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Faurlin fiasco
This is all assuming that the QPR fiasco has no bearing on the final positions. You couldn't make up this situation because the whole thing is stranger than fiction.
The Championship winners face the possibility of a points deduction following the outcome of an investigation into the signing of Alejandro Faurlín, but remember, the powers-that-be sanctioned the move at the time, accepting all the paperwork was in order and above board.
So why hasn't it been sorted out before now?
My understanding is that all QPR are guilty of is overstating in the media the fee paid for the player; an action that clubs sometimes do to make it appear to their fans that they are being proactive, ambitious and willing to spend.
This false bravado, bragging, call it what you will, seems to have backfired with the question now being asked by the authorities: if that was the fee then where has all the money gone?
There are several other minor issues to be taken into consideration, but I think it should be pointed out that they haven't signed Lionel Messi here. Faurlin has been a steady performer, but there were no other clubs vying for his signature and he has hardly made the difference between winning and losing the Championship.
Yet a faux pas of huge proportions has taken the gloss off what should have been a week of celebrations for the QPR players and fans who remain blameless in all of this - and yet as usual are the ones to suffer most.
This situation has been far too protracted and long-winded and risks disrupting the play-off schedule if QPR decide to appeal the verdict, which is likely to be delivered on Friday.
My thinking is that the powers-that-be may decide on a financial penalty - or a financial penalty plus a points deduction that would not deny QPR promotion. They may have to play the final game knowing that the title may still go to Norwich, but I do not see them missing out on automatic promotion.
That would satisfy some people, but not all of them. However, if the facts are what I understand them to be then that would be the fairest thing.
http://www.skysports.com/opinion/sto...912752,00.html
Faurlin fiasco
This is all assuming that the QPR fiasco has no bearing on the final positions. You couldn't make up this situation because the whole thing is stranger than fiction.
The Championship winners face the possibility of a points deduction following the outcome of an investigation into the signing of Alejandro Faurlín, but remember, the powers-that-be sanctioned the move at the time, accepting all the paperwork was in order and above board.
So why hasn't it been sorted out before now?
My understanding is that all QPR are guilty of is overstating in the media the fee paid for the player; an action that clubs sometimes do to make it appear to their fans that they are being proactive, ambitious and willing to spend.
This false bravado, bragging, call it what you will, seems to have backfired with the question now being asked by the authorities: if that was the fee then where has all the money gone?
There are several other minor issues to be taken into consideration, but I think it should be pointed out that they haven't signed Lionel Messi here. Faurlin has been a steady performer, but there were no other clubs vying for his signature and he has hardly made the difference between winning and losing the Championship.
Yet a faux pas of huge proportions has taken the gloss off what should have been a week of celebrations for the QPR players and fans who remain blameless in all of this - and yet as usual are the ones to suffer most.
This situation has been far too protracted and long-winded and risks disrupting the play-off schedule if QPR decide to appeal the verdict, which is likely to be delivered on Friday.
My thinking is that the powers-that-be may decide on a financial penalty - or a financial penalty plus a points deduction that would not deny QPR promotion. They may have to play the final game knowing that the title may still go to Norwich, but I do not see them missing out on automatic promotion.
That would satisfy some people, but not all of them. However, if the facts are what I understand them to be then that would be the fairest thing.
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