URGENT - please help Lewes FC now!

[Lady Bracknell]

Totally unjust!
Have sent emails and will put links elsewhere too.
Forza Rooks!

PS Also added a bit to last paragraph:

I would also ask that you seriously consider whether the prestigious Ryman brand is best helped by an association with individuals who seem to have quite forgotten the meaning of "fair play". To let the Glorious Game be subverted In this manner goes against all the sporting values that has made football truly the national game.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

changed into as an albion supporter if you wish to use it

Dear Mr Paphitis

I am a supporter of Brighton and Hove Albion, but I am writing in support of of Lewes Football Club in the Ryman Division 1 South. I would like you to be aware of what I think is a scandalous and disgraceful way the club has been treated by the Board of the Ryman League. I cannot believe that you would want your company to be associated with the appalling injustice that they have visited on the club overnight.

The winner of the division (Lewes) has been entered into a play-off system to allow them to enter the new Conference South next season. The original plan meant that they would be required to win 3 games to win promotion:

1st match v. their sister division 1 North champions (Yeading) venue to be decided on the toss of a coin
2nd match v. the best placed Premier league team (Basingstoke Town) away
3rd match Basingstoke or Lewes at home against either Kingstonian (17th) or Harrow B (18th).

This schedule was sent to every club by the Ryman League and it also appeared on the official Ryman League website until this morning.

I was appauled to hear of the lack of the coin toss for our Yeading match and the team being forced to play away, but as you may know, they won 1-0 on Monday, anyway. Yesterday the team beat Basingstoke away 4-1. Today the team was informed that because of their success, they had decided to change the play-off schedule, and the team would now have to play the best team remaining in the play-offs (Bedford Town) also away on Saturday, rather than the scheduled opponents, Kingstonian at home.

We have protested to the FA over this abrupt rule change and although they agree that the Ryman Board have run roughshod over the rulebook, being the FA, they are unlikely to do anything about it.

Let's face it – Lewes are not a big and fashionable club who have gate-crashed their party and they are doing all they can to bully them out of the competition. How would you feel if in the FA Cup you had been forced to play away to the strongest team remaining in the competition at every round ? That is exactly what the Ryman League has done to Lewes Football Club. They are going to Bedford Town Saturday for their 4th match in 7 days and are awaiting the next obstacle to be thrown in their path should they win.

Fair Play ? As a football supporter I hope you can sympathise with the blatant injustice of their plight and why we feel so desperately victimised by these people who should be working on our behalf. As a businessman you should seriously consider whether you would want the Ryman brand associated with this bunch of self-serving spivs and cheats when this matter is covered in the Press.

Yours in Disgust,

 

[Hilton]

Done to all 3

 

[northstandnorth]

done it.best of luck and i hope isnt too late.

 

[The Great Cornholio]

Done!

 

[glosterseagul]

sorted then!

 

[balloonboy]

Done. Little people of the world unite!

 

[balloonboy]

My letter - a cut-down version of the one suggested by "Lewes supporter":

Dear Mr Paphitis

I am a supporter of Brighton and Hove Albion, but I am writing in support of Lewes Football Club in the Ryman League Division 1 South. I would like to make you aware of what looks like the serious (and scandalous) treatment of Lewes FC by the Board of the Ryman League. Hopefully your company's association with the League will lead you to take an interest in this issue.

The winner of the division (Lewes) has been entered into a play-off system to allow them the chance to enter the new Conference South next season. The original plan meant that they would be required to win 3 games to win promotion:

1st match v. their sister division 1 North champions (Yeading) venue to be decided on the toss of a coin
2nd match v. the best placed Premier league team (Basingstoke Town) away
3rd match Basingstoke or Lewes at home against either Kingstonian (17th) or Harrow B (18th).

This schedule was sent to every club by the Ryman League and it also appeared on the official Ryman League website until this morning.

Today the team was informed that the Ryman League had decided to change the play-off schedule, and that Lewes would now have to play the best team remaining in the play-offs, Bedford Town (away on Saturday), rather than the scheduled opponents, Kingstonian (at home).

Lewes supporters have protested to the FA over this abrupt rule change - but I do not anticipate any action from the FA.

It is surely against all principles of fair play that the Ryman League can change the rules of the play off competition at such a late stage. I am convinced that the Ryman League are counting on the fact that Lewes is a small and relatively unfashionable club, and hoping to "get away with it"

Yours sincerely,

 

[balloonboy]

Seems to have worked!!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Another famous victory !

Details are here:-

http://www.northstandchat.biz/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23337