Matchday Thread: Potters v Rams

[ramAnag]

Well cast your bewilderment aside because they didn't escape punishment, though they did get the fine reduced significantly. Not sure why a pts deduction wasn't applied but hey ho who said the EFL were consistent? Or maybe Derby couldn't pay any fine?

An arbitral panel on the 19 October 2017 dismissed Queens Park Rangers (‘QPR’) claim that the English Football League’s 2012 Financial Fair Play Rules (‘FFP Rules’) were unlawful under Competition Law and also found that the fine of £41.965m for failing to comply with the Rules was not disproportionate.

QPR lodged an appeal against the decision and the appeal was due to be heard in London on the 2 July 2018 before a new panel.

Following extensive discussions between the parties, the Appeal has been withdrawn and the dispute settled on the following terms:


A Fine of £17.0m
QPR to pay the EFL’s costs of £3.0m
A transfer embargo in the 2019 January Transfer Window
The Club’s shareholders will capitalise £21.965m of outstanding loans.

Fair points...but it hardly compares to our punishment and I’m assuming they were also allowed to keep all the many millions that were ‘earned’ via promotion and, presumably, subsequent parachute payments, so they hardly lost out.

[swaledale]

Fair points...but it hardly compares to our punishment and I’m assuming they were also allowed to keep all the many millions that were ‘earned’ via promotion and, presumably, subsequent parachute payments, so they hardly lost out.

I don't disagree, though wonder why they weren't docked pts on return to the championship. I believe Bournemouth were similarly fined.

I can't see how either Boro or Wycombe's claims can even be entertained, suspect that they are just made to "muddy" the waters and delay any takeover.