Everton’s legal twist could benefit the entire game – Finance Expert

Dr. Daniel Plumley, a football financial expert, has joined us as an exclusive columnist. Every week, he’ll provide his thoughts on the most pressing issues at Everton.

Dan Plumley has stated that Everton’s legal cases being dismissed is a benefit for the entire football landscape, not just them.

Neil Moxley questioned relegated clubs’ resolve to negotiate rather than litigate, with those preparations being abandoned at the beginning of December [Sunday People, 3 December].

Any compensation fees, according to the finance expert, would have ignited the blue touch paper across the entire game, with plenty of further payouts likely required.

“I think in the here and now, it’s one less thing to worry about for the club,” he told Goodison News exclusively.

“They’ve got a lot going on, and I think it’s an interesting dynamic because when we talk about revisiting it in the future, it could be, but I think the compensation fee argument could have been the one to light the blue touch paper across the game.”

“How many other compensation fees or claims would we have seen?” We don’t know, so I believe for Everton right now, if that’s gone, you take the positives.

“It could also be a positive for the wider football industry because you can really go down the rabbit hole with that when you start thinking about how that might affect things in the future.”

“It’s probably not gone away, it’s a short-term take the positives, but it will be an interesting one to look at how it plays out in the long term.”

In other Everton news, concerns about the Bramley Moore Dock could result in further costs for the Toffees.