Rotherham football club will start the new season with a 17 point deficit as a consequence of their not coming out of administration in a proper manner.
Apparently the same threat hangs over AFC Bournemouth and the fate of the club will be decided by the Football League today.
Deducting points from the club would seem to me to be completely retrograde. They were already relegated last season and if the club is to have any chance of survival, let alone thriving, then success on the pitch is an, if not the, essential component.
Making the team start with a points deficit from which they will find it difficult if not impossible to recover doesn't seem fair to me. More importantly it seems terribly unfair for the players and the fans. They shouldn't be penalised for problems in the boardroom.
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