The Northwich Guardian says that "The Football Association were ‘brave’ to back Vics’ appeal against expulsion from the Football Conference, according to the solicitor hired to fight the club’s corner. Richard Cramer told the Guardian that the game’s governing body had made a common sense decision. 'They made the right move', he said. 'It was a brave one but, in my view, correct given the fact that the sanction of a 10-point deduction is very much the modern way of imposing sporting sanctions on professional clubs...
A perfect legal argument - precedent exists therefore all similar cases must follow suit. Trouble is the Conference is looking to change this orthodoxy which results in clubs viewing entering administration as being a relatively risk free strategy. As`Ecky says, Hell hath no fury like a Conference Board scorned...