An alleged breach of Membership Rule 6.9 for fielding an ineligible (unregistered) player in its match on Saturday, 9th August 2014.
The Hearing was conducted at the competitionâs Birmingham Office today.
The club accepted the charge and presented circumstances preceding the offence, in mitigation. The club also asked the Conference Panel to consider exercising the discretionary element in the Rule that permitted the competition to order a replay of the match.
The Panel carefully considered all the written evidence submitted prior to the Hearing and considered the clubâs verbal submission presented today. It also considered the discretionary power available to it within Rule 6.9 before finding as follows:-
* Rovers was found guilty of fielding an ineligible player on 9th August 2014.
* The club will be fined £500 and have three points deducted from its league table score.
* The Panel considered but declined the clubâs request to have the match replayed.
* The above decision is subject to the clubâs right of Appeal to the Football Association within 14 days of the date of written notification.
Forest Green Rovers must be disappointed!!! http://www.footballconference.co.uk/mobile/news/details.php?news_id=13507
The Hearing was conducted at the competitionâs Birmingham Office today.
The club accepted the charge and presented circumstances preceding the offence, in mitigation. The club also asked the Conference Panel to consider exercising the discretionary element in the Rule that permitted the competition to order a replay of the match.
The Panel carefully considered all the written evidence submitted prior to the Hearing and considered the clubâs verbal submission presented today. It also considered the discretionary power available to it within Rule 6.9 before finding as follows:-
* Rovers was found guilty of fielding an ineligible player on 9th August 2014.
* The club will be fined £500 and have three points deducted from its league table score.
* The Panel considered but declined the clubâs request to have the match replayed.
* The above decision is subject to the clubâs right of Appeal to the Football Association within 14 days of the date of written notification.
Forest Green Rovers must be disappointed!!! http://www.footballconference.co.uk/mobile/news/details.php?news_id=13507
