Farhad Moshiri should have been hit by the Premier League for financial issues and not Everton fans via points deductions, according to Keith Hackett.
The ex-FIFA referee and former head of the PGMOL reacted via Twitter on 11 May to the news that the Toffees had withdrawn their second appeal with top flight survival secured.
He claims it is the club owners who have presided over the problems who should bare the brunt of the consequences and not the supporters.
Hackett wrote: “The Premier League have got this wrong. Points deductions are not the answer. Hit the owners who do not stick to the rules of the competition.
“Not the fans – Points deductions are not the answer, neither by the way is a Salary cap.”
Farhad Moshiri escapes sanction for Everton mismanagement
Sean Dyche may have ultimately navigated Everton through two points deductions to secure top flight football for yet another year, but it was looking touch and go at times.
The supporters have had anything but an enjoyable experience this season, with endless fears of another blow to the club’s hopes of survival lurking ahead.
