Burnley won a single league game between the start of the season and February 18. But that wasn’t their fault: it was Everton’s.
The single point in 12 across the last four games was down to Everton, too. And no points in March. And the lone point gleaned in each of August, September and January. All Everton’s doing, all their responsibility.
That’s the great thing now that every season ends in litigation. Nobody is answerable for their performance any more, unless it’s good. Manchester City aren’t trying to pin their fourth title in five years on anybody else, but Burnley are treading in the footsteps of Middlesbrough, Wycombe and Sheffield United by implying that they lost football matches through a third party.
Burnley only have themselves to blame for their Premier League relegation, not others
Not forgetting Leeds. They entered into a pact with Burnley that sought to blame Everton’s spending in the event of relegation this season. So, if Leeds had lost at Brentford, the 79 goals they conceded – 12 more than any other team that stayed up – and a record 101 yellow cards, plus three reds, would all have been laid at Everton’s door.
And it’s obvious why Burnley are angling for compensation from the Premier League. The club are owned by ALK Capital who took out a significant loan to complete their leveraged deal. In the event of relegation, a large part of £65million needs repaying.
If they can palm this off on the league, by claiming they allowed Everton to breach financial rules, then with the parachute payment and a healthy lump from the sale of goalkeeper Nick Pope, they should be well placed for a tilt at a first-time return to the top division. If not, it is going to be difficult.
The club are owned by ALK Capital (above: managing partner Alan Pace), who took out a loan
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