[Football] Derby County facing potential 21-point deduction

TomandJerry said:

"Derby County face a potential 21-point deduction after filing for administration. The club will be automatically issued with a 12-point deduction upon officially appointing administrators, which they are expected to do in the coming days, and also stand to be deducted nine points, plus a suspended three-point deduction, for a separate breach of the English Football League’s financial regulations."

Sticking the boot in aren't they?

Poor old Derby...

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Papa Lazarou said:

I heard somewhere (possibly @ElPresidente that they were filing for Admin because they were getting a points deduction anyway.

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Dave the hatosaurus said:

I would not mind betting that they are hoping to escape the 9 point deduction by going into admin . Personally if they broke the rules i would love to see them get both to hopefully teach themselves and others a lesson . No sympathy from me i'm afraid .

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Papa Lazarou said:

I think their aim IS to get them both, but in the same season, as they were likely to go down anyway, so why not 'lose' one deduction.

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Icy Gull said:

I feel for their fans, I have probably been to more Derby away games at both the Baseball Ground and their new ground than any other club. Had a good day out at all except that play off fiasco.

Remember how they choked in the playoffs year after year for what seemed like a decade

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Cheeky Monkey said:

Awful for them isn’t it? I imagine fans of Tranmere, Gillingham, Grimsby, Rochdale, Southend, Colchester, Peterborough, Wrexham, Crewe and scores of others who have never experienced any of the success Derby have enjoyed down the decades are similarly devastated for Rams fans facing the prospect of a season in the third, maybe even fourth tier.

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Papa Lazarou said:

I heard somewhere (possibly @ElPresidente that they were filing for Admin because they were getting a points deduction anyway.

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Springal said:

Do have some sympathy with them. Mel Morris was happy bankrolling them and had decided enough is enough. If Tony Bloom decided to walk away / stop funding us to we’d be in a similar situation

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jcdenton08 said:

Hard to feel sorry for Derby fans. I occasionally glanced at their forum and know one in real life, and what was amazing how was boastful they were about their cheating. How Mel Morris held the EFL like a puppet on a string. How he knew every loophole and was some kind of superstar accounting genius, fiddling the books just the right side of legally.

They were proud of this behaviour and developed a victim complex when the EFL had enough of their blatant arrogance.

The whole plan was to break the rules so much and so flagrantly, by the time the EFL gathered evidence they'd already be basking in PL riches.

Normally, especially considering our history, I'd feel bad for the fans who have little if any say in how crooks run their beloved clubs. (See Wigan, Chester, Darlington et al). But this is different.

A couple of seasons down in League One will hopefully give them a little humility, Guendouzi style, and they can take responsibility for their part in endorsing the shit show they have helped to create up there.

The only ones I feel bad for in this are the SME creditors, who will get pennies on the pound under extremely harsh Covid conditions, and may even lose their businesses over unpaid debts. Meanwhile journeymen footballers on £10k's per week are "Super Creditors" and will likely get paid the lot.

Shocking state of affairs and all, completely, entirely their fault.

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