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And then there was the saga of them being demoted from the Europa League by Uefa for breaching multi-club ownership rules.

In July, however, they demoted their No. 5 starter to the minors without a minor league starter ready to fill in.

Another name Roberts threw into the mix: Rookie Ben Casparius, who was demoted to the minors three weeks ago but remains a “viable candidate” to pitch in the postseason as a weapon against right-handed hitters.

This seemed glaringly apparent from the get-go, but now that it’s finally come to the forefront, it should allow Fox to rectify a wrong when they demoted Greg Olsen in favor of Brady.

France is also bracing for a decision on Friday from credit agency Fitch, which could see its rating demoted and make it more costly to borrow money.