Robbie’s Division 1 leaders
Universities have been stripped of competition points and have now plummeted
from top to bottom of the competition ladder as a consequence of playing an
ineligible player round 1 through round 5.
Mainland Football CEO Mike Coggan
expressed his disappointment in having to enforce the competition rules. “No one
and least of all Mainland Football want to see any club’s aspirations of playing
in the Federation premier grade evaporate in this manner. Due to what seems
like an unfortunate clerical error Universities had been playing an unregistered
player for the first five rounds. The onus is on each club to ensure all
players are registered and members of Mainland Football and NZF. We have a
responsibility to enforce our match rules in such circumstances. As sad as it
is, our rules are very clear. Under competition rules Universities can appeal
the ruling to the Board of Mainland Football and further still to NZF beyond
that”.
Universities have made a very bright
start to the 2013 season winning five games and drawing one. The player in
question who hadn't transferred from a previous club has subsequently been
transferred and is now registered to play in Mainland Football competition. It
will be a big challenge for the students to recover from this and challenge for
the Robbie’s Division 1 title.
Yeah you think???