Haven't yet tried to study the EFL rules on appeals, dates and "normal" season, but with regard to SWFC, it's been reported that because yesterday in "normal" play, would have been the start of next season, that is when their points deduction must apply. With us, the way I understand it, is that if we went into admin before last Thursday in March, our penalty comes off this season. Now as it happens, we went into admin, day after Stoke (which would have been 22nd March), so as a club we accepted that even though its not a "normal" season, that rule still applied ie morning after Stoke counts as being 22nd March in EFL eyes. That is fair enough, but I fail to see how a points deduction being confirmed in July has to apply next season as it's not a "normal" season, but a possible one being confirmed in August, applies this season. July/August can't be considered as "well it would have been next season" for one club and not the other.