Are you the solicitor dealing with the case, Barnsley have also said they will take EFL to court if teams don't get deductions.
That was if he wanted to sign. Having seen the fitness regime he is expected to follow I hear he no longer wants to join.
I wish I could put up links, would love to put up Terry Jack's song (seasons in the sun) on the ull board
The significant fact quoted somewhere earlier is that except for Covid extending the season there would have been no chance of having the deductions applied to the current term, hence the decision to apply them next year rather than this.