Blues fight points cut

BIRMINGHAM CITY will find out in the New Year if they have been deducted points after going legal to plead their case with the Football League.

The St Andrew’s club is facing punishment for breaching Financial Fair Play rules, and originally expected to be told their fate last month – with a 12-point deduction looking likely.

But, after deploying solicitors in a bid to mitigate against any punishment, they will learn in February what steps will be taken against them.

A number of rivals, including Leeds and Bristol City, were fuming after Birmingham broke the three-year, £39million ceiling for losses.

A transfer embargo was put in place last summer, but owners enraged the Championship still further after signing Kristian Pedersen from Union Berlin for £1.5m in June.