Derby appeal points deduction

[darran1927]

Blaming Covid-19 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58868575


Derby County have appealed against the 12-point deduction they received for going into administration.

The automatic punishment was triggered when the Rams officially entered administration on 22 September.

The club is arguing the situation was caused by the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and therefore the points deduction should not apply.

Derby are bottom of the Championship, on two points, seven adrift of fourth-bottom Hull.

The English Football League said the Rams' points total will continue to reflect their deduction "at this current time".

Without the deduction, Wayne Rooney's side would be 14th in the

"The administrators at Derby County have lodged an appeal against the 12-point deduction imposed on the club's 2021-22 season total on 22 September 2021," an EFL statement said.

"As a consequence, this matter has been referred to an independent arbitration panel who will consider representations from both parties before making a determination."

Rams timeline

7 April - Sale of Derby to Erik Alonso's No Sports Limited agreed
14 May - Erik Alonso's attempt to buy Derby is called off
24 June - Derby fined £100,000 over some of their accounting practices
9 July - Derby escape points deduction that could have seen them relegated and Wycombe reinstated in the Championship
16 September - EFL says no decision yet taken on possible points deduction over Derby's accounting policies
22 September - Derby placed into administration, triggering automatic 12-point deduction
23 September - Administrators say Derby have "95% chance" of survival.
11 October - Derby appeal against points deduction imposed on 22 September

[tforturton]

That's us relegated then....

[jon1959]

Did they mention the snow?

[B. Oddie]

The delayed delivery of my new composite door was also blamed on the pandemic.

[splott parker]

The delayed delivery of my new composite door was also blamed on the pandemic.

No mention of Brexit or the Suez Canal? They’ve had a decent airing as excuses as well.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Dodgy bastards. They've been ignoring the rules for years and deserve everything they get.

[Trigger]

Frivolous appeal punishment.

[19bluebirds27]

Did they mention the snow?

Ha ha.

[Rjk]

usually it seems as though the EFL (or similar bodies) will bend over backwards for the bigger clubs , as it helps the overall product to have the bigger clubs at the top.

however, absolutely no real basis for this but I just get the feeling that Derby have pissed off one too many people in the EFL recently and are going to get hammered.
the way they delayed and delayed their accounts until Wycombe were already relegated, knowing they were likely to have a points deduction, and trying to escape.l the consequences.
I think the points deduction will stand and if they look like avoiding relegation then they will also hit them with a further 9 points for the accounts issues

[life on mars]

I think if they win their appeal they should be automatically promoted to the new European Super League and told to wait until the rest of the teams can join them .