Former Everton CEO Keith Wyness has stated that Premier League club owners such as Nottingham Forest will be “calling for the heads” of top-flight executives.
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, suggested chief executive Richard Masters and chairperson Alison Brittain should bear the brunt of the “brutal” criticism.
Everton, Nottingham Forest, and now Leicester City have all been charged with breaking the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) this season.
That is despite an impending change to Uefa-style regulations, which would limit club spending to a percentage of revenue.
“It’s time to call for heads,” says Wyness following Nottingham Forest’s points deduction.
Everton and Forest have already received point deductions, with both teams battling for relegation in the final ten games of the 2023-24 season.
Wyness stated on Football Insider’s Insider Track podcast: “I hope there isn’t another wave of legal challenges.
“But I hope the owners of clubs like Nottingham Forest, Everton, and Leicester have some really harsh words for Richard Masters and the unseen chairman Alison Brittain.
“Some difficult words must have been spoken.
“I’d love to be a fly on the wall for the Premier League’s summer meeting this year.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the owners are calling for the heads of Masters and Brittain, and I believe that sentiment is shared by the majority of the 20 clubs.”
“The value of these clubs has been reduced, and the owners will be unhappy.
“The Premier League could have discovered cleverer ways to get around this. We’re switching to UEFA rules, so why not declare an amnesty till they come in?
“The rules don’t even allow for inflation. The £105 million number might easily become £200 million.
“It’s time to call for heads.”
