Birmingham City have been docked nine points over breaches of the English Football League’s profitability and sustainability rules, the English Football League has confirmed.The Championship club entered a hearing earlier this week with the EFL believed to be pushing for a 12-point deduction.
EFL statement: Birmingham City.https://t.co/tJbtQnJCOf#EFL pic.twitter.com/3Mqxq9zgFe— EFL (@EFL) March 22, 2019However, as first revealed by Jim White on talkSPORT, the Blues have instead been docked nine points due to their excessive spending over the past few years.It is understood Birmingham have avoided any transfer restrictions as well as a potential fine for their breaches.The club have 14 days to appeal the decision, through the Championship table has been amended with immediate effect.An EFL statement read: “An independent Disciplinary Commission, appointed under EFL Regulations, has today ruled that Birmingham City will be deducted nine points as a result of a breach of the Leagues Profitability and Sustainability Rules (Rules).“It follows a review of the financial submission from Birmingham City for the three-year period 2015/16 to 2017/18 where it was determined the Club had recorded losses in excess of the 39.0m upper loss threshold. “On 14 August 2018 the Club was charged with a breach of those Rules. At a hearing on 18 March 2019, the Club pleaded guilty to the charge, and after hearing representations from both parties, the panel has fully considered the matter and ruled a nine-point deduction is appropriate, which will take effect in the current season.”The St Andrew’s outfit published their annual accounts in January, with their excessive overspending clearly detailed.Huge wage increases during Gianfranco Zola and Harry Redknapp’s managerial tenures saw Birmingham spending a remarkable 202 for every 100 they brought in.The Championship club also recorded a loss of 37.5million in the 12 month period ending June 2018.The Profitability and Sustainability Rules, aligned with those in the Premier League, became effective in 2015/16,” said an EFL spokesperson. “Season 2017/18 was the end of the first full reporting period with Birmingham City the only Club found to have breached those requirements, when it incurred adjusted losses of 48.787 million, 9.787 million in excess of the permitted losses.
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