League Two

SILKMEN MUST GO BY SAME RULES AS THE REST

by
The LeaguePaper Team
9 February 2020

WHEN a person has a vested interest in a situation, it is difficult to write without taking that vested interest into account.
I accept that.
However, I wrote about Macclesfield’s situation before I became manager of Stevenage and my strong view has not mellowed; it remains as it was.
It is in no way right that a club should fail to fulfil fixtures and should then be allowed to continue in a competition.
Without a doubt, the integrity of that competition is breached when such a circumstance occurs.
If the game is subsequently played when the failing team has had the benefit of a trans...

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