Dover Athletic punishment announced

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bucks bee
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Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315380Post bucks bee »

Just posted on Twitter by Ollie Bayliss:

Dover Athletic has been fined £40,000 & given a 12-point deduction (applied next season). All 20/21 results have been expunged.

16 clubs at Step 2 have also been found guilty of not fulfilling fixtures. They've been fined £2,000 per breach & given a suspended 2-point deduction.
hoofer2
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315381Post hoofer2 »

For the integrity of NL surely a demotion to NLS should have been the outcome
bucks bee
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315382Post bucks bee »

Barnet move three points closer to Kings Lynn as a consequence of Dover's results being expunged. Now only eight points behind them.
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northantsbee
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315383Post northantsbee »

The bad news is we're now bottom of the league
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Nudger70
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315385Post Nudger70 »

£40,000 fine is ridiculous Dover’s position is pure self preservation hitting them with large fine is pushing them closer to the edge. The people running the National league are not fit for office.
bucks bee
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315386Post bucks bee »

Here's the revised league table ...

https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/match-info/tables
hoppy
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315387Post hoppy »

All punishments subject to appeal.
I'm surprised that Dover have not been relegated. I assume that means another season of 23 Clubs in NL.
bucks bee
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315388Post bucks bee »

NL South and North clubs have been fined £2,000 per breach (i.e. per fixture unfulfilled), even though their divisions have now been declared null and void.

They're not happy; see e.g. Bradford, fined £6,000 ...

https://bpafc.com/staggering-decision-f ... rk-avenue/
Norfolk & Chance
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315389Post Norfolk & Chance »

£40,000 fine is beyond ridiculous.
Any kind of fine is stupid and counter productive.
There are some fools running the national league.
hoppy
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315390Post hoppy »

Norfolk & Chance wrote:£40,000 fine is beyond ridiculous.
Any kind of fine is stupid and counter productive.
There are some fools running the national league.
The NL cleverly commissioned an Independent Panel to do the dirty work for them.
becbee
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315391Post becbee »

hoppy wrote:
Norfolk & Chance wrote:£40,000 fine is beyond ridiculous.
Any kind of fine is stupid and counter productive.
There are some fools running the national league.
The NL cleverly commissioned an Independent Panel to do the dirty work for them.
Whoever's decision it was, fining somebody when it was financial constraints in the first place which caused the offence is beyond ridiculous.
A 12 point penalty is a reasonable let off, had Dover had a 12 point penalty in either of the last 2 seasons it wouldn't have relegated them.
becbee
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315394Post becbee »

And it's one less defeat against our name in the NL table. Result!
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315395Post ETBee »

If, as I suspect, Dover appeal the NL have some room to adjust the sanction. Keep the 12 point deduction but reduce/suspend the fine. They always have to be mindful of what the rules say and being consistent.
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315399Post letchbee94 »

Makes us bottom now though and still does not excuse for how crap we have been so far this season.
hoppy
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Re: Dover Athletic punishment announced

Post: # 315401Post hoppy »

letchbee94 wrote:Makes us bottom now though and still does not excuse for how crap we have been so far this season.
Dover still bottom. Played 0 Points 0
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