QPR'S automatic promotion into the Premier League is set to be blocked by the FA. SunSport understands the runaway Championship leaders are likely to face a big points deduction - possibly up to 15 - if they are found guilty of breaking strict third-party ownership rules over the signing of Alejandro Faurlin.
The evidence against the West London club is said to be damning and they could now end up in the play-offs. The only winners would be Cardiff and Norwich who could then go up automatically. The hearing into the signing of the Argentine midfielder two years ago begins next Tuesday and a verdict will be delivered three days later. A four-man panel will comprise an independent QC, two from the FA's disciplinary panel and a football expert who will be either a former player or boss. In theory, they should begin with a blank sheet of paper but many at the FA are openly discussing the case and reckon QPR - five points clear at the top of the table - are in big trouble. Those who have seen the evidence say Rangers are defending the indefensible. An FA source said: "There's no question QPR have broken the rules. They know it as well. The only debate is what to do about it. "If they aren't found guilty you might as well scrap the rules about third-party owners." Some within the corridors of power believe QPR should be hit hard because they were well aware they were acting outside the regulations. When West Ham were punished over the Carlos Tevez affair they were actually found guilty of failure to disclose information - not of breaking third-party ownership rules because such legislation did not exist. Since then the FA have made third-party ownership illegal so the argument is QPR were worse offenders because they were well aware they were committing an offence. If Neil Warnock's side are found guilty they will have seven days to appeal. However, if QPR take legal action or other clubs decide to seek legal avenues because of points they lost when Faurlin played against them, the whole issue could drag on throughout the summer. The nightmare scenario could even be that the Championship promotion play-offs do not take place at all until the issue is resolved. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Guy Bonello" <[email protected]> Cc: "Mark Humphries" <[email protected]>; "Leeds List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [LU] We won Big red herring. They won't give 1.5 times the punishment of admin for this. Ineligible player type deduction at most Sent from my iPhone On 30 Apr 2011, at 15:34, "Guy Bonello" <[email protected]> wrote: > There's still QPR's tribunal next week. > > Some papers reporting a -15. for them, but then again, if it favours Leeds, > the FL will make it -12, just to bugger us up!!! > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > To: "Mark Humphries" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Leeds List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: [LU] We won > > >> Might as well as forest winning 2-0 v scunny so that's that. >> >> RIP play offs. We will be in the championship next season >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 30 Apr 2011, at 15:24, "Mark Humphries" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Would you rather we talking about how shit Becchio is? ;-) >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of [email protected] >>> Sent: 30 April 2011 15:17 >>> To: Leeds List >>> Subject: [LU] We won >>> >>> Sorry to interrupt the AV debate. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: >>> http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >>> >>> MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: >> http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) >> > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
