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By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail

Published: 16:32 EST, 2 April 2015 | Updated: 19:31 EST, 2 April 2015

Rival clubs claim QPR, facing Football League fines of up to 50million for multiple breaches of financial fair play regulations, are making an outrageous attempt to get their man on the inside of the discussions.

Football League board member Jim Rodwells departure from Notts County to become chief executive of Scunthorpe has created the need for an election for a League One representative as Rodwell cannot automatically keep his place.

League One clubs have been informed that there are two nominations for the vacant seat Rodwell and former Manchester United director Maurice Watkins, now chairman of Barnsley.

Maurice Watkins is a sports lawyer whose firm represents QPR over their considerable FFP troubles

Tony Fernandes, owner of QPR, wants to avoid fines of up to 50million for Financial Fair Play breaches

QPR are 19th in the Premier League, four points away from escaping the relegation zone

Watkins is a sports lawyer and his firm Brabners are representing QPR over their considerable FFP troubles.

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