Before Manchester United's trip to an indignant Goodison Park last November, Erik ten Hag was asked if he felt it was good that the Premier League were now clearly taking their own spending rules seriously. "Yes," was the short answer.
Everton supporters clearly disagreed a couple of days later, holding up thousands of cards with "corrupt" written on them to display their disgust for a 10-point deduction for breaching the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability (PSR) rules.
Their anger has barely settled since and the mood inside Goodison would have been furious again earlier this week, when Everton were hit were another charge for breaking the same rules in 2022/23, along with Nottingham Forest.
Further punishments await both clubs and if they are delivered this season it could well have a major impact on a relegation battle that Luton Town are threatening to make interesting.