by Our Sports Desk

Harry Redknapp yesterday branded threats QPR could be thrown out of the Championship if relegated from the Premier League this season as “unrealistic.”

The Rangers boss criticised the financial fair play rules that could land the Loftus Road club with a £40 million fine.

Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey has warned QPR must pay their impending fine for expected losses of £60m from last term, when they won promotion from the Championship, or be punished in another way, which could include being refused entry to the League.

Rangers have vowed to fight any sanctions but must submit last year’s accounts or pay their fine by December 1.

“There would have to be quite a few kicked out if that were to happen, wouldn’t there?” said Redknapp, ahead of QPR’s league trip to Old Trafford tomorrow.

“I think it’s unrealistic and I don’t see it happening.

“To make it fair play we should be able to spend as much as Man United before we play them on Sunday shouldn’t we?

“What is fair play? I don’t know.

“One team can spend £200m on a team, another team might spend £8m on a team and that’s not fair play is it.

“Fair play would be everybody having a maximum of £30m a year to spend on their team, produce some kids out of the youth team and work harder with the players they’ve got.

“To call it fair play, the whole league isn’t fair play: you’ve got seven teams at the top on another planet.

“I don’t know what the rules are to be honest but the owners have brought a few players in.

“We’ve lost (Loic) Remy but we’ve spent maybe £20m above the Remy money, so the owners have been fantastic, the effort to help us compete.

“But it’s never going to be a fair playing field, you haven’t got to be a genius to know the top seven will almost certainly be the same as last year.

“It can get a bit boring, but it will be the same, I’m pretty sure of that.”

Redknapp believes QPR can avoid the situation entirely if they secure their Premier League status this term.

“I’ve blocked it out of my own mind,” he said.

“That’s up to the owners, I’m sure they know what they’re doing and I’ll leave it to them.

“If we can (avoid relegation) yes, but it’s a difficult one: if teams invest then get relegated, what do you do?”