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Former Everton winger Pat Nevin has criticised the decision to deduct the Club a further two points, explaining he feels that the situation has been dealt with in an unprofessional manner.
Nevin believes future punishments won't be as significant as those dealt to Everton, as the pundit expects a radical change to the rules.
Writing on the BBC Sport website, he said: “Everton have had another two points taken off them.
“It is painful, losing 10, getting four back and then losing another two. This entire story has felt like a shambles on all sides.
“As the rules change – and they most certainly will radically again – will teams who fall foul in future suffer the same extreme punishments? I doubt it, which will mean and feel like Everton, and to a degree Nottingham Forest, will have been singled out for especially egregious treatment.
“I hope this is now over, but I suspect the more that rules are being made and then judged by people with no feel for or love of the game, the more ludicrous and unfair the future of the game will be. The Premier League is a fantastic product that the world loves, despite – not because of – what the game’s controllers are currently doing.”
On the recent two-point deduction, defender Jarrad Branthwaite admitted it was difficult to receive the news after two positive results against Newcastle United and Burnley last week.
Nevertheless, Branthwaite insists he and his teammates are only focused on what they can influence - and that's results on the pitch.
“It puts a downer on what has been a positive couple of games, but I think it’s the same as when we got the first point deduction, there’s not a lot we can do about it," he told Sky Sports News.
“We can only just put performances on the pitch and try and rectify that by winning games and getting as many points between now and the end of the season to keep us safe. If we sit and well on it, we’re just wasting energy."
