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But true !!!

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Alty's website yesterday:

The Bodleian Library, Oxford, has today published a reprint of the first Football Association Rule Book from 1863. It costs just £5.99.

Bobby Charlton says in the preface that the Rules "do not simply make it possible to play football, they embody the spirit of the game".

Seems like something changed between 1863 and 23 May 2006.

Good luck to them next season.

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Didn't know Bobby Charlton was that old. :) (smiley in case you think I'm serious)

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Saw him score a cracker once when I was on the Kop, 4-0 or 4-1, can't quite remember, was a long time ago.

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Its an absolutely disgusting state of affairs this, a total injustice. I signed their petition and made mention of the fact that a player named Esteban Fuertes scored against my team, Everton, in 99 I think it was, whilst playing for Derby County in the Premier League. It was his only goal for the club and was the winning goal in the match. It was later discovered that he was in the country using forged documents and was in fact an illegal immigrant. The F.A took NO ACTION WHATSOEVER! How can you legally register a player who isn't even legally allowed in the country? As far as I am concerned that lack of action sets some kind of precedent and what the have done to Alty stinks the place out.

If this were a Premiership club it would be recieveing widespread national media coverage and it would never have happened. Typical of the FA, one rule for the big boys and another for the rest. this is 'ad-hoc' (in)justice and it shouldn't be allowed.

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Welcome back Staveros, but I thought you'd given up on Everton, and Moyes in particular, and were now proper Stanley?

Tend to agree with you on the Alty point, but it's dead and buried, I'm afraid. Although the FA seem to have realised some sort of footballer's passport could ease admin in future. Whether they'll act or not, who knows.

[Just been to Crown Ground to puchase my first season ticket since 68/9 season, £4 guineas for Gwladys St. end, I'm still standing, BTW]

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Not dead and buried for alty fc by the look of it.. this is the latest offering on there official web site

But they did NOT sign him from us...

Alty can't get there heads around the fact that they did do wrong... We all agree the punishment was ludicrous.. it should never have happened and they certainly shouldnt be relegated for it... but even the club are now blaming us. The fans have always blamed us and fgr and the conference and now the fa.. in fact alty fans are posting hate messages against the england team wanting them to fail because the fa run it....

alty fans.. you did not sign the player from accy.... your to blame not everyone else.... yes the punishment was so so wrong.. but stop looking for scapegoats... ya messed up...

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Kipax - I twice tried to post Rob's definitive comment on this matter on the BBC's 606 forum as a reply to the lies and calumny which constantly appear on the relevant Alty thread. But I must be doing something wrong as it disappeared into cyberspace both times. How about you (technical expert and all that) putting the record straight for them on 606 and elsewhere?

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Alty are staying up and scarborough are down

Scarborough didnt prove that they were stable when they came out of administration.

Scarborough will be deducted 10 points next season and alty will stay in the conference.

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Considerable sympathies to Scarborough, who must be distraught.

On the other hand, fair play to Altrincham who (until this change of heart) were the victims of a draconian punishment.

Not many winners in this sorry story, I'd say.