Nottingham Forest are the second Premier League team to receive a point deduction this season after Everton were dealt a major blow to the top flight survival hopes in November
The national media have had their say on Nottingham Forest, who have received a four-point deduction on Monday for breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules . Nuno Espírito Santo's side have now dropped into the relegation zone, with one point separating them from Luton Town.
READ MORE: Liverpool could be without three more players as Alexis Mac Allister unwanted problem arisesSo, with that being said, the Liverpool Echo has taken a look at how the national media have reacted to Forest's punishment – just weeks after Everton successfully appealed their initial point deduction.
"Who is really to blame here? The rules? Or a club executive that thought it was a good idea to overspend on 29 new players while being co-steered through these treacherous waters, if we are to believe the iconography, by the owner’s then 23-year-old son? Hmm. Tough one. Whatever else, £6m in wages on Jesse Lingard was definitely good content..."
"There is a growing sense among Premier League clubs the current rules do not suit even the nuances of the transfer window. However, while they are due to be tweaked, they remain the rules that Forest have been punished by. An appeal would not be a surprise." "This advice is mostly financial, obviously. If budgets are tighter than you would like, every signing counts and that will become even more important if the Premier League follows Uefa’s lead on transfer-revenue ratio limits..."
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