Post by Counting Crows on Aug 24, 2010 22:15:34 GMT 1
It's becoming crazier by the day:
A SENSATIONAL development involving Wales’ highest-ranking official, Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford, could lead to a vote of no confidence in the MacWhirter Welsh League’s management committee.
And the latest twist in the long-running relegation row could see both Cwmbran Town and Llanwern escape the drop to Division Three.
The wrangle began when the FAW, in order to implement its strategic plan to fall in line with a directive from governing body UEFA, ordered the MWL to reduce its strength by six to 48, but most clubs later claimed league officials had changed the rule for relegation from ground criteria to finishing positions.
That in turn led to Risca United and Pontyclun successfully appealing against relegation with the FAW agreeing to a 50-strong league – although clubs subsequently voted to keep the number at 54.
At a special general meeting at Aberavon on August 9, a senior member of the MWL’s management committee read from a letter he said was from the FAW’s head of compliance department, Paul Evans.
The official read words which were clearly to the effect that left no-one in the room with any doubt that FAW was the sole body running in the game in Wales and that it was rejecting the club’s 54-strong vote.
Newport-based fixture secretary Tony Griffiths then said the league would eventually start on Wednesday, September 1 – 16 days late – with Llanwern secretary Alan Watkins promptly calling a motion from the floor to challenge the FAW’s rejection, but was defeated by 44 votes to seven.
The outcome was nine clubs, including Cwmbran and Llanwern, wrote to the governing body saying they were seeking arbitration.
However, in Ford’s written reply he confirms the FAW has not rejected the 54-strong vote.
Part of Ford’s reply reads: “At no time to date has the FAW Council or its committee or sub-committees made a decision to refuse to accept any decision made by the clubs at any general meeting of the (MacWhirter) WFL. In particular, the FAW has not to date refused to accept 54 clubs in a three division WFL for the 2010/2011 season.”
The nine clubs – Cardiff Grange Harlequins, Cwmbran, Ely Rangers, Llantwit Fardre, Llanwern, Pentwyn Dynamos, Seven Sisters, Troedyrhiw and UWIC – are scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the information contained in Ford’s reply It is understood that officials of many clubs are privately voicing their opinions that the MWL’s management committee should be held to task over the matter and that the nine clubs are to seek legal advice about gaining an injunction from preventing league fixtures starting on September 1.
When asked last week to comment on the subject of the nine clubs seeking arbitration, MWL secretary Ken Tucker told the Argus it was a matter only for the FAW.
No one from the governing body was available for comment last night.
Over to you Mr Ford, get off your ass and reinstate 18-18-18, then replace the lying WLMC ;D
A SENSATIONAL development involving Wales’ highest-ranking official, Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford, could lead to a vote of no confidence in the MacWhirter Welsh League’s management committee.
And the latest twist in the long-running relegation row could see both Cwmbran Town and Llanwern escape the drop to Division Three.
The wrangle began when the FAW, in order to implement its strategic plan to fall in line with a directive from governing body UEFA, ordered the MWL to reduce its strength by six to 48, but most clubs later claimed league officials had changed the rule for relegation from ground criteria to finishing positions.
That in turn led to Risca United and Pontyclun successfully appealing against relegation with the FAW agreeing to a 50-strong league – although clubs subsequently voted to keep the number at 54.
At a special general meeting at Aberavon on August 9, a senior member of the MWL’s management committee read from a letter he said was from the FAW’s head of compliance department, Paul Evans.
The official read words which were clearly to the effect that left no-one in the room with any doubt that FAW was the sole body running in the game in Wales and that it was rejecting the club’s 54-strong vote.
Newport-based fixture secretary Tony Griffiths then said the league would eventually start on Wednesday, September 1 – 16 days late – with Llanwern secretary Alan Watkins promptly calling a motion from the floor to challenge the FAW’s rejection, but was defeated by 44 votes to seven.
The outcome was nine clubs, including Cwmbran and Llanwern, wrote to the governing body saying they were seeking arbitration.
However, in Ford’s written reply he confirms the FAW has not rejected the 54-strong vote.
Part of Ford’s reply reads: “At no time to date has the FAW Council or its committee or sub-committees made a decision to refuse to accept any decision made by the clubs at any general meeting of the (MacWhirter) WFL. In particular, the FAW has not to date refused to accept 54 clubs in a three division WFL for the 2010/2011 season.”
The nine clubs – Cardiff Grange Harlequins, Cwmbran, Ely Rangers, Llantwit Fardre, Llanwern, Pentwyn Dynamos, Seven Sisters, Troedyrhiw and UWIC – are scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the information contained in Ford’s reply It is understood that officials of many clubs are privately voicing their opinions that the MWL’s management committee should be held to task over the matter and that the nine clubs are to seek legal advice about gaining an injunction from preventing league fixtures starting on September 1.
When asked last week to comment on the subject of the nine clubs seeking arbitration, MWL secretary Ken Tucker told the Argus it was a matter only for the FAW.
No one from the governing body was available for comment last night.
Over to you Mr Ford, get off your ass and reinstate 18-18-18, then replace the lying WLMC ;D
