What Manchester United have done makes a mockery of the Premier League’s PSR treatment of Everton
Everton’s PSR troubles had seemingly reached their miserable peak last season, but with these rules, nobody really knows where the horrors will truly end.
In fact, it seems even the Premier League are clueless about the extent of their statutes, which they used freely during the 2023/24 campaign to punish the Toffees twice and Nottingham Forest.
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With Leicester City having already suffered from them despite having yet to play a game after earning promotion from the Championship, nobody knows when this will end.
But, it seems that PSR only really applies to those wishing to climb the league table, as those already up there, or who have a history attached to being up there, are safe.
Stefan Borson provides update on Man United’s PSR situation
In what is just a brief clip from yesterday’s talkSPORT show, which has been making the rounds on social media, Jim White chats to football finance expert Stefan Borson about the state of the Premier League.
Given the arguments had over Everton’s takeover finances, it felt like this fanbase could not get more annoyed, but that was before the former questioned whether any other clubs had been threatening with PSR action.
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Borson, talking about Manchester United, noted: ‘United is very interesting because we do have quite a lot of information about United because of course they quarterly report in the US, and so we know that they’ve told us that the end of year results will have a £660m top line, and about £140m EBITDAR. This also tells us certain things about their costs.
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‘Now, bottom line is when you drag that down on the three-year assessment, United would have failed PSR for the season just gone save for two things: one is they were given, it appears, an exceptional allowance of £40m for COVID in 2022, which no other club had. The most any other club had was about £1m.
‘On top of that, it seems they’ve been given allowance for around about £35m of exceptional cost relating to Ratcliffe.’
The Premier League continue to make a mockery of Everton
Just after Kieran Maguire claimed that the Premier League were looking into Everton’s finances again, this has emerged.
The cheek of this institution, to continue pummelling the already downtrodden Toffees, when there are teams like the Red Devils getting away with this kind of fiscal tomfoolery.
There has always been a quiet and frustrated understanding that the big six were treated differently, and more preferentially, than the rest of the division.
However, to see it here, clear as day, only adds to the frustration and the divide being forged.
PSR is a flawed, archaic system that seeks to keep those at the top in position whilst prohibiting progression from those below.
That is why Aston Villa and Newcastle United, despite both having recently broken into the top four, still have to sell before they can buy.
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It is also why Everton, who dared to show ambition once upon a time, are still being punished for it today.
Manchester United have circumvented rules in a way that Everton were not allowed to, and whether they have acted with fairness or not is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is that Sean Dyche’s side were cheated out of eight points and three places in the league last year because of rules that continue to be proven as useless.
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