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If you have done something wrong you've got to get penalised, but it has to be said - their punishment is excessive.

The one thing I can say to Evertonians is that the team won't go down - they're too good even with the loss of 10 points.

If it had happened last year they'd have been in trouble, but with how they're playing lately and with teams like Luton and Burnley in the division, there are about four or five who are nowhere near as good as Everton in my opinion.



They will be pretty comfortable at the end of the season, I'm sure about that, but it puts undue pressure on them.

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Back to the punishment - to me Everton were a sitting duck.

We've all seen what's gone on with Chelsea under Roman Abramovich or everything at Man City - 115 charges.

Was it because the other teams have gone on to do well?

City have got unlimited amounts, Chelsea have got unlimited amounts, so they've scared off the people who are trying to do them for years, delaying and delaying and delaying.

Everton physically could not do that - I'm sure they would have done too with the same resources - so it very much looks like the Premier League have taken the easy option by going after Everton.

If they deserve it, if a team doesn't keep to the financial rules, they know the consequences well beforehand.

And Chelsea, to a certain degree.

If they've gone and made a subject out of Everton, there are others to be hit as well.

Now the league are under pressure to do something and I'm waiting to see if they follow suit now, with that club in particular.

I hope that fairness prevails at the end of the day - if it is good enough for Everton then it is certainly good enough for City and any other club.


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