Everton points deduction news sees Premier League action slammed by ex-PGMOL chief

Farhad Moshiri should have been hit by the Premier League for financial issues and not Everton fans via points deductions, according to Keith Hackett.

The ex-FIFA referee and former head of the PGMOL reacted via Twitter on 11 May to the news that the Toffees had withdrawn their second appeal with top flight survival secured.

He claims it is the club owners who have presided over the problems who should bare the brunt of the consequences and not the supporters.

Hackett wrote: “The Premier League have got this wrong. Points deductions are not the answer. Hit the owners who do not stick to the rules of the competition.

“Not the fans – Points deductions are not the answer, neither by the way is a Salary cap.”

Farhad Moshiri escapes sanction for Everton mismanagement

Sean Dyche may have ultimately navigated Everton through two points deductions to secure top flight football for yet another year, but it was looking touch and go at times.

The supporters have had anything but an enjoyable experience this season, with endless fears of another blow to the club’s hopes of survival lurking ahead.

After Nottingham Forest saw their appeal rejected, and with the combined eight-point sanction comfortably overcome on the pitch now there was probably little benefit to more wrangling with the authorities over the second two-point penalty.

Moshiri has been able to largely absent himself from the turmoil at Goodison Park this term while giving 777 Partners eight months to not get a takeover completed.

So it isn’t hard for Hackett to argue the Toffees’ majority shareholder has got off more lightly than the fans have when it comes to the results of the mismanagement at the top during his time in charge, even if the mess he has presided over might see him lose out in a big way in moving the club on.

No set of rules to deal with spending are likely to please everyone, and sanctions on owners could have little effect against state-run clubs, but the current system has clearly not worked as hoped and has already been scrapped after hitting Everton twice.