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AFC Wimbledon - ePetition to the Sports Minister

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upferretmadferret Newbie

upferretmadferret

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ePetition link: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/wimbledon/

 

Dear Friends,

 

The FA has recently imposed extraordinarily harsh penalties (£12,000 fine, expulsion from the FA Trophy and an 18 point deduction) on our club for an innocuous administrative oversight.  No unfair advantage was either sought or gained when we failed to realise that an International Clearance Certificate (ICC) was needed when we recently signed an English player from a club playing in the English League and participating in the English FA Cup.  The FA considered that the lack of an ICC meant the player was ‘ineligible’.

 

However, given these facts, you may yourself be wondering why an ICC was required at all.  The club in question was Cardiff City and, despite their full participation in English football, their players are registered with the Welsh FA.  When a player moves from the jurisdiction of one country’s FA to another, an ICC is needed to confirm that he has no outstanding bookings or suspension.

 

      The player concerned is a very clean footballer so not only did he have no outstanding bookings or suspension but the lack of the required ICC only came to light when he received his first booking for us, by which time he had already played in 3 cup games and 11 league games.  Frustratingly, when we were made aware of the need to get an ICC, this took a total of one hour and 3 e-mails.

 

      I hope that you too recognise the enormity of the injustice and the complete lack of any proportionality between ‘crime’ and punishment and feel able to support us in this matter.  http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/wimbledon/

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Tony_T Newbie

Tony_T

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Rearrange this well known phrase or saying - Kiss butt hairy my can you!!!!

 

Arrogant tossers can get stuffed

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abdullah Newbie

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I have to say I think that they should be docked the points. The rules were in place and he was previously with a Welsh club. Most Clubs don't get this rule wrong. Administrators must be aware of the history of any player before letting them loose on a football field.

 

I forsee a petition to protest against any decision to the contrary should the decision not be in accordance with the rule book! You can't change rules after the event. It makes a mockery of having rules in the first place.

 

Abdullah democratic!

 

 

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Chris1 Newbie

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So to all those above who would like to profit from another club's misfortune:

 

if it turns out Margate FC have made a minor administrative oversight with, say, Danny Hockton's registration, will you be happy to have 52 points deducted?

 

Would you expect other clubs' fans to support us if we appealed?

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