Former Everton manager Keith Wyness has accused the independent panel of “cherry-picking” to provide a favorable finding for Nottingham Forest in their points deduction case.
Speaking on the latest episode of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old, who was CEO at Goodison Park from 2004 to 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs, claimed that the Toffees’ first hearing, which resulted in a 10-point deduction, has been “conveniently forgotten”.
On Monday (18 March), an independent commission found Forest guilty of violating the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and imposed a four-point deduction.
The Midlands club was permitted to lose £61 million over three years, but it exceeded the cap by £34.5 million.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s team was initially given a six-point punishment, but it was lowered to four because of their cooperation in the investigation.
Nottingham Forest is total nonsense, says Wyness’
Football Insider learned on Monday (18 March) that Forest and club owner Evangelos Marinakis is believed to be upset with the independent commission’s ruling and is considering an appeal in the coming months.
Wyness said on Football Insider’s Insider Track podcast, “The can of worms has simply gotten bigger; it’s gone supersize.
“It appears there was a lot of cherry-picking between the Everton appeal and Forest’s case.
“The original commission that ruled on Everton appears to have been neatly forgotten.
“There appears to be no acknowledgment that it even occurred. The Everton appeal is the only topic addressed in the 52-page paper.
“In the report, they say they expect all clubs to assist with the probe, but they handed Forest two points back for doing so.
“There is a lot of cherry-picking in the Forest decision. When you place all three reports side by side, it’s difficult to see how they all make sense and flow together.”
