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Sat 21st April 2001 - Chesterfield will not appeal |
| April Headlines |
Cardiff have moved unofficially into second place in Division 3 after it was
announced on Friday afternoon that Chesterfield would not appeal against their 9 point
deduction. The finalities have to be confirmed by the Football League but its thought that
Chesterfield have taken the decision after realising the light penalty could be made worse
after the appeal. The Spirites were going to try and clear their name but it was pointed
out that their 9 point deduction could be increased after the appeal if the FL saw fit.
Taking the points off before todays games Chesterfield would be one point behind City. Report from www.sportinglife.com The three-day inquiry into allegations of illegal payments dealt with 90 separate allegations against the club and former chairman Darren Brown. While most were found not proven, the tribunal did find that there had been a breach of regulations concerning the transfer of Luke Beckett and the under-reporting of gate receipts. The Third Division club had until next Wednesday to lodge an appeal in writing, but they have now decided against taking action. Chief executive John Green explained that the club wanted to end the uncertainty for both supporters and the players. The Spireites, who still do not know if they will have the points taken away as the Football League are still to ratify the ruling, will guarantee automatic promotion anyway if they can claim three points against Lincoln on Saturday and Leyton Orient fail to win at Mansfield. Green said: "We now know what we have to do on the pitch. "If we can get three points and Orient fail to win, we will playing Second Division football next season." Report from www.skysports.com A Football League disciplinary panel last week recommended the Spireites face the points deduction after a three-day inquiry into allegations of illegal payments against the club and former chairman Darren Brown. The Third Division club originally vowed to appeal against the decision, but chief executive John Green revealed they have decided against taking action to end the uncertainty for both supporters and the players. "We now know what we have to do on the pitch," said Green. "If we can get three points and Orient fail to win, we will playing Second Division football next season." While most of the allegations were found not proven, the tribunal did find that there had been a breach of regulations concerning the transfer of Luke Beckett and the failure to report all gate receipts. The Spireites still do not know if they will have the points taken away as the Football League must ratify the ruling first. The points deduction will not affect Chesterfield's promotion chances if claim three points against Lincoln tomorrow and Leyton Orient fail to win at Mansfield. |
Copyright Michael Morris 2001.
