Dyche calls for a change in financial rules to protect the integrity of the Premier League | Everton

Everton manager Sean Dyche has said the rules to speed up financial breaches should be changed to protect Everton's competitive integrity. first division.

The rules, agreed by Premier League clubs, were introduced at the start of this season and are designed to ensure that a standard financial breach is resolved within 12 weeks. They were changed so that any points deduction could be applied to the season in which a club's accounts are presented.

Dyche, however, believes Everton's experience has exposed flaws in the system. The club fell from 14th to 19th when it received a 10-point deduction in November and rose from 17th to 15th on Monday when the the deduction was reduced to six points on appeal.

Dyche says the uncertainty affected his players and is unfair to Luton, Nottingham Forest and Brentford, who are closer to relegation following the appeal verdict. He has asked that points deductions imposed in one season be applied to the start of the next, so that all clubs know where they stand throughout the campaign.

“What I've learned from the process and what I would suggest is that they can't judge you in the middle of the season,” said Dyche, whose team has not won the Premier League since December. “Surely it's better to do it at the end of the season and start the new season? Any sanction will not be removed at that time, but will be for the new season. That's a more level playing field, although it's not exactly a level playing field for the entire league.

“Imagine at the end of this season, bang, you've been hit. Then you have about three months (in preseason) to do what you need to be the best competitive team you can be, even with your sanctions. The idea of ​​all football is to have a competitive league. “It is much more difficult for this to happen in the middle of the season for the players, for the mentality of the fans and for all of football.”

Dyche welcomed “the clarity” brought by Everton's partially successful appeal, but the club still faces the threat of a second points deduction this season for breaching financial rules until 2023.

“The only thing we're focused on is getting that part done,” Dyche said. “Whatever comes next is for the lawyers, if necessary. At the moment, we do not know the exact reference points. With the first one we didn't know. Everyone was scratching their heads and saying, 'How do we get to 10?' We just have to see what comes next.”