radfordinlondon
Vital Football Legend
Originally, having read the Panel's decision, I thought that Forest had misled the fans by saying that they had been in dialogue with the EPL. It is clear that, for instance, the claimed sale of Brennan Johnson to meet PSR ages later was not the result of any dialogue.
But where there might be something properly called communication is in relation to the submission of their accounts, and specifically, those parts of the accounts and claimed losses that were in compliance with EFL rules but only retrospectively, and some time after the primary underlying information had been supplied to the EPL, were rejected. In fact, I think that Forest might have a very good argument that they could not know that they were not in compliance with EPL rules when an entirely different approach was being taken to those Covid losses etc from that which had been APPROVED by the EFL.
If those are the grounds on which an appeal is lodged, then Forest do have a chance, and I think would certainly have a chance in the courts, were Mr Marinakis to take it there and be permitted to pursue it there ( bearing in mind the clubs agree to arbitration clauses etc when in their various leagues).
I had the same journey and the same thoughts but feel even more sure listening to your good self.
you can see where the "infamy, infamy, they all have it in for me" comes from.