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Hereford United EXPELLED from Football Conference
- Thread starter Hiney
- Start date
The Football Conference Ltd has issued the following statement concerning the membership of Hereford United.
The club has confirmed it will not meet the requirements, to which it previously agreed, set by the Board of the Football Conference Ltd on Friday, 6th June enabling the club to retain its membership.
"As the club was advised at the above meeting, the Board has exercised its unanimous decision that should the club fail to fulfil the requirements it would be expelled from the competition and the Company under Article 5.2.
At the Annual General Meeting on 7th June of the Football Conference Ltd, the member clubs agreed to an alternative Constitution for the 2014/15 season, in case of the above eventuality.
Chester FC will now be reprieved from relegation from the Conference Premier and Hayes & Yeading United FC will be reprieved from relegation from Conference South."
The club has confirmed it will not meet the requirements, to which it previously agreed, set by the Board of the Football Conference Ltd on Friday, 6th June enabling the club to retain its membership.
"As the club was advised at the above meeting, the Board has exercised its unanimous decision that should the club fail to fulfil the requirements it would be expelled from the competition and the Company under Article 5.2.
At the Annual General Meeting on 7th June of the Football Conference Ltd, the member clubs agreed to an alternative Constitution for the 2014/15 season, in case of the above eventuality.
Chester FC will now be reprieved from relegation from the Conference Premier and Hayes & Yeading United FC will be reprieved from relegation from Conference South."
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Blimey that's them f'kd , wonder what league they will end up in ?
El Sid
Well-known member
I'm not a Hereford fan but it's sad to see any club struggling when there's so much cash sloshing around the top end of the leagues.
Peter Ward, Ronnie Radford, bullocks, jumpers for goalposts, aaaaah.
Peter Ward, Ronnie Radford, bullocks, jumpers for goalposts, aaaaah.
Seems the Conference has more balls than the Football League.
Such action from the league may make some clubs think twice before spending beyond their means.
Such action from the league may make some clubs think twice before spending beyond their means.
Hillian1
( . ) ( . )
We lost 14 million quid last year, at what point does it become acceptable?
HawkTheSeagull
New member
Good, constant financial mismanagement and administration needs to end somewhere. As much as i hate Hereford, and i do, the owners have royally screwed them over.
Good news for Chester and Hayes though, who will no longer be relegated from their leagues which will help them out financially too.
Good news for Chester and Hayes though, who will no longer be relegated from their leagues which will help them out financially too.
albion534
Well-known member
but its the fans and players who suffer? why is this a good thing?
£8m this year, £6m next...
I have always thought a small points deduction is no deterrent to "Phoenixing" administrations like Leeds, Palace, Pompey etc.
Expulsion for administration would make them tighten the purse strings.
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HawkTheSeagull
New member
Because a warning needs to be made to other clubs that the league does indeed have the balls to do something about it. This should of course have happened to Portsmouth, but the FL didnt have the balls.
The players wont exactly suffer either, they will just join other clubs, some already have.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Precisely this.
dougdeep
New member
I wonder if the Welsh league will take them?
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Doubt it , they might have to restart at county league level.
Juan Albion
Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
Maybe they'll just recreate themselves, just like Chester did when this happened to them only four years ago. And look who just got saved from relegation...
SweatyMexican
Well-known member
- Mar 31, 2013
- 4,155
So what will their fans do now? Form a new club?
HawkTheSeagull
New member
Hereford United still exist as a club, but have no league to play in at present, though liquidation would be the next step.
Should add the Conference gave Hereford 3 deadlines to pay their debts, but missed them all - so they had chances.
KZNSeagull
Well-known member
Sad. And all for 5 days worth of Gareth Bale's salary.
El Sid
Well-known member
I was just thinking it would be only 3 1/2 days for Rooney.
I can't believe that old chestnut is trotted out. So you think clubs that go into administration and screw over their creditors like Leicester, Leeds and Palace, shouldn't get pts deductions because if they get relegated or fail to get promoted because of it, 'it's the fans that suffer.