Everton's successful appeal to reduce their ten-point penalty has led to inevitable and somewhat feeble-minded criticism of both the Premier League and its chief executive Richard Masters.
Now I’m no great admirer of what I consider to be the middle management of the Premier League and I remain unconvinced by Masters. His background is in the Football League when it was comprised of lightweight thinkers and low-level achievers and I don’t see him as a strong leader.
So I’m no cheerleader for Masters, but I do accept he has presided over a difficult period.