Everton probably should have been hit with a fine instead of a points deduction for a breach of the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability rules, Paul Robinson has said.
Last month, the Toffees had a 10-point deduction lowered to six after their appeal against the punishment was partially upheld (Sky Sports, 27 February).
Everton are still waiting to hear the outcome of a second charge for a breach of PSR rules, with Nottingham Forest also found in breach.
Former England and Leeds United goalkeeper Robinson thinks a points deduction in the middle of the season is unhelpful and that a financial penalty would have been more relevant, even accounting for Everton’s precarious financial position.
“As much as you don’t want to see teams financially suffer, you look at Everton and say how do you punish a side that are already financially in trouble? Do you fine them?” Robinson told Goodison News.
“Do you take more money off them? Or do you have a points deduction? I think a points deduction isn’t the answer in the middle of a season because I think that the only people who get punished there are the fans, the manager gets punished, and the players get punished.
“You might ask why fine a club already in financial trouble? As far as Leeds and the others are concerned, you don’t want to see other teams suffer, but why should Leeds suffer if another club is found guilty?”
