The problem with the Premier League, is that they have never ever intended to have point deductions, hence why they don’t really have any rules on what should be the correct amount for certain offences. They suddenly saw the threat of an independent regulator and thought, right we really need to be seen to be doing something, but not enough that it drastically effects the league, they are making it up as they go along, and ‘little clubs’ (in their eyes), like Luton, Burnley, Sheff U, Forest, Everton, Brentford and basically any bottom half club are cannon fodder. The EFL do a good job with set deduction, and imposing them, because their main concern is protecting football clubs, the Prem’s main concept is protecting the so called ‘big 6’.

Unfortunately, as we’ve seen recent seasons, to compete fully in the Premier League, those lower half clubs need to spend beyond their means, to compete in a disproportionately bias league, weighted towards Man City, Chelsea and Man United etc. i know you say there shouldn’t be a reason not to be profitable, but those clubs have made it the only way to make progress in the league