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[Jenga]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/7399940.stm

[Mick]

Check out the Halifax Courier site................says Shaymen expelled from the Conf and Alty reprieved..........but talks about an appeal process (which I am sure is bull***t).

I think that by the end of today, everything will be done and dusted and official (just in time for tonights forum)

[JTH]

from article..

"Mike Appleby, league manager for the FA said the consortium's plans to reform the club with the same management structure and playing rights at the Shay were more likely to gain access to the NPL and be in a position to fund and fulfil fixtures (than a supporters trust led club).

If the consortium doesn't pursue its interest and the trust does then a new club is likely to start further down the football pyramid.

[b]We can't gamble that a group of guys can run a senior non-league club [/b] said Mr Appleby. "

In other words we've got more faith in the consortium which allowed Halifax to go into administration with no attempt to pay £2m the club owed as opposed to club ru by fans, I mean we don't have any successful examples of that do we? (AFCs Wimbledon, Telford, FCUM etc etc). 

In a nutshell the complacent attitude at the FA which has created the climate for the mismanagement of footbal clubs - shameful. 

[Bath Alty]

What exactly are the FA afraid off?  How much worse can they do than the last lot?  Even with the consortium helping out they were still losing £30k a month.  The mind boggles

[Saughall Robin]

So basically for all us mesmerised ones, does that mean;

either:
Re-forming under the 'money-men' in Unibond 1

or:
Re-forming as a fans-led club in the NE counties?

[Narcissist]

What exactly are the FA afraid off?  How much worse can they do than the last lot?  Even with the consortium helping out they were still losing £30k a month.  The mind boggles

I think its more a case of admin skills than financial skills. Im not sure many clubs in the BSP meet the required financial common sense levels required to run a club efficiently.

Maybe the FA are scared they'll mess up the paperwork, like for example International Clearance papers 

[tiggeralty]

Hi,  I rung the club (Altrincham) this morning,  there will be no decision until early June,  when it goes before the Blue Suare North AGM,  but it is 99.9% certain that Alty will be reprieved,  so it sounds like good news  Malcolm.

[Longman]

Hi,  I rung the club (Altrincham) this morning,  there will be no decision until early June,  when it goes before the Blue Suare North AGM,  but it is 99.9% certain that Alty will be reprieved,  so it sounds like good news  Malcolm.

We have to start planning for a reprieve now then, lets not wait until June.

[Alty TV]

Football Conference board expels Halifax Town


The consortium are to be informed that a Halifax club will not be playing in the Conference next season.

As predicted on our website earlier today the Football Conference board has expelled the club.

"We feel that Halifax do not qualify," said conference general manager Dennis Strudwick.

"There will be correspondence to the club hopefully today or tomorrow."

Mr Strudwick said he had heard nothing from the administrators running the club since Friday when efforts to reach agreement with creditors failed.

He said a Halifax club would now have to be reformed from scratch and seek approval from the Football Association and then be allocated a league to play in.

Mike Appleby, league manager for the FA, said there would be a place for a Halifax team but the issue would be at what entry level.

"We will accommodate Halifax. We are not going to let football die in Halifax," he said.

The consortium and the Halifax Town Supporters' Trust have both indicated they were interested in running a club.

"We have had notice of intent but not the detail," said Mr Appleby.

The detail will now have to be worked up speedily but confusion surrounds the consortium's intent as it has been working behind the scenes leaving fans in the dark.

The trust is now split with some wanting to back the consortium - with its financial standing and business expertise - and others want the trust to run a members' club.

Mr Appleby said whichever group came forward to form a team it would have to prove security of lease.

A team playing at the Shay can expect to compete in the fourth tier of non-league football in the Northern Premier League Division One North (Unibond).

If games are not played at the Shay then the fifth tier Northern Counties East Football League is the likely scenario.