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Leigh Curtis

Nottingham Forest fans pile in as Derby County avoid relegation threat

Nottingham Forest fans have been responding to the news that Derby County have received a relegation reprieve after a significant update from the Football League.

The Rams were last week fined £100,000 and told to resubmit three years of accounts by an independent disciplinary commission over their accounting policies relating to the amortisation of player registrations.

But the EFL have confirmed they will not be appealing the verdict which has spared the Rams a potential retrospective points penalty that would have relegated them to League One.

It means Derby will start the season in the Championship and they are due to face Forest at the end of August and then travel to the City Ground in January.

Reds fans have been responding to the news on Twitter and we took a look to see what they had to say.

Max: "They've got 13 players and one of them (their best one) is out until New Year. A season in the Championship they're gonna get hammered so I'm still laughing."

Food fun and Forest: "Let’s see if you’re still saying that after the accounts have been submitted, eh? In the meantime enjoy your 13 man squad."

Hannah Forest: "You might wish you were relegated without a points handicap as at least in League One you'd have some hope of success."

Mason: "They were and still are under embargo. Frees and/or 10k wage cap. There's still accounts due, and further judgement on those."

Mr Dore: See you next season. Another easy six-pointer for us."

What do you make of the EFL's decision? Let us know in the comments below.

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