{"id":297600,"date":"2023-11-26T17:26:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297600"},"modified":"2023-11-26T17:26:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:26:06","slug":"everton-fans-show-their-fury-at-premier-league-before-man-united-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/everton-fans-show-their-fury-at-premier-league-before-man-united-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton fans show their fury at Premier League before Man United game"},"content":{"rendered":"
Everton fans showed their dismay at the Premier League’s decision to deduct the Toffees 10 points for breaching financial rules\u00a0on Sunday as they gathered in numbers outside Goodison Park.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the club’s first game since the points deduction was announced against Manchester United, supporters took to the streets to voice their opposition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans congregated near their home stadium with banners and flares before Sunday’s game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Videos of the crowds show them singing Everton songs, with messages also directed at the Premier League.<\/p>\n
A number of Everton fans held up pink cards that featured the Premier League logo and the word ‘corrupt’ beneath it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Everton fans held a protest against the Premier League’s decision to deduct them 10 points for breaking financial rules<\/p>\n
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Fans took to the streets surrounding Goodison Park with banners and flares ahead of Sunday’s game against Manchester United<\/p>\n
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Another larger banner included the message: ‘Where there is power, greed and money… There is corruption’.<\/p>\n
There was also a significant reaction within Goodison Park ahead of kick-off as fans boo’d the Premier League anthem and then held the pink cards aloft again in the 10th minute of the game.<\/p>\n
The points deduction has left Everton 19th in the Premier League table, five points from safety ahead of their game against United.<\/p>\n
Toffees’ boss Sean Dyche called the punishment ‘unjust and disproportionate’ on Friday, but insisted it would foster a siege mentality among his squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Large groups of supporters gathered to show their fury amid the Premier League’s ruling<\/p>\n
He said: ‘Like everyone, I was shocked. The enormity of it. Disproportionate is a word that has been used by the club.<\/p>\n
‘It doesn’t change the focus of sorting things out on the pitch.<\/p>\n
‘We were on the right lines for that and this has just given us a push backwards to go forward again. The final league table is the truth of a season.<\/p>\n
‘I told the lads that, for sure, it changes the viewpoint but it doesn’t change what we are doing.<\/p>\n
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The protests continued inside the ground as the Premier League anthem was booed before the pink cards were held aloft in the 10th minute<\/p>\n
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Other banners showed the fans’ defiance in the face of the 10-point penalty that has left their team in the relegation zone<\/p>\n
‘We have to go harder for longer and stronger. It’s been more about refocus than anything. All the senior boys have rallied and said, “Let’s take on the next challenge”.<\/p>\n
‘There have been plenty of challenges since I’ve been here so let’s take it on. I don’t know every inch of what went on but I certainly believe in what the club has put forward.’<\/p>\n
It comes as Mayor of Manchester and Everton supporter Andy Burnham called on the Premier League to ‘null and void’ the punishment, suggesting the investigation process has led to a ‘harsh penalty’.<\/p>\n
Dyche’s side are currently on a three-match unbeaten run that has boosted hopes of pulling clear of relegation trouble – regardless of whether an appeal against the points deduction is successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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