The FA decision...

[3London]

Hearing could just end up being a token gesture, FA have made a right meal of this from start to finish.

To be Fair , i am not aware of any quotes coming form the FA about points deduction any points deduction talk has always seemed to come from the Press. No one knows what will happen...a large points deduction will throw the whole end of season and potentially the start of next into chaos. We just need to keep winning get as many points as possible and wait and see.

[West Acton]

There has to be a hearing or there will be a free for all in litigation from all the other clubs.

The only way not to have a hearing is if the FA dismiss and drop all the charges therefore admitting they got it all wrong from the outset

[Markyqpr]

If we've done wrong then we should be punished.......but what is a fair punishment ?

Time will tell....

[theblackmafia.]

Well, I've never spoken to anyone at the FA, nor HQ yet I know the outcome of the independent hearing. How? Because I spoke to a mate who knows a man, who once spoke to a man about some stuff and he said he too knew a man that saw a girl, who said hi to him and then they fell over, whilst on the ground he then saw someone and then realised we would get off with a fine.

It's true you know - well actually, you can tell it's a lie because I said "I spoke to a mate"!

[swanleyhoop]

Without wishing to **** on anyone's chip, I spoke to a guy from the FA yesterday who told me to prepare for the worst.

That is by far the most worrying thing I've actually read.
This whole situation is ****.
It's hard to imagine they will want a lengthy appeal from us -- they must know we will -- and they cannot implement punishment until after the appeal which would mess everything up.

I'm crossing my fingers that the bloke meant "Prepare for the worst -- then when it doesn't happen, you'll be even happier."
Why do I now feel I'm clutching at straws?

I'm fed up that the last few weeks we have been able to do nothing other than see-saw between delirium and despair.

[wicksta]

Nodge hate to say it mate but your 'FA contacts' so far have said we'll be fine, then not again due to the delay in getting the paperwork, then fine again, now we are screwed again? I can't keep up.

[WeAreQPR12]

The fact that it's coming from nodge is very worrying.

Very rarely does he get things wrong.

I just can't understand how they can make comments until all cards are laid on the table and after the trial.

[Ric-Roc]

Not panicking at all.

Would cause so much hassle from all quarters the fa just won't go there.

Chill, we're going up & their aiiiiiint no stopping us nowwwww

[Yousef]

Someone told me People Sport mentioned we will be deducted 15 points. Any read that? Can you provide the link?

[wicksta]

The fact that it's coming from nodge is very worrying.

Very rarely does he get things wrong.

Well in this case he will have got it wrong at least twice, whatever happens.

[Nodge70]

Nodge hate to say it mate but your 'FA contacts' so far have said we'll be fine, then not again due to the delay in getting the paperwork, then fine again, now we are screwed again? I can't keep up.

Same guy. They just don't know. Independent commission. Get the impression the FA are extremely nervous as this could really pull them apart. Very messy but they've noone to blame but themselves.

[wicksta]

Pretend itk. Surprised some listen to it better off reading the sun

To be fair to Nodge all of his Spurs info seems 100%. I guess the FA is a completely different animal, their #### doesn't seem to know what their elbow is doing.

[Jamie]

Same guy. They just don't know. Independent commission. Get the impression the FA are extremely nervous as this could really pull them apart. Very messy but they've noone to blame but themselves.

And that is the sum of it in a nutshell.

The FA have handles the whole affair terribly and backed themselves into a corner that they now have little way out of.

To anyone saying 'the FA don't want to fight our billions in court' if course they don't. But that doesn't make any difference to the bottom line which is that the FA are not making the call here. They have appointed an Independent Commission to sit and decide our fate.

If the Commission came back to the FA and said 'we feel a 15 point penalty is correct, however a monumental fine would suffice', the FA would of course err towards the fine and closing up shop.

However if the Commission returns and flat out says '15 point penalty', the FA have no room for manoeuvre.

Deep down I think the FA believed we would be so far clear at the top by now that they would have plenty of scope to lay down a heavy precedent and nothing to change, and realistically, we should be 15+ points clear of Norwich. It's not the FAs fault we blew our chances.

The clubs 'sauces' are hardly going to tell people publicly or privately 'yes we ****ed up and were going to get stung here', especially when their positions are on the line.

Personally, I fully expect at least a 10 point deduction for the charges of fabrication of documents IF proven, and a huge fine for the 3rd party ownership again IF proven.

[Jeffro]

More wannabe itk pony just like your last rumour jefro

I expect a full apology James, if I am proved correct?
Anyway, onto other things, do you think you'll still be in the title race after today's game?

[waterbuffalo]

there is no way they would deduct 15 points from qpr, that means they have effectively chosen the champions and runners-up themselves, and that's not crickeeeeet is it?