Exeter No points deducted at all now.

[KIPAX]

Following on from the conference leagues backpeddling regarding the 10/12 points deduction they wanted to give Exeter. They have now decided there will be no points deduction for the ineligable player saga.

A lesson for all clubs here I suspect. If the conference league are going to punish you for something then just threaten to take them to court and they back down all the way.. In fact they seem to be falling over themselves in a hurry to back down.

I say good luck to Exeter fans who have had to put up with a lot of stick from the rest of the conference for something thats out of there control. Exeter fans have done nothing wrong and shouldn't have to suffer abuse..

What a mess the Conference have made of the whole situation. they don't come out of this very well in my opinion...

[AccyStanFan]

yeah good luck to the fans.

not to the club itself

[Bazf]

What a shock the conference giving in to pressure!!!!!!!!! so Telford have no worries, if the conference puts any pressure on them threaten to sue.

[Tealeaf]

Telford will probably end up with a lottery grant to help them through....

[Wynonie Harris]

But the conference didn't back down - they passed it on to the FA to make a decision, due to a conflict of interest. So surely, it's the FA who've wimped out.

[KIPAX]

But the conference didn't back down - they passed it on to the FA to make a decision

Kinda like.. ooer your scaring us.. heres my big brother deal with him.. Sorry mate.. still looks like they backed down to me.

[Wynonie Harris]

Well according to the conference (and I don't know how true this is) some of the people on their governing body are from clubs who are in the play-off zone, so surely any points deduction from them would have smacked of foul play?

[Bazf]

Wow nepotism in Football now thats new

[lindsay ormerod]

At worst it's shoddy,and at best it's nepotism!
It stinks!Wonder what would have been the outcome if it had been us[Not like we would be so lax!**

[simon]

Sorry rules should be rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!! or why bother thinking and putting them in place .....

[Ceejache]

I thought that Mark Palios and his chums at the FA were coming down hard on offenders and making examples of them eg. Rio Ferdinand. Pathetic. That also goes for the Conference and Exeter. The FA and the Conference for lacking spines and Exeter for bitching and moaning when they blatantly broke a rule.

Hey, why don't we follow their example and threaten to take the Conference to court because those nasty, nasty men in black sent off our players causing us suspensions. If the Conference cant enforce their own rules in this case then who are they to stop clubs joining because their ground doesn't fit Conference criteria (hypothetically)?! Far-fetched of course, I know, my point is that rules are rules and to be seen to enforce some and not others makes a mockery out of the whole system.

Football anarchy is on its way - rest assured, you heard it here first...

[glosterred]

am i right in thinking burton had a point deducted for fielding an illegible player?

if so i expect the are well chuffed with this "decision".

lets hope exeter dont finish second because no doubt if they do they will be going to court to claim the play offs are unfair and they should go up automatically.

[AccyMad]

Correct Glosterred, Burton have already been deducted points for the same offence as Exeter & while they're not my favourite people they must be feeling let down by the conference - never mind Cloughie, just threaten the conference with court action & they'll not doubt give you the points back or is it one rule for one & another for everyone else!!

[glosterred]

thought so...its so good to see the conference and/or the fa being so consistant....also note that hornchurch in the ryman have a point deducted...presumably thay dont have a decent lawyer either.