Just a fine for QPR

Last updated : 07 May 2011 By Michael Morris

The FA have decided to just fine QPR and not dock points after the club were found guily of some of the charges against them.

Rangers were found guilty of two of the seven charges they faced over the transfer of Alejandro Faurlin to the club in 2009.

"The club were found to have been in breach of FA Rule E3, and to have also been in breach of FA Football Agents Regulations, A1," read an FA statement.

"The commission found that in respect of the breach of FA Rule E3 the club be fined £800,000. In respect of the breach of FA Football Agents Regulations, A1, the club be fined a further £75,000."

The statement added: "In addition the club was warned as to its future conduct with particular regard as to regulatory compliance.

"The (independent regulatory) commission also ordered the club to pay a contribution of 50% of the costs of the regulatory commission.

"A further five charges against the club and one charge against (chairman) Mr Gianni Paladini were found not proven."

The thought of promotion by the back door didn't quite sit right but it's something we would have taken rather than see Swansea sneak into the Premier League. The decision that QPR would keep their Championship turned out to be a blessing after Cardiff failed to beat Burnley and Swansea, who beat Sheffield Utd, finished the season third.