The drama continues in the English Premier League after Everton's deduction of 10 points. Now, Tottenham is under scrutiny for the transfer of Jermain Defoe to Portsmouth in 2008 for around £7.5 million. They conducted the deal with a third-party without the proper FA license before the transfer took place. Recently, the FA stated they would review the case if there is new evidence indicating serious violations of principles. If found guilty, they could face a points deduction. After a convincing winning streak at the start of the season, Spurs have hit a rough patch with two recent defeats. And now, the looming threat of a points deduction hangs over them. If points are deducted, their chances in the title race seem bleak. Will we lose a contender for the championship?
That was almost 16 years ago and the FA still has to carry out a review? It's quite strange and maybe there will be accusations because this news was spread when Tottenham was a contender for the English Premier League title. Of course, if they received sanction in the case from a dozen years ago, it would be very detrimental to Tottenham, and if they received a point deduction, it wouldn't just be the team that was being in the top five will benefit, but Manchester United and several teams below will also rise in ranking.
I mean when is the time too late for something to be checked? If there was a proof, and I mean like literally a concrete proof, would they cancel a championship from 100 years ago? I think 16 years is long enough time that we should start to look the other way, it feels like it is not going to be all that shocking at all and we should not really be expecting them to change anything at this point. A punishment for something that is 16 years ago is not really a big deal, and should not be all that easy to handle.
I think it should be a point where we are going to end up with a deal where it is not that easy to handle one way or another. We need to handle it a different way and could be done in a situation that's a bit like "can we ignore it already".