LEAGUE GIVE CELTS THE BOOT (July 03, 2009)
A brief 145 word email has thrown the future of Farsley Celtic F.C back into doubt today after the club was saved from liquidation by the appointment of Administrators this week.
The Football Conference Limited wrote to the club informing them that in accordance with the controversial “Appendix E” of the Rules of the Football Conference “Farsley Celtic is not eligible for membership of the Competition for the forthcoming season”.
Appendix E states:
“ In the event of the club of a club suffering an Insolvency Event after the Annual General Meeting of the Company and prior to the start of the new season then the club will cease to be eligible for membership of the Competition for the new season and the club will be relegated from the Competition to a level within the National League system as may be decided upon by the Football Asscociation “
It was controversially applied to fellow
Blue Square North members Northwich Victoria who entered administration at the end of last season, only to be overturned upon appeal by the Football Association. Northwich, as a result, are permitted to play in the Conference North albeit start with a 10 point deduction, in accordance with the main body of the Football Conference rules.
Official club spokesman, Philip Morris, states:
“ It is of concern to us that the Football Conference have taken this decision, despite the recent decision of the Football Association in the case of Northwich, and with no apparent change in the rules. They seem to be completely disregarding the precedent that has been set. We shall be immediately launching an appeal, and beginning a fund to raise sufficient money to pay the fees to do so. If the FA uphold the Conference’s decision, with the fixtures arranged for the next season throughout the non league pyramid Farsley Celtic basically will have no league in which to play”.
Details of the fund will be announced shortly.
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