According to Keith Wyness, Nottingham Forest shouldn’t lose any points this year.
The former chief executive of Everton and Aston Villa has been giving talks on the Inside Track podcast.
What has Wyness said, then, regarding the current state of affairs that surrounds Forest? Let’s investigate more closely.
Wyness thinks Forest should avoid a points deduction
It seems that someone is now expressing some sympathy for the circumstances at Forest.
The Premier League’s profit and sustainability regulations were broken, and the Reds are now facing charges.
Wyness, on the other hand, disagrees that Forest should lose points for the crimes they are alleged to have done.
“From what I’ve read—I have no inside knowledge of the situation at Forest—it seems to come down to player spending,” he said on The Inside Track podcast.
“Such a small infraction. The Premier League as a whole has hardly become unstable due to the players they have acquired.
“Forest is expected to face teams like Man City in the Premier League. Common sense isn’t the foundation of these principles.
When it comes to the actual application of the rules, it appears that clubs such as Forest are suffering consequences.
“I feel sorry for Forest. Securing their spot in the Premier League and protecting their investment are their only goals.
“They didn’t precisely spend outrageous amounts, but they did purchase a large number of players.
“All they accomplished was to attempt to remain in the Premier League fairly. It doesn’t seem necessary to dock them points for that, in my opinion.
Forest face anxious wait
The fact that this is taking so long and that Forest could not know what will happen to them until mid-April is very absurd.
It doesn’t seem fair that Forest would require a snooker by then if they lose any points.
Wyness is correct that it was always going to be difficult for the recently promoted team to name other teams in the division.
The fact that clubs are evaluated every three years is the most unjust feature.
But Forest is being penalised for a specific cycle during which they spent two of the three years as an EFL team.
Hopefully, Forest can get away with a fine, or worst, a transfer ban, if common sense wins out.
But for now, it appears as though the Premier League will humiliate Forest and take the team to task.
I hope Wyness is correct and common reason wins out.
