Football is finally biting back about the financial mismanagement of clubs, and surprise, surprise, not everyone is happy about it.
The accusations made against Nottingham Forest and Everton are not a crisis or a disaster; rather, they are just a way to finally get these organizations, who need to straighten out their house, into compliance.
Football was not too worried with the regulations because it observed them be implemented, understood them, and knew the duties and expectations placed on clubs. The game functions in this void where rules are never followed correctly, actions are never taken correctly, and meanings are never fully expressed.
Football is finally biting back about the financial mismanagement of clubs, and surprise, surprise, not everyone is happy about it.
The accusations made against Nottingham Forest and Everton are not a crisis or a disaster; rather, they are just a way to finally get these organizations, who need to straighten out their house, into compliance.
Football was not too worried with the regulations because it observed them be implemented, understood them, and knew the duties and expectations placed on clubs. The game functions in this void where rules are never followed correctly, actions are never taken correctly, and meanings are never fully expressed.
The Premier League has come under fire in the past for charging clubs too late, but they have now caught up, streamlined the procedure, and made it into what it ought to have been from the start. And what do you know? Clubs object against it.
The independent committee tasked with policing Premier League violations determined, wisely, that a 10-point deduction was possible for the transgressions that Everton eventually acknowledged committing. Regardless of correctness, those are the guidelines. Everton can, of course, fight these consequences, but these are the terms of the governance they agreed to.
