Mark Warburton was quick to praise the quality of Warnock’s squad, despite the club’s evident on-field problems & bottom 3 placingGet the latest Boro stories straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterMark Warburton believes Middlesbrough will avoid relegation this season despite currently occupying a bottom three position.Neil Warnock has just five games remaining to keep the club in the Championship including tough away trips to Millwall, Reading and Sheffield Wednesday.QPR were 1-0 winners at the Riverside thanks to Jordan Hugill’s 32nd minute winner.But while Boro were unlucky not to take at least a point against Hull on Thursday, they can have few complaints about losing to Rangers after struggling to test keeper Joe Lolley in an empty Riverside Stadium.Warburton’s side went in the fixture on the back of three successive post-lockdown results.However, they claimed all three points against Boro without too much trouble.That said, Warburton was quick to praise the quality of Warnock’s squad, despite the club’s evident on-field problems this season.Asked if he thought Middlesbrough would stay up, he answered: “They are a really talented squad, I’m not saying that in a patronising way, far from it.
"The reason for this approach was due to the administration taking place after the fourth Thursday in March. "The insolvency event occurred on the 1 July 2020 and under EFL Regulation 12.3, the Club was subject to a 12-point sanction; yet the timing of the deduction could only be determined once the final games of the season had been played. The record-breaking promotion winner was piloted into the position in June with his brief being to keep the club in the Sky Bet Championship after a campaign spent battling against relegation. In such circumstances EFL Regulations state that, in the event a Club is relegated by virtue of their final position following the conclusion of the league campaign, then the deduction would apply in the following season. Sport. "In cases of insolvency, the panel does not determine the timing of the sanction as it can in independent disciplinary proceedings. 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"As the Club was not in the relegation places following the last round of Championship fixtures, the sanction was then applied to their 2019/20 total which resulted in a 23rd placed finish. “You look at the quality of players like Britt (Assombalonga) and George Saville, you look around the squad, (Ashley) Fletcher’s quality and physicality, Patrick Roberts, who I know from his time at Celtic - they’ve got a really talented squad.“Look at the players they can bring off the bench, so I think Neil knows there’s talent in the squad. The Latics were plunged into administration at the start of July which came with a deduction of 12 points.Wigan Athletic’s appeal against a points deduction has been dismissed and the club will be playing in League One next season, it has been confirmed.The Latics were plunged into administration at the start of July which came with a deduction of 12 points.This penalty was applied at the end of the Championship season, which demoted the Latics from 13 in the table and safety to 23 and thus into the relegation zone.The club’s administrators, Begbies Traynor, appealed against the 12-point penalty and went before an independent tribunal last Friday.Talks with bidders interested in buying the club, which plays its home games at the DW Stadium, are continuing.The club acquired new owners at the start of June by Next Leader Fund, headed by Hong Kong businessman Au Yeung Wai Kay.It was the second change of ownership in two years.And a statement from the EFL has confirmed the deduction will stand after Wigan's appeal was dismissed.The statement reads: "An independent Arbitration panel has ruled that Wigan Athletic’s 12-point deduction for entering administration last month will stand after dismissing the Club’s appeal against the sporting sanction. Neil Warnock is to stay on as Boro manager and will lead the club in the 2020/21 season. Middlesbrough FC. "The decision of the arbitration panel is final and legally binding. You can unsubscribe at any time. EFL Championship: Middlesbrough Given Relegation Lifeline After Patrick Roberts Winner vs Reading FC. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. QPR boss gives his Middlesbrough relegation verdict & explains why the club will stay up. Reading FC vs Middlesbrough: With this victory, Middlesbrough are now five points clear of … Mark Warburton was quick to praise the quality of … Second half I thought we made it hard for ourselves by not taking care.“But look at the quality of the squad - (Paddy) McNair, (Marcus) Tavernier, these guys coming on - it’s a really talented squad so it was a good performance by a young QPR team.”When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. “There’s that transitional period but I understand they don’t have too much time to transition so he will want to impose his style and his thoughts on that squad quickly but there’s no doubt about the quality and I think they’ll be okay.”On the game itself, Warburton added: “It’s a big away performance, a big three points, stating the obvious.“We knew Middlesbrough’s league position, we know they are scrapping, we know they’ve got a very good squad, a very talented squad.“I thought we started the first half really well, I thought we should have scored early on, we didn’t, we wasted a few chances and missed a big one through Jordan before he scored an excellent goal.“I felt first half we completely controlled it. 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