Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo says the uncertainty surrounding Nottingham Forest's Premier League fate is having a negative impact on his players.
Forest was given a four-point deduction for violating profit and sustainability rules, which it appealed.
A public hearing is It is set for April 24th.
The club remain one point above the Premier League relegation zone until they play fellow strugglers Everton on Sunday, but will drop to the bottom three if Luton beat Brentford on Saturday.
There will be no immediate decision after Wednesday's appeal, so Forest will have to wait for a final resolution, but Nuno said it was hitting the team hard.
He said: “When we face this problem during the season, things become even more difficult because the uncertainty disrupts the harmony of the whole team.
“We don't know how many points we have because there is still an appeal. Maybe if we get four points back everything will change.
“This becomes a problem because you're dealing with things you can't control.”
There was a forest 4 points deduction will be given The announcement was made in March after an independent panel found that losses for 2022-2023 exceeded the PSR threshold of £61m by £34.5m.
He was scheduled to receive a total of six demerit points, three points for the first offense and three more for the severity of the offense, but the demerit points were reduced to four points for his “early plea” and “cooperation.”
“of course [it is being spoken about at the training ground]. That's the point of distraction. It's continuous because every day something comes up – maybe points come back, maybe they take a little bit. All these things are the cause of the problem,” Nuno added.
Premier League clubs can lose £105m over three seasons (£35m per campaign), but Forest spent two years of their evaluation period in the Championship, so their maximum loss is £61m. It was only accepted until then.
Wednesday's appeal will be heard by an independent panel, but the deadline for a decision is unclear.
Everton lead by one point despite Forest having already been deducted 10 points and six points due to an appeal. Appeal against 2 point penalty They were extradited this month for their second PSR violation.
Nuno added: “We're in a similar situation. It's very difficult to manage this surrounding noise, this uncertainty. We and Everton have been dealing with the same problem.”
