Recommended points deductions 'beggar belief'published at 12:56 9 April
Former Everton captain Alan Stubbs believes the way the Premier League has dealt with the club's charges for breaching financial rules "beggars belief".
The Blues have now been deducted eight points so far this season, compared to the 17 recommended initially by the league across the two charges.
Stubbs told Total Sport Merseyside: "With the way things went previously with the first outcome - it didn't surprise me whatsoever that we would get another one.
"There doesn't seem to be any consistency in this process.
"I had to take a moment just to digest everything. You look at some of the information available to you and then think about what the Premier League recommended to these commissions - 17 points altogether when you add the two charges off.
"I just find that absolutely incredible. You get nine points to go into administration and the Premier League has recommended Everton get about double that in the two.
"It beggars belief.
"When you think about the two clubs - Nottingham Forest and Everton - who have had points deductions, we've had four different commissions with four different outcomes.
"Where is the consistency in that?"