AFC Wimbledon are currently appealing an 18 point deduction from the Ryman League for fielding an ineligible player. The problem was due to not obtaining an International Transfer Certificate for Jermaine Darlington who's last club was Cardiff City. Despite Cardiff City playing in the English league, they are affiliated to the Wesh FA and they held the players registration for 30 months, even though the player has retired from professional football.

The error was a simple administration problem and was only picked up after Darlington was booked in an FA trophy match. The irony is that if Darlington had been booked in his first league game, AFC Wimbledon would only have been deducted 3 points. Instead they are currently being charged and deducted 18 points for every game that Darlington played. AFC Wimbledon are appealing the decision and the appeal will be heard by the English FA on Monday the 26th March.

Please take a few minutes to sign the e petition linked below on the number 10 website to try and overturn this ludicrous decision. Thank-you to all who sign it and please pass this link on to all true football supporters.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/wimbledon/

Good luck to EF for the rest of the season..and as a bonus here is Steve Ferguson scoring a peach of a goal for AFCW last night.

http://www.donsonline.co.uk/videos/20070306/clip04.mpg

Any sensible person would see that the punishment didn't fit the crime.

Unfortunately this is the FA we're talking about, so "sensible" doesn't apply.

Nice goal BTW!

Good luck, with the petition, but remember you are dealing with the "Blazer Brigade". The heads will be back in the sand until you go away.

Oh to have Fergie back at Bayview, that was some goal!

Is there any way EFST can support this?

ps. great goal from Fergie, still waiting to see the interview somewhere, naebdy wants it

igor, send the interview to the WUP, they'll print it.

Petition signed.

Igor - I'm pretty certain that there wouldn't be much we could do to influence anything but I'm sure that it would be supported if we were approached by an official from the Trust.

Fans united will never be defeated!

Bloody hell lets get a motor and kidnap SF bring him back ASP.

Mind you, think the wee man has done his bit for the club already ££.

The FA are as up their own arses as the SFA so you've nae chance. I know that AFCW has its traditions going back to the old club, but maybe a change of strip would do you good. That blue number looks a bit like a smelly bunch we know. Black and Golds good

Igor

Sorry no had a chance to put the interview up yet! Will try and get it up the night.

And the interview as well

Punishment has been reduced to a mere 3 points!

Excellent news, maybe i'll see a league title win this season yet..