There was a rumour that Chelsea would decline to play in the Conference as it would make them subject to the tougher UEFA regulations without bringing in enough income to compensate.
Then they should be penalised by the FA for
potentially weakening the UEFA "nation coefficient"
for the England leagues.
Similarly, I contend that punishment should be that if
you immediately fall afoul of the FFP regimes for the
lowest level UEFA competition, you should not be
able to participate in the higher level ones.

