'Lucky escape' or 'nonsensical' points deduction?

After Leicester City's six-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules was confirmed by the EFL on Thursday, we asked for your thoughts on the outcome.

Here are a selection of your responses:

Rishul: With talks of a 10-point-plus deduction, this is a far better outcome for us than expected. The club have done reasonably well to argue for a decreased punishment (as we all know the PSR rules, whether you agree with them or not, were broken). We can now move on and continue the season with the aim of staying up and starting fresh in August (!)

Sian: In a sense the rules and consequences of breaking them are clear, so the punishment is, on the surface, fair. However, given that the punishment for failing to be financially sustainable will likely reduce their income further, by potentially relegating them, it seems rather nonsensical... how does the punishment actually enable a club struggling financially to stay viable? Surely there is a difference between a disproportionately wealthy club paying obscene wages and a club like Leicester trying to keep their best players and buy better players to improve their results which in turn would earn them more money?

Stephen H: It's simple! Stick to the rules or suffer the consequences. Leicester fan for over sixty years.

Andy D: We deserve it. Top and John Rudkin have slowly destroyed the club over recent seasons. Winning the FA Cup papered over the massive cracks that were already there and the fans know it.

Paul W: It feels wrong given Manchester City still have 115 charges pending. But at least now we know where we are points-wise and know what we need to do to try to avoid another relegation to League One.

Jeff B: Think back to the relatively recent days before winning the Premier League where times were tougher than they are now. The rallying cries from the likes of Rob Kelly, Iain Hume and Patrick Kisnorbo when things looked bleak. We bounced back. The Foxes family came together then, as we will now. Believe you me, our team will always be the greatest in the land!

Punckaj: What a sorry state of affairs for our beloved club 10 years on from our glory, Vichai's grand vision achieved against massive odds. Financial mismanagement primarily during the Rodgers era has led us to the brink of the third tier. Top has been so badly let down by Rudkin and Whelan!

Tom G: Whilst It does feel like we have got away with one here and could have been handed much worse, this deduction has come far too late and should have been applied last season, now we risk relegation to League One. The elephant in the room is that Manchester City's alleged breaches have still not been heard. When will that happen, if ever?

Phil C: We overspent trying to chase the dream but bad decisions were made on players, contracts and wages and that ripple effect has lasted for years - obviously with relegation number one compounding the issue. I still applaud my club for trying to compete with the richest clubs but they got a lot badly wrong. The punishment isn't as bad as most Leicester fans thought it would be, so I think we should now put it behind us. The immediate focus should be staying in the Championship and then begin to rebuild. The fanbase is horribly split but I'd like to see everyone unite behind Khun Top who has hopefully learned some very harsh lessons.

John F: This seems like a lucky escape for Leicester when the penalty looked like being much worse. Now we need to pull together as a team, put some points on the board and get out of the mess the club have got themselves in!

Glenn L: To be honest the points deduction has put us back down to where we theoretically should actually be given our performances so far this season. Six points is a lot better than many of us Leicester fans were expecting so overall I am relatively pleased with the outcome. Now will be the acid test whether the players are really up for the fight or (like a lot of fans really feel) they will go down with a whimper and just continue taking the money.