knows that Forest were promoted with Effectively six Or Seven players remaining In THE team because players were out of contract, A plot of players on ready. SO, they had has spend A plot of money on recruitment," he said.

"Their argument Also East that if You to want has survive In THE First League, And survival was just as hard as get there In THE First of all place, SO you have obtained has spend money. They have do That. »

When request if Forest could see their penalty reduced In THE even path Everton has has been, Maguire replied : "I think if We to have A look has THE Everton call, that was reduced Since ten points has six on points of law.

"THE second commission said that THE initial commission brought accounted for For rate factors, which were not In fact In THE First League rules, And SO THE initial penalty was Also harsh. If Forest can TO DO THE even, I am uncertain.

"Forest to have obtained Seven days has to have A call And We could be LEFT In THE pretty awful scenario that THE call East heard In late April, SO THE verdict East announcement four Or five days After THE END of THE season. I think THE integrity of THE game would be be tarnished if We TO DO END up In that situation."