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Why the EFL can’t be softies over Blues

Chris Dunlavy

HOW to solve a problem like budget-busting Birmingham? Hit them, and hit them hard.
That is clearly the solution favoured by the EFL.
There now seems little doubt that chief executive Shaun Harvey and his board will dock Garry Monk’s side 12 points when they convene at the end of this month.
Under the Profit and Sustainability rules implemented in 2016, clubs cannot exceed losses of £39m over a three-year period.
Blues lost £37.5m in 2017-18 alone, yet that is not the issue. Their cardinal sin was to disregard what the League calls a ‘soft’ ...

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