It was the commentator when they were getting ready for the Forest game. Said it three times over the course of 5 mins and in a very matter of fact way like he knew for certain. I couldn’t find reference to it anywhere else.
He didn’t talk about the risk of the penalty being increased, but that’s reported by almost all the newspapers who have commented. Most say it’s a remote risk, but not impossible. I guess the point is that there is a calculated deduction based their overspend, which they are not challenging. That’s 6 points based on PL guidance for this accelerated process - 3 points for any overspend + another 3 for the amount they overspent. They got a 2 point reduction for their openness and help. I guess that 2 point reduction is now potentially at risk for appealing.
Their appeal appears based purely on the circumstances of their promotion. They’re saying that because they didn’t expect to get promoted that season, they were not as prepared for it and hence needed to spend more. Ok as far as it goes, but most promoted clubs which are not simply returning PL clubs could say that, and it doesn’t explain buying so many players they couldn’t stuff them all in their squad, or paying wages they couldn’t afford. It was simply poorly managed, and I cannot see any appeal being successful on that score. It’s reported their view is that it’s worth a shot even if they don’t expect success, and if so, that could be termed frivolous and cause for an appeal to increase their deduction.