Leicester City Football Club may have received an unlikely chance at possible reprieve from relegation thanks to a Midlands rival. Most people will be aware that West Bromwich Albion have been charged with similar Profit and Sustainability breaches to the Foxes.
Consequently, the pretty trustworthy Rob Dorsett of Sky Sports suggested on Wednesday that a three-point penalty is the most likely outcome for the Baggies. Like Jordan Blackwell of Leicester Mercury, Dorsett agrees that the charge must transpire this season judging by the letter of the EFL law.
However, Blackwell went further as to seemingly really examine the rules surrounding penalising. He says a five-point docking is the actual alignment here.
While the consensus initially leaned toward a more lenient three-point sanction, a rigorous interrogation of the league's sentencing guidelines suggests a far more punitive reality for the Hawthorns outfit. The financial alchemy of the modern game dictates that the severity of the blow is tethered directly to the scale of the deficit.
"According to the EFL’s sentencing guidelines, a £5m breach would be worthy of a five-point deduction. A breach of £2m to £4m is punished with a four-point deduction. If it’s under £2m, then it’s three points."Blackwell - Leicestershire Live
Should the breach reach the £5 million threshold, the disciplinary apparatus demands a five-point deduction as the standard retribution. A narrower transgression between £2m-4m invites a four-point cull. Leaving the minimum three-point penalty reserved exclusively for breaches under the £2m mark.
Action should be taken against Leicester City competitor this month
​As the administrative gears turn with unforgiving precision, West Brom find themselves suspended in a state of punishment purgatory. The nuances of Blackwell's analysis suggest that the gravity of their financial shortfall aligns more closely with the heavier end of the regulatory spectrum.
For Leicester, observing from the precipice of League One, this administrative drama offers a glimmer of hope. In the high-stakes showpiece of English football, the arithmetic of a rival's misfortune may yet become the catalyst for improbable salvation. Ultimately, losing the quoted points would place WBA on the same tally as LCFC.
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