Latest Nottingham Forest news as Reds appeal against four-point deduction for breaching FFP rules
Nottingham Forest should discover the outcome of their appeal hearing over their points deduction this week.
They said: “We were extremely dismayed by the tone and content of the Premier League’s submissions before the commission. After months of engagement with the Premier League, and exceptional cooperation throughout, this was unexpected and has harmed the trust and confidence we had in the Premier League.”
What were Forest’s mitigating factors? Brennan Johnson’s sale to Tottenham Hotspur on September 1 last year for £47.5m was central to the Reds’ defence. It was their “golden mitigation” as they argued selling late in the window, on deadline day, meant they made more money than if a move had gone through earlier in the summer.
The club discussed whether or not to appeal against the four-point deduction with their legal team. They brought in sports lawyer Nick De Marco earlier this year to help argue their case. In a statement on the back of Everton's decision to appeal their second points deduction, the Premier League said: "The independent Appeal Board has confirmed it intends to announce its decision regarding Everton Football Club before the last day of the current season. This follows Everton appealing the two-point deduction imposed by an independent Commission on the club following its admission of a breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
Everton were docked 10 points earlier in the season for a PSR breach, but appealed and their penalty was reduced to six points. They have lodged an appeal against their second punishment. However, the cases between the two clubs are very different and different panels are convened for each hearing. “We don’t know exactly how many points we have - if it’s 26, 28, 30. Let’s wait and see. It will make a big difference - for everybody, not only us but for all of the league.”
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