From Skysports
A number of Sky Bet Championship clubs have told Sky Sports News of their anger at the EFL for pursuing a fruitless legal case against Derby County which has ultimately cost all sides in the division around £1m in legal costs.
At a time when football revenues have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and with no immediate prospect of paying fans returning to grounds, an extra £50,000 bill per Championship club has led to criticism of the EFL's decision to pursue the case.
The EFL still has more than a week to decide whether to appeal against the independent panel's verdict, though doing so would risk further legal costs.
The EFL felt Derby's £80m valuation of the stadium had been inflated, meaning they could spend more money on player wages - but the independent panel decided the valuation was fair.
Barrister and solicitor fees for both sides stretch into seven figures - a bill which in legal battles is typically paid by the losing side. That cost is now almost certain to be spread across all Championship clubs.
How can you appeal " against charge dismissed " But I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't try . Can't believe we've been through all this just because Boro lost out on the playoffs . Funny thing is its been proved since that if the EFL had abided by their own rules which state " If a club goes into administration ie (Bolton) any points taken off that club will be voided at the season's end So Derby would have still finished above Boro . Now don't ask why the rules were not applied I will leave that for you to decide
You’re probably right.
I was thinking along the lines that the verdict seemed so emphatically unequivocal. Suggestions so far don’t seem to imply that there was any doubt. There was, admittedly a semantic point with regard to the second charge, but even then it only referred to the idea that the wording ‘could have been clearer’. Other than that it seemed a particularly clear cut dismissal.
The report goes to a whole 122 pages. Here is one excerpt which I hope you like...........
You can just imagine the atmosphere in home boardrooms against boro next season. Welcome Mr Gobson, so you're the gentleman that's cost us £50,000 or maybe a lot more, if Derby decide to sue for malicious prosecution.