The FA/Faurlin Hearing date Set

[Sotonsuperhoop]

Not read anything in the national press about 6 charges being dropped, only the local rags. They are only relaying what the club insider tells them, not what the fa intend to do. More lies and more spin

There are plenty of 'leaks' at the FA, so don't be so naive to think even the local press in London haven't got their sources. If a points deduction was on the cards it would not have been left to the last 2 days of the season, by which time champions, play-off places etc will all be sorted.

[Park Street Ranger]

Sorry, but people who claim to 'know' it is only fine are talking nonsense. Only the FA decide and know what any punishment will be. The decision date of 6th May strongly suggests the FA want to make sure they punish us in the way they want to. This could be anything from a fine, an inconsequential points deduction, barring us from winning the trophy, barring us from automatic promotion, barring us from the playoffs or worst case possible scenerio relegation to League One. Hopefully it will only be a fine but the reality is the FA will decide when the case is heard.

[trumpet trousers]

What's the bad news then?

[Qprmeath]

Sorry, but people who claim to 'know' it is only fine are talking nonsense. Only the FA decide and know what any punishment will be. The decision date of 6th May strongly suggests the FA want to make sure they punish us in the way they want to. This could be anything from a fine, an inconsequential points deduction, barring us from winning the trophy, barring us from automatic promotion, barring us from the playoffs or worst case possible scenerio relegation to League One. Hopefully it will only be a fine but the reality is the FA will decide when the case is heard.

Or we might get off completely. As you say, nobody really knows but its going to ruin the rest of our season til the decision is known.

[uxbridgeranger]

When the story broke, i remember the F.A wanted the hearing to take place as soon as possible so all the teams would know who would be promoted and who would be in the play offs. The fact that it has been allowed to drag out to such a late date tells me that they have probably already made the decision to just give us a fine

[Park Street Ranger]

Yeah, I forgot that - we could get let off completely.

If we get a good win at Scunnny we might be able to forget about this for a few days at least.

[Qprmeath]

When the story broke, i remember the F.A wanted the hearing to take place as soon as possible so all the teams would know who would be promoted and who would be in the play offs. The fact that it has been allowed to drag out to such a late date tells me that they have probably already made the decision to just give us a fine

But its not the FA's decision, is it?

[2touch]

When the story broke, i remember the F.A wanted the hearing to take place as soon as possible so all the teams would know who would be promoted and who would be in the play offs. The fact that it has been allowed to drag out to such a late date tells me that they have probably already made the decision to just give us a fine

We asked for extra time to answer the charges. We have dragged this process out. It's a gamble, where they are hoping the FA won't have the balls to give us a serious sanction so late on, where appeals would last into the playoff dates and beyond. The gamble being that, we don't wind the FA up too much in doing this, and they call our bluff.

The most important point here is that WE asked for extra time to answer the charges and have caused the process to be delayed.

[trumpet trousers]

[QUOTE=Sotonsuperhoop;568195]There are plenty of 'leaks' at the FA, so don't be so naive to think even the local press in London haven't got their sources. If a points deduction was on the cards it would not have been left to the last 2 days of the season, by which time champions, play-off places etc will all be sorted.[/

Im not naieve with regards to leaks, they happen all the time. This particular instance was to local papers playing the situation down which have turned out to be false. No charges have been dropped and we have a 4 day hearing with a QC. Dosnt sound promising imo...Just booked my Barnsley tickets in hope that's when we will seal our premiership return but now I'm worried it could be taken away from us

[Park Street Ranger]

Are you sure about that? I assume we asked for time to reply, but that does not explain waiting a month from now.

[swanleyhoop]

I posted this on another forum, but perhaps someone here would know the answer to this:
Hypothetically, what would happen if the bookies paid out on us getting promotion/going up as champions, once it is a mathematical certainty, which would almost certainly be before the hearing, if then, at the hearing, we were deducted points which cost us either the title or promotion or both?

What would happen to all the winnings which the bookies would have already paid out, if the outcome of those bets then changed?
Will the bookies refuse to pay out until all league games have been played?
Or would it just be written off by them as bad luck (unlikely!!)?

[trumpet trousers]

I posted this on another forum, but perhaps someone here would know the answer to this:
Hypothetically, what would happen if the bookies paid out on us getting promotion/going up as champions, once it is a mathematical certainty, which would almost certainly be before the hearing, if then, at the hearing, we were deducted points which cost us either the title or promotion or both?

What would happen to all the winnings which the bookies would have already paid out, if the outcome of those bets then changed?
Will the bookies refuse to pay out until all league games have been played?
Or would it just be written off by them as bad luck (unlikely!!)?

The bookies would ask everyone to return their winnings immediately

[Toni German]

I posted this on another forum, but perhaps someone here would know the answer to this:
Hypothetically, what would happen if the bookies paid out on us getting promotion/going up as champions, once it is a mathematical certainty, which would almost certainly be before the hearing, if then, at the hearing, we were deducted points which cost us either the title or promotion or both?

What would happen to all the winnings which the bookies would have already paid out, if the outcome of those bets then changed?
Will the bookies refuse to pay out until all league games have been played?
Or would it just be written off by them as bad luck (unlikely!!)?

Simple answer - they won't pay out until the end of the season.

[swanleyhoop]

Simple answer - they won't pay out until the end of the season.

Hmmm, thought that might be the case -- I can't honestly imagine they'd want to be in the position of chasing incorrect payouts -- if indeed they were allowed to do that!

[Connell10]

This is so bloody rangers isnt it?? why cant we do anything straight forward! other teams just get promoted end of , but oh know we cant do it the easy way its gotta be the hard way! why has it always got to be like this? i just want one season with none of this kind of shite! im so bloody sick of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!