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On Friday Birmingham’s worst fears became reality with confirmation arriving that the club is set for a nine-point deduction for a breach of spending rules.
It’s news that is set to plummet the club into relegation trouble, moving them from 13th in the Championship to 18th. As a result, they will now sit just five points off the drop zone. The Blues had initially been in with an outside bet of making the playoffs but any chance of that has now been swiftly eradicated.
As expected, supporters of the club have been busy reacting to the news on Twitter as some noted that it wouldn’t be a normal campaign for the Midlands club if they weren’t embroiled in a relegation battle.
There were split opinions though as some shared frustration and were shocked, calling it garbage and that financial fair play was flawed. Others demanded to know what the deduction was actually for.
However, with it originally thought to be in the region of 12 points, some fans feel as though the outcome isn’t so bad.
The club were put under a transfer embargo last summer whilst the EFL looked into their breach of profitability and sustainability rules so it’s a case that has dragged on for an extensive period of time.
During the embargo, Birmingham signed Kristian Pedersen which is something that is unlikely to have helped their cause either.
Although they are set to be nine points worse off, supporters will take comfort in the fact that matters have finally come to a conclusion.
Here’s how some segments of the St Andrew’s faithful have reacted.