Jeff Stelling was surprised by what he heard live on TalkSPORT this morning about Nottingham Forest.
The topic of debate arose when Alex Crook appeared on the show to address the charges Forest is currently facing.
Stelling was completely taken aback by one aspect of the proceedings when the reporter went over the ins and outs, including the appeals process.
What Jeff Stelling finds startling about the Nottingham Forest scenario.
Well, it appears that this situation is growing stranger by the second, and one piece of news has Stelling confused.
Forest hopes to learn their sentence as soon as today. A points deduction appears plausible, but it is not certain as each instance is unique.
If Forest appeals, the verdict is unlikely to be disclosed until after the season has ended, which Stelling believes is utterly unacceptable.
He commented live on TalkSPORT: “It’s a mess, isn’t it?” The fact that the verdict of Forest’s appeal will not be known until after the season has ended. “How can that be allowed?”
The Premier League has a lot to answer for.
When the Premier League has finished cleaning up the mess it has caused with Forest and Everton, we believe it should take a long, hard look at itself.
Manchester City still has 115 charges hanging over their heads, but for some unexplained reason, both Forest and Everton have had their points deductions expedited.
The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy. How can Everton and Forest lose points so easy when one of the big six has broken so many rules?
Stelling is correct; the entire situation is ludicrous, and Forest will be hoping that common sense prevails.
