Elm Park Kid Maybe there was a contractual clause which means they'd have to pay him more money if sacked before July.
As far as I can tell Derby won't have any points deductions, unless the new owners haven't agreed to make the required debt repayments.
Currently the only thing we know about Derby is that the administrators have accepted whatever Clowes has offered. That could be £1 (see Ken Bates).
We probably won’t know what they’re going to pay for a little while yet, although I’d be disappointed if the EFL aren’t aware