If Everton's offences warrant 6 points after appeal, City should be sent to non-league for theirs. They won't be of course.
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Everton's points deduction has been reduced from 10 to six after an appeal - but there remains the potential for a chaotic end to this year's Premier League relegation battle.
The new verdict moves Everton up to 15th and five points away from the drop zone.
It also leaves Burnley and Sheffield United an almost impossible task to save themselves.
But there are still more twists to come.
Everton and Nottingham Forest face fresh cases of alleged breaches of the Premier League's financial rules for the assessment period ending with the 2022-23 season, with hearings due in the next few weeks.
The reality is that for Everton, they have gone over their limit for the three-year cycle ending in 2021-22, and two of those years count for their next hearing.
It will only be when this next process is complete that they will discover what damage their overspending has ultimately caused.
What the rest of the Premier League clubs think about the appeal panel's new six-point verdict remains to be seen.
There was a desperation not to spend and land in trouble during last month's transfer window. It will be interesting to see if six points proves to be a deterrent in the future.