Derby County enters Administration faces points deductions

 

Derby County have entered administration and been deducted 12 points by the English Football League amid ongoing financial problems at the club.

With the club losing between £1.3m and £1.5m per month according to owner Mel Morris, administrators have been appointed with the priority of paying creditors and HMRC; points deduction drops Derby to foot of Championship, six points adrift of Nottingham Forest, who were previously bottom

Administrators have been appointed at Derby with the priority of paying creditors and HMRC

Andrew Hosking, Carl Jackson and Andrew Andronikou, managing directors at business advisory firm Quantuma, have been appointed joint administrators of the Sky Bet Championship club, who according to owner Mel Morris are losing between £1.3m and £1.5m per month.

Derby, managed by former England captain Wayne Rooney had taken 10 points from eight games so far, but now drop to the foot of the table, six points adrift of rivals Nottingham Forest, who were previously bottom.