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Football League to enforce Saints deduction

Mon 22 Jun, 06:03 PM


The Football League on Monday stood firm in their ruling that Southampton's new owners will not be allowed to appeal against their 10-point deduction for next season.

A takeover by the Pinnacle group, which is backed by Matt Le Tissier, has been delayed because they are unhappy with Football League insisting they forgo the right to challenge the points deduction.

The league's board held an emergency meeting on Monday and were unanimous in their decision to enforce the ruling.

Afterwards, the league released a statement saying: "The board of the Football League met today to consider representations from the 'Pinnacle Group' with regard to their proposed takeover of Southampton Football Club.

"The Football League has the responsibility to ensure all League clubs start the season with certainty as regards the competition they compete in.

"With that in mind, the Football League has responded directly to the Pinnacle Group, and will continue to liaise with their representatives going forward."

Pinnacle need the Football League to grant them a licence in order to compete in League One next season but insist they remain confident of the takeover going through.

Saints were docked 10 points after the club's parent company, Southampton Leisure Holdings plc, went into administration.

 

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  1. its called life ... ten points missing should be a big­ enough club to rise from just ten points or is the team­ not good enough ????0r the pinnacle group not that­ confident and only listen to matt on all this ,,,saints­ could have been deducted more ,, so grin and take it­ and play football as thats all they have to do,,couple­ os seasons back sunderland was rock bottom and at end­ was champions ,, so to all you saints fans stop crying­ and be positive ,,,or see your team go under very fast ­ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    From Chris, on Wed 24 Jun 10:23AM

  2. The football league want the new owners to waive there­ RIGHT to appeal the point decision, if they don't­ they will not get a licence. That's called­ BLACKMAIL !! SFC have not said they will appeal, all­ they wanted was the right to appeal should they wish­ to. The right all clubs should have !

    Why did the FL­ take 3 weeks and after pinicals exclusitivity period to­ spring this on the potential new buyers ?

    BLACKMAIL­ plain and simple.

    From roger m, on Tue 23 Jun 3:39PM

  3. Of course you can appeal if you want. A Judicial­ Review. Costs a lot of money. Who is going to pay for­ it? You are bankrupt.

    From KEVIN P, on Mon 22 Jun 10:49PM

  4. this shows the fottball league to be the bunch of­ overpaid out of touch tossers we thought they were

    From Alex F, on Mon 22 Jun 9:57PM

  5. We are only asking for the right to appeal, if they the­ FL believe they acted correctly and made an honest and­ correct decision then why should they fear an appeal.­
    Egg on there face springs to mind.
    This is doing­ nothing for the image of the FL, it only shows what­ there really like.
    I dont know what the FL Rule Book­ says, but surely we can appeal to a body above them,­ everyone in all walks of life have the right of appeal,­ and we should not give in to them the FL.

    (Is­ Blackmail illegal?) or are they above the laws of the ­ land.

    From barsan.becheley, on Mon 22 Jun 9:37PM

  6. AS a fan of a lower club who has seen this before and­ his club put through the mill by the leagues so called­ leaders (piss up and brewery come to mind!)I can only­ feel sympathy for the fans of the Saints but having­ said that after almost destroying Luton and Bournemouth­ last year, I'm afraid that you are going to suffer­ it like many of us have before because they can never­ go back on these types of decisions due to the legal­ hole they have puy themselves in. So sorry Saints fans­ you will just have to take it like we all have but in­ the knowledge that you aint the first and wont be the­ last,

    From PAUL, on Mon 22 Jun 8:53PM
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    To be honest I have no sympathy. When this happened to­ Leeds Utd (remember they were docked two seasons on the­ trot) nobody was interested and we received little­ sympathy. I am afraid that Southampton have got what­ they deserved. Welcome to the 1st Division for a few­ seasons!

    Barry

    From barry_green075, on Mon 22 Jun 8:51PM

  8. So now we know those old bast***s at the Football­ League really do want us out, if it was Utd or­ Liverpools Yank owners parent company that went bust do­ you think they would dock them 10 points or punish­ them, would they F**k,it's always the same try and­ kill the smaller clubs off,bunch of C's

    From kev, on Mon 22 Jun 8:17PM
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    fish

    From scott, on Mon 22 Jun 7:37PM

  10. selfish b**tards . now we know what fa stands ,­ fu**king a***holes

    From cheeky monkey, on Mon 22 Jun 6:30PM
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    Hooray!

    From KEVIN P, on Mon 22 Jun 6:11PM
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