Premier League owners' meetings are like 'an episode of The Traitors' as Everton and Nottingham Forest await punishment

Meetings between Premier League club owners are like “an episode of The Traitors” as PSR rules become stricter.

Everton and Nottingham Forest are feeling the effects of the Profitability and Sustainability rules and the Toffees have already faced a points deduction this quarter.

While The ten-point penalty has been reduced to just six. For their breaches in 2020/21, they face the prospect of a second deduction this season on their accounts in 2021/22.

Together with Forest, both parties may have to wait until after the last day of the Premier League season to find out their fate with the two clubs currently embroiled in a relegation battle.

The PSR rules were voted on by Premier League clubs to ensure competitive balance between the 20 participating teams, but according to finance expert Stefan Borson, each club only cares about itself.

speaking in white and jordanBorson said: “Those Premier League meetings are like an episode of The Traitors.

“Everyone sits around the table smiling at each other and everyone legitimately watches their own positions, so what would be the learnings?

“Most clubs around the table will say we're not going to break these rules so we need to make them as difficult and strict as possible and clubs that break them will suffer the consequences.”

Speaking about the prospect of the relegation battle being decided after the season ends, Borson said: “The difference here is that not knowing the final league positions goes beyond the teams who have done something wrong and therefore that luton city They may find themselves in a situation where they are waiting for this decision and don't know if they have survived or not.

“For me, that would be incredibly hard on Luton Town, but I don't see how it can be avoided.

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“At the moment, that seems like a distinct possibility.”

When asked if the Premier League can allow that to happen, Simon Jordan He said: “There's not much they can do about it.

“The process has already been simplified and what we are seeing is a sophistication of thinking and that is because Financial Fair Play is considered an appropriate consequence of people's behavior, so there is a process.

“The clubs themselves are complicit. First of all, they have voted for these rules, so they must take responsibility for themselves; Secondly, clubs often take their time to prepare.

“The question is why did it take from November 17 to February for Everton's appeal to be heard? “Maybe it's because Everton took that time to prepare for that hearing.”