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FA set to investigate claims Neil Warnock demanded £6,000 from ex-QPR star to select him for games

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The Football Association are set to investigate claims that Neil Warnock demanded portions of his players' wages to select them for matches.

Former Queens Park Rangers forward Rowan Vine, who played under Warnock at Loftus Road from 2010 to 2012, alleged the recently-retired 73-year-old wanted £6,000 a month from his wages to pick him.

Vine, 39, reportedly made the explosive claims on TikTok on Wednesday, saying Warnock wanted to take the £6,000 from his monthly wage in order for minutes on the pitch.

In the video, Vine said: 'He was giving me the chance to play, but he was taking away some of my money.

'He wanted six grand cash a month or something like that. Then he started talking numbers.

'I said: "Why are you talking numbers? It's not happening". Then he said: "What do you mean?"'

Vine, who also played for Birmingham City and Portsmouth, also claimed Warnock 'couldn't believe it' when he turned down his offer.

Vine added: 'He was shocked as he couldn't see the bad side of the deal. But it wasn't a deal I could take as a man. I've got principles.

'So I said: "If you want me to play for your team just ask me".'

Sportsmail understands that the FA are aware of the video and are set to investigate it.

Warnock has also been approached for comment.

Vine played for QPR from 2007 to 2012 while Warnock managed the west London club from 2010 to 2012.

Vine's accusations come eight years after former Crystal Palace star Jason Puncheon made similar claims against Warnock on social media before later removing the allegations.

Warnock denied the allegations.

Puncheon was then fined £15,000 and was warned about his future conduct after admitting a FA charge for the comments he made on Twitter.

Warnock said in a statement in 2014: 'These allegations are completely and utterly false.

'The FA Commission considered all of the evidence in detail in 2014 and it found that the allegations which were published about me were unfounded. Any suggestion that the FA failed to investigate this matter is simply untrue.

'In fact, Mr Puncheon apologised to me and removed the allegations from his Twitter account. The FA fined him £15,000 and he was warned as to his future conduct.

'I am disappointed that these allegations have been repeated after Mr Puncheon's apology and after the FA investigated fully. If anyone had asked me the truth before publication, I would have pointed them to the FA website, where the facts are all easily accessible.'

Warnock announced his retirement from football management back in April after 42 years in the game.