The FA decision...

[stainrod10]

Thanks for that - now go away and start planning a route to Brighton.

[baz]

Just to add as its a little more complicated than that. Faurlin was signed / confirmed on the 7th July 2009, on the 4th July (the preceding friday) The FA introduced new rules banning 3rd party ownership which came into force at the begining of August 2009 but applied retrospectively to the 4th July. Now as I said Faurlin was signed on the 7th July the rules and procedures were not published until the 10th July, so we are charged with not following procedures that were not published at the time. At this same time the agent we used to do the deal it seems although Fifa registered was not FA registered and that is an offence all be it a fairly minor one.

Now to add to this the Football League had no ban in place for 3rd party ownership for 2009/2010 and only introduced a rule to match the FA rules in 2010. When this was announced (and this is where it gets sketchy and is based on media reports) we went to the FL stating we had a problem. The FL then referred to the FA as the FA supercedes the FL with regards to player registration. (I'm actually interested how this effects Cardiff given you had a player funded by 3rd party and whether player registrations are held with the FA or the FAW) The FA then worked with the club to resolve any issues, a new contract was given but we don't seem to have handled the paperwork and procedure as we were supposed to or left details of the paper work. This is where we are on soft ground as no one knows the details of the charges relating to this.

Depending on who your "FA" source is we are either going to get a large fine or a 10-15 points deduction which given there is a 20 day appeal process would mean the playoffs would have to be postponed until June. The question given the timing and position we are in is whether what we have done warrents the equivelent of a £60m fine, which is what any point deduction would mean.

[Jeffro]

Bump, see original post by me.. No date given. Still stand by this.

[Mellowhoop]

If this comes off will you be the new ITK

[Jeffro]

Where have I said an announcement?? I said the club will know by weds, no announcement!

[WeAreQPR12]

Careful Jeffro this could be the kiss of death and lets not get over confident mate.