Rooney’s Derby have ‘ten of millions of pounds’ worth of debts but administrators remain confident club will be saved
DERBY has debts of ‘ten of millions of pounds’ but the club’s new administrators remain confident the Rams will be saved.
Andrew Hoskings of Quantuma confirmed he had already spoken to Wayne Rooney and the Derby Supporters Trust, urging fans to turn up in large numbers to bring much-needed cash into the club.
But despite grave predictions from some that the two-time former champions could go out of business, Hoskings said: “We do consider a club of this magnitude has a viable future.
“No-one is under-estimating the task ahead and some difficult decisions will be made.
“The club has debts in the tens of millions of pounds.
“There will be cost savings through the administration, sadly a number of redundancies.
“And while we don’t consider it an easy task, it is not insurmountable.
“Already there is a considerable degree of interest in this club.
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“A lot of it was expressed prior to the administration order. We consider the position to make a successful conclusion is very practicable.”
Hoskings’ colleague, Carl Jackson, conceded the on-field picture is likely to get worse rather than better.
In addition to the automatic 12-point deduction for entering administration, the Rams face a further nine point loss over previous financial issues.
Jackson said: “We are aware of the automatic 12-point deduction and the possibility of further deductions.
“We have opened positive dialogue with the EFL.
“They want to see Derby County survive but we can’t say there won’t be further points deductions. That is a distinct possibility.”
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