Everton points deduction: Kieran Maguire reveals new ‘suspicion’ after DCMS reveal
Everton demand answers over 10-point penalty amid mysterious connections to Premier League chief Richard Masters.
The independent panel responsible for Everton’s 10-point deduction need to explain their reasoning to avoid suspicious links to Masters.
That is the view of finance expert Kieran Maguire, who exclusively told Football Insider that the similarities between the punishments ‘look bad’.
As reported by The Times, Everton want clarification over their 10-point deduction as the punishment follows sanctions previously suggested by Richard Masters.
Masters had outlined sanctions starting at a six-point deduction with a further point for every £5million the Toffees were above the £105 million loss limit.
The commission – who are not connected to the Premier League – said it rejected the policy proposed by Masters but then delivered a 10-point deduction that mirrored his suggestion.
Maguire believes the independent panel are under pressure to clarify their reasoning as there are multiple unanswered questions.
“There is a close correlation between the suggested points deduction by Richard Masters mentioned to the DCMS committee and the actual 10-point penalty given by the independent commission,” Maguire told Football Insider’s Sean Fisher.
“It looks bad.
“The commission said that it ignored the recommendations of Masters, so I think it would be beneficial to us all if they reveal how they determined the 10-point deduction to remove any suspicion.”
“Were there mitigating factors? Were there aggregating factors? And is this going to be a standard penalty going forward?
“How closely is it linked to the degree of exceeding the £105million limit?
“All of those questions were excluded or certainly not discussed in the initial commission conclusions.
“It has led to a lot of speculation and chatter about the 10-point penalty and how it came to that conclusion.“
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