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Post by Lollipop on Jun 4, 2008 16:08:55 GMT -1
Luton Town Football Club has had imposed upon it, in respect of 15 charges of misconduct, an overall sanction of a £50,000 fine along with a deduction of 10 points to be operative in the 2008/09 season. www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1323675,00.html Eek
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jun 4, 2008 16:12:31 GMT -1
How sad... Nah, really though... I don't think we'll be playing each other for a while
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Post by Lollipop on Jun 4, 2008 16:14:09 GMT -1
LUTON TOWN PRESS RELEASEPosted on: Wed 04 Jun 2008
Luton Town FC ("the Club") have today been sanctioned by the FA ; Brendan Guilfoyle said "the joint admininistrators and their solicitors are shocked by the severity of the sanctions, specifically the points deduction for next season.
The Club's barrister, instructed by the Joint Administrators, made an extensive and persuasive case for leniency given that the Club disclosed the offences to the FA and co- operated fully in the subsequent investigation.
The Club and Luton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd (the purchasers) will give urgent consideration ,in conjunction with its legal advisers, to an appeal.
Inevitably, the fans, supporters and staff of the Club will conclude that the Club has been made a "scapegoat" at a time when it is ill able to suffer a points deduction."
And then I guess they may get some sort of deduction (if 15 isn't a precedent) if they don't have a CVA.
Blimey.
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jun 4, 2008 16:25:30 GMT -1
Will Neko run a sweepstake on when they'll overhaul the deducted points? ;D Leeds got minus 15 points for not exiting administration via a CVA, which is what 2020 are about to do, so I'd imagine they'd be starting on -25 points before a ball is even kicked Don't think they'll be relegated but Promotion is def out the window!
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Post by Lollipop on Jun 4, 2008 16:32:35 GMT -1
Will Neko run a sweepstake on when they'll overhaul the deducted points? ;D Leeds got minus 15 points for not exiting administration via a CVA, which is what 2020 are about to do, so I'd imagine they'd be starting on -25 points before a ball is even kicked Don't think they'll be relegated but Promotion is def out the window! We got told it wasn't a precedent though. -25 would be pretty awful.
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jun 4, 2008 16:41:09 GMT -1
Thats what I'm saying Lolly - given the decision you guys had, the FL have no decision but to apply it with Lootown really. So -25 points it looks like... as this decision is just for the bungs!
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Post by Lollipop on Jun 4, 2008 16:43:08 GMT -1
Thats what I'm saying Lolly - given the decision you guys had, the FL have no decision but to apply it with Lootown really. So -25 points it looks like... as this decision is just for the bungs! But they said ours wasn't a precedent, so they might not give them the full 15.
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jun 4, 2008 16:49:22 GMT -1
Hmmm. Either way the future doesn't look too bright for them.
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Post by MozzaBedfordSpur on Jun 4, 2008 19:15:00 GMT -1
This is very sad news, I can only see a struggle for Luton next season, and only a year and a half ago, they were decent in the Championship until they free falled. Very harsh on their loyal fans.
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Post by gt on Jun 5, 2008 6:53:31 GMT -1
It if it ends up being -25 they can't survive, though I will be willing them to do so. A fine club who were a top flight fixture back in the 80's. Good luck Luton Town FC
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jun 5, 2008 9:07:18 GMT -1
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Post by Dr LuKas on Jun 5, 2008 10:02:04 GMT -1
Well it seems it had to happen..... what about the CVA though, could make the deduction up to -25 points for the new season, seems ridiculous but it would show that the FL don't have one rule for Leeds and another for everyone else.
It's all ridculous though, and I really feel sorry for the fans of Luton Town. This kind of shit is ruining football, stop punishing fans, first Leeds, now Luton. When will it stop.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jun 5, 2008 13:22:22 GMT -1
I'd love to know what we actually did to warrant -10pts, first and foremost. They stated, quite clearly, that we were not guilty of giving bungs to agents. The money was all legitimate; just done through the wrong party. How that warrants a 10pt deduction, I don't know, especially when you consider what paltry punishments the parties who actually did the deed got If it hadn't been for officials at the club, the FA wouldn't have even found out about it anyway - doesn't turning yourself in (plus pleading guilty, as we did) usually mean a lesser sentence (I'm sure there are precedents for this in football too)? Also, will they apply this same punishment to Newcastle and Birmingham, who were also earmarked as having paid agents and players irregularly way back in November? Or, for that matter, will they investigate those clubs at all? Classic double-standards by the FA, really - especially when you consider that certain top-flight clubs have gotten away with far worse. I won't deny that our ex-board were crooks, but I don't think this is proportionate at all. Apparently, some bookies have already stopped taking bets on who'll get relegated from L2 this season, because they expect it to be pretty much decided once the FL rule on the CVA issues with us, Rotherham and... bugger, can't remember the third club. Was it Brentford?
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jun 5, 2008 13:53:58 GMT -1
Might've been Bournemouth I ain't too sure.
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Post by gt on Jun 5, 2008 13:54:32 GMT -1
It was Bournemouth mate
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Post by gt on Jun 5, 2008 13:54:58 GMT -1
Ah GB done beaten me to it
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Post by Golden_Boy™ on Jun 5, 2008 13:57:43 GMT -1
I only remembered cos Harry 'Twitcher' Redknapp was rumoured to be involved in some form of financial backing
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Post by GeoFox on Jun 5, 2008 17:29:14 GMT -1
Well it seems it had to happen..... what about the CVA though, could make the deduction up to -25 points for the new season, seems ridiculous but it would show that the FL don't have one rule for Leeds and another for everyone else. It's all ridculous though, and I really feel sorry for the fans of Luton Town. This kind of shit is ruining football, stop punishing fans, first Leeds, now Luton. When will it stop. not until they've wiped out all football clubs that begin with L!
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Jun 5, 2008 17:42:34 GMT -1
Well it seems it had to happen..... what about the CVA though, could make the deduction up to -25 points for the new season, seems ridiculous but it would show that the FL don't have one rule for Leeds and another for everyone else. It's all ridculous though, and I really feel sorry for the fans of Luton Town. This kind of shit is ruining football, stop punishing fans, first Leeds, now Luton. When will it stop. not until they've wiped out all football clubs that begin with L! they should start with A....... ;D
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Post by GeoFox on Jun 5, 2008 17:45:52 GMT -1
sounds good to me!
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