Everton and Nottingham Forest have proved easier to sanction than Manchester City for the Premier League, with the latter’s case costing millions to fight.The Toffees and Forest were both hit with points deductions last season and Everton continue to grapple with the league from a financial perspective.City, meanwhile, have driven up the Premier League’s legal fees with a fierce legal defence and, more recently, by taking action against the league.City spending £00millions to argue over £000millions in sponsorship deals while Everton are left to argue facile points about whether interest on the Stadium counts for PSR on pain of further points deductions. Couldn’t make it up.”Could Everton fight the Premier League the way Manchester City are?Despite being hit with a much greater number of charges – 115, as is becoming widely known – City have managed to thus far prevent the Premier League from dishing out punishment by fighting their case fiercely.So fiercely, in fact, that a good portion of the charges against them are for a failure to co-operate with the league’s investigations.And now, City have launched a counter-attack, going on the offensive by taking legal action against the Premier League itself in an unprecedented move.Everton and Forest, meanwhile, have been hit with severe sanctions for relatively minor transgressions, in comparison to those held against the champions.However, the Toffees’ financial situation is so precarious – with their takeover saga dragging on into a new chapter after 777 Partners missed their deadline to complete an acquisition – and the club are already in such debt that they simply cannot spare the millions in legal fees required to mimic City’s tactics.Until City’s case is resolved, Everton will continue to feel aggrieved at the continued pressure applied by the Premier League.
