The outpouring of disbelief from the club, from the supporter base and no doubt several other Premier League clubs facing similar problems to Everton’s is palpable. A sporting sanction of 10 points for a breach of profitability and sustainability rules. A breach, admitted by the club albeit with significant mitigating factors – the stadium build and the technical accounting treatment of interest costs, the unique market conditions created by Covid-19 at a time when the club was in its investment stage of development, and of course, the treatment of player X and its consequential…
