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Post by terryb on Aug 11, 2020 18:36:40 GMT
I've not read it yet, but I've just been informed that the EFL jhave won their appeal as to the Macclesfield point deductiom.
Stevenage are now back in thr EFL!
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Post by rickyqpr on Aug 11, 2020 20:41:47 GMT
I would think that it is at best 50/50 that Macclesfield will survive. They have been relegated, but it is for the National League to decide if they wish to accept them. For that they will need to produce a credible business plan - I gather they only have 4 registered players at present. There is also the point that the financial support the club had as an EFL Club may well be withdrawn and the advanced season ticket money may need to be refunded. Plus, at the moment, it is not even certain that the National league will be able to commence again, unless crowds are admitted to the stadiums. The owner has behaved appallingly and there is no reason to think he will stand by the club or provide the necessary financial support. Perhaps 50/50 is overstating their chances of riding this out. They may well go the way of Bury. As for the EFL, I think they fought this specifically to make Macclesfield not their problem for next season, recognizing that they were highly likely to default again next season. They saw fit to appeal the independent Macclesfield deferment, but not the Sheffield Wednesday deferment. Answers on a postcard..............
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Post by Roller on Aug 12, 2020 6:59:17 GMT
I think the EFL have until Friday to appeal - 14 days from the announcement - so they haven't not appealed yet. Not that I'm suggesting that they will.
I was floating the idea elsewhere that in the FFP P&S sanction guidelines there maybe a cut off date that points deductions have to be applied by. These guidelines do exist but seem to be a heavily guarded secret. The sliding scale of point deductions will slowly get revealed as more cases get carried out, but I've little idea about what else is covered by them. Perhaps more will get revealed when the arbitration document is published.
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