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QPR are still suffering after the years under Ecclestone and co. and then that Italian chap (Briatori?) where they the made signings that made Dai Yongge's tenure so far seem intelligent, wise and affordable. They're obviously steadier than they were then but still shipping cash at an alarming rate but amazingly only got a small fine I believe for their FFP breaches rather than the points deductions that other clubs get landed with.
I don't think it was small, wasn't it something like £20m that they are still paying off currently? I'm sure the club had to write off shares of similar value as well, I'm sure they got hit pretty hard, admittedly it's not a points deduction that could have seen them suffer more.
It was £20m plus a requirement for shareholders to write off a load of debt the club owed them. It looked like they were getting back on an even keel, particularly after the Eze sale. But I think they bet big under Warburton and are back into loss making territory.
I think Cardiff and Bristol have also been sailing close to the wind.
Seems like it with them, I think Warburton mentioned that he was to lose his job if they didn't finish in the top six, so gives a bit of a statement that they went for it over a couple of seasons.
I think Bristol City were being looked at with Stoke, although I think they both managed to clear themselves and I wouldn't be surprised if Cardiff were somewhere near given their wage bill on the players they've had since the PL days, although steps may have been taken to reduce it over the last couple of years. The bottom line is, a lot of clubs struggle in the Championship, I think even a steady away club like Preston made significant losses in their last set of accounts.