Garth Crooks has suggested Everton players may take legal action against the club should they be relegated from the Premier League.
The Toffees are in a fight for survival at the bottom end of the Premier League, not helped by a six-point deduction earlier in the season.
Due to that deduction, plus the possibility of a second points charge, Crooks believes it could lead to a messy situation if Everton go down.
“What a mess. The recent four-point deduction given to Nottingham Forest for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules seriously threatens their top-flight survival,” he wrote in his column for BBC Sport [31 March].
“They now join Everton – who were docked 10 points earlier in the season for similar offences, prior to being given four points back on appeal – in a perilous situation at the bottom.
“Meanwhile, it is more than a year since Manchester City were charged with more than 100 alleged breaches of financial rules – which they deny – but it’s business as usual for them. I think football fans deserve to know why.
“What is even more interesting is if Nottingham Forest or Everton do go down why should the players of either club suffer the financial loss or status? They have done nothing wrong. I would be consulting my lawyers and considering leaving the club with my registration in hand.”
