The Premier League is wonderful ( for certain teams )

[badgerx16]

2 news stories sum things up;

Brighton were incorrectly denied a penalty against Arsenal, the VAR review panel have ruled. This was the 3rd Arsenal game in which this has happened, all of which Arsenal won 1-0.

 

Everton and Notts Forest got points deductions for violations of financial rules, Chelsea get a £10M fine, in part because their new ownership were not in charge when the club broke the rules.

[USaintA]

Ah, yes, and don't forget Manchester City who have been ruthlessly punished for their many transgressions...

Erm...

[Ted Bates Statue]

I'd argue that both punishments of low fines or points deductions in recent seasons send out the same message to ask forgiveness later and cut as many corners as you like to achieve your aims. According to the BBC, Boehly cut £150M from the purchase price to deal with the fallout from all this which tells you how softly Chelsea's wrist has been slapped here.

Compare and contrast to when Luton got hit with a -10 points penalty by the FA for a total -30 to send them into the Conference despite a new ownership that was entirely innocent of any wrongdoing - and blew the whistle on themselves. I don't really know enough exactly what Chelsea have done but wonder what the equivalent penalty would be.

If the powers that be were serious about stamping down on infractions or selling training grounds and women's teams to themselves, they would just do it. Just need the Man City icing on the cake now to devalue the competition further.

Edit - looks like someone did the maths already:

 

Edited 23 hours ago by Ted Bates Statue