Wyness: Nottingham Forest ‘could be relegated’, points deduction plan savaged

Keith Wyness, the former head of Everton, has stated that Nottingham Forest will not lose ten points if they are found to have violated the Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) of the Premier League.

The 66-year-old, who ran a football consultancy advising elite clubs after serving as CEO of Goodison Park from 2004 to 2009, stated on the latest episode of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast that Everton’s appeal against their deduction will set “precedent” and “case law” for the handling of Forest’s alleged offenses.

Nottingham Forest points deduction: Wyness can't believe latest on 'draconian' PSR punishment

Forest were charged with breaching PSR rules in January, with the club allegedly exceeding their £61million allowable losses over three years up to the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

Everton were charged alongside the Midlands club and have already received a 10-point deduction this term for a similar breach.

Forest are set to hear the verdict of their trial before the end of the 2023-24 campaign with a potential points deduction on the cards if found guilty.

Nottingham Forest must ‘regroup the troops and fight hard’, says ex-CEO

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are 16th in the table – four points clear of the relegation zone with 13 games of this season remaining.

Wyness told Football Insider‘s Insider Track podcast: “It’s possible that any deduction could relegate them.

“It’s the ripple effects that the punishment has on the players, the manager, the fans. It creates a downward spiral.

“It is a draconian measure and it goes beyond what these rules were intended for.

“I think most of the footballing world recognises the Everton 10-point deduction as being pretty draconian.

“Hopefully Forest get the same feeling Everton had and want to come out and fight any punishment they end up with.

“They’ll have to regroup the troops and fight hard.

“You’ve got to go with a victim mentality and try and rally everyone against it.

“But I don’t think they’ll be getting a 10-point penalty. I don’t know the scale of their transgressions, but I think it will be less than Everton’s punishment.

“The Everton appeal will create a precedent. We’re almost creating case law, in a sense.”

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