2024-03-25 18:27:07
Nottingham Forest appeal against Premier League points deduction
Nottingham Forest club management decided to appeal the four-point deduction due to violation of the rules of profitability and sustainability in the English Premier League.
The club’s legal team, led by Nick De Marco, believe the punishment is excessive and will bring a new case outlining their grievances with the initial ruling.
Nottingham Forest admitted breaching the rules; He spent 34.5 million pounds sterling over 3 years, and would have been deducted 6 points had it not been for what the independent committee described as their “excellent cooperation.”
The four points penalty imposed last week means Nuno Espirito Santo’s side drop below Luton Town into the Premier League relegation places, with nine games to spare to save themselves from relegation to the Championship.
Forest said they were “extremely disappointed” by the punishment, and a week later the club had established a number of issues that justified taking the case to appeal.
The club’s statement last week described itself as “extremely dismayed by the tone and content of the Premier League’s requests,” adding that they were “also surprised that the Premier League paid absolutely no consideration to the club’s unique circumstances and mitigation.”
Forest argued that they were at a serious disadvantage compared to other Premier League clubs, which had a much higher spending limit and that the rules were unfairly placed against teams like them who had dropped out of the top flight. They also tried to argue that Fulham and Bournemouth, the two clubs they were promoted with, benefited from parachute money during their previous years in the Premier League.
Forrest had 7 days from confirmation of sentence to notify whether they intended to appeal. It was also possible for the Premier League to appeal the decision taken by the independent committee, in order to increase the penalty.
Meanwhile, Everton are preparing to face another commission in their second assignment of the season.
Nottingham Forest coach Nuno Santo (Getty)
The Merseyside club saw a 10-point penalty for a first breach of the rules reduced to 6 points on appeal last month. Another points deduction seems inevitable, threatening their position in 15th in the table amid a relegation battle that looks increasingly dependent on the outcome of legal proceedings.
The English Premier League has set May 24 as a fallback date for any resumption that comes after the end of the season on May 19. This date comes before the league’s annual general meeting.
Forest have signed more than 40 players since gaining promotion in May 2022; Owner Evangelos Marinakis has agreed to spend about 250 million pounds ($318 million) to help the club establish itself in the top flight.
New guidance has been introduced aimed at speeding up decisions to ensure any fundamental breaches of regulations are dealt with in time for penalties, such as points deductions, to be imposed in the same season in which the charge is made.
All clubs had to submit their accounts for the 2022-2023 period by December 31, instead of March as they had done previously, with any subsequent violations and accusations confirmed after 14 days.
All Premier League clubs are assessed for their adherence to the competition’s profitability and sustainability rules each year.
Its compliance with the aforementioned rules is assessed by reference to the club’s calculation, which is its adjusted gross pre-tax profits for the relevant assessment period.
Under the law, clubs are allowed to make a maximum loss of £105m over 3 seasons (or £35m per season) but some costs can be deducted, such as investment in youth development, infrastructure, community and women’s football.
Nottingham Forest is below Luton Town in the table (Getty)
There were also specific coronavirus-related allowances, and to help clubs, the league combined the two pandemic-hit seasons into one, converting the three-year accounting period to four years.
Forest’s allowable losses are less than the £105m cap, because the club was in the Football League during part of the accounting period. Instead, the top figure comes to £61m, which breaks down to £13m for 2020-21 and 2021-22 when they were in the Championship, plus £35m for last season, their first appearance in the top flight.
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