Ryman League Play Offs - Enfield Town Farce

[casper]

The Ryman League Play Off semi finals are due to take place on Thursday but the teams are not certain who will be playing in them due to the FA.

Enfield Town FC signed Aryan Tajbakhsh in January and he shouldn't have played his first 2 games for the club as he was suspended.
Enfield immediately informed the FA in January, once they discovered the situation.
The FA told them not to play him in the next 2 matches and that no further action would be taken.

Enfield were the summoned by the FA last Monday, on a charge of fielding and ineligible player, with the hearing last Wednesday.
Both Enfield and the player were found guilty but the club are awaiting written confirmation of the sanctions, including a possible points deduction.

If the points deduction does occur, Enfield will be out of the playoffs and replaced by the Met Police.
Likelyhood is that they will appeal the decision.

What a farce the FA have created by leaving a disciplinary decision 3 months after the event, having previously stated that no action would be taken.

www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/news/club-statement-1418774.html

www.isthmian.co.uk/enfield-town-league-statement-250415-24182/

beta.northlondon-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=32097&headline=FA%20charge%20leaves%20Town%27s%20play-off%20fate%20in%20the%20balance&year=2015

www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Margate-boss-slams-farcical-play-situation/story-26395633-detail/story.html

www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?post=657507;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;guest=53920919

www.fansfocus.com/topic/186192-3-point-deduction/

[Hatboy]

Both of the semi finals due to be played Thursday have been postponed until Enfields hearing is heard by the FA this week

[Hatboy]

The FA decided to dock Enfield 3 points and Enfield have appealed the decision the appeal will be heard on the 8th

[yellowalf]

May 4, 2015 15:43:49 GMT Hatboy said:

The FA decided to dock Enfield 3 points and Enfield have appealed the decision the appeal will be heard on the 8th

If I decided to hold a party in a brewery and someone recommended the FA to organise it, I'd give that recommendation a miss!

[PaperSaint]

The same player previously played for the Saints and I understand the club reported to the FA then that they had 3 different records for the same player - the FA obviously chose to do nothing about it...

[Hatboy]

Same old story the FA take no responsibility for the situation leave it all at the clubs doorstep thank god for Steve Eames on that one then

[Hatboy]

Enfield Town has today been unsuccessful in its bid to overturn the verdict of the FA Regulatory Commission in respect of alleged breaches of FA Rule E10 (fielding a player while suspended).

The FA’s decision and today’s appeal outcome are both very disappointing for everyone associated with the Ryman League Premier Division club, who await the FA’s written reasons for their decision.

The club also wish to take this opportunity to thank all Enfield Town Supporters Society Members who responded so positively by donating funds to pursue further appeals as deemed necessary, and also other clubs and supporters for their hundreds of messages of support. In the best interests of the club itself and in order to avoid further wider uncertainty and inconvenience, not least to clubs involved in the Ryman League Premier Division play-offs, the Board has taken the unanimous decision not to take any action that would delay the play-offs any further.

Enfield Town’s Board would like to express its view that:

• This decision sets a dangerous precedent;
• Clubs taking every precaution when checking the FA’s disciplinary record system may be subject to this charge (irrespective of whether or not the FA announce changes or a thorough overhaul of current arrangements); and
• The club would have taken exactly the same action once charged by the FA irrespective of whether or not it had finished the 2014/15 season in a play-off position.

The club will now put this unsatisfactory outcome behind it, and look forward positively to the 2015/16 season. The club wish the teams in the play-offs the best of luck.

As a result, Thursday's semi-finals will see Hendon host the Metropolitan Police with Margate at home to Dulwich Hamlet.

[casper]

Hendon currently leading Met Police 2-1
Margate 1 up against Dulwich Hamlet

[casper]

FT Margate 2 - 1 Dulwich Hamlet

[casper]

FT Hendon 2-1 Metropolitan Police

[casper]

Margate won 1-0 against Hendon in the play off final and are promoted to the National League South.