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[Mrs Warbouys]

Boston and Evans given Conference green light
May 10, 2007 by Scotty
Both Boston United and their controversial manager Steve Evans have been given the go ahead to compete in the Blue Square Premier League 2007-8 (formerly the Nationwide Conference).

There were doubts with United's financial postion that the Conference chief executive John Moules would reject The Pilgrims, however the Football Association have leant weight to allow them to start in August.

Evans has been subject to rumours over the last few seasons with respect to a 5 or 10 year managerial ban from the Conference, however this has been confirmed as nonsense by the FA. "That ban lasted for 20 months, which would leave him free to manage in the Conference if he so wished," said a spokesman.

[Red N White Dynamite]

So basically, the FA are saying they will punish clubs for minor administrative errors with the most harsh sanctions available to them, but clubs who deliberately mismanage their finances and deliberately seek to exploit loopholes in the rules effectively get off scot free with a meaningless points deduction and a clean bill of health.

It absolutely stinks and this has nothing to do with any possible reprieve for us. I said the same about Leeds and any other club who acts in this way.

If and when Alty do regain a place their place in the Conference at least we can hold our heads hgh and know that we did things the right way. Our conscience is clear.

[Jenga]

BSN it is then.

[Jezza]

however the Football Association have leant weight to allow them to start in August.

hmmm, we were told by the FA despite spending a fortune on legal representation and not actually having done anything wrong that the FA could not possibly interfere with Conference decisions?

[DarrenH]

To me it seems clear that the FA have absolutely no idea as to how to deal with clubs who have found this "loophole" in the law.
Surely from previous messages it is not the FA's business to interfere in the conference.
Unless it suits them of course.

[bighairedmike]

Jezza, maybe you should send this to your brtoher-in-law as well. Another case of FA incompetance.

[Jenga]

Already done :-)

[lukealty12]

lets start planning for BSB then