In an astonishing move, an independent arbitration panel subsidized the EFL, arguing that the four-point penalty imposed and suspended in June is applied immediately.
With the “final and binding” decision, the Cheshire club sank to the foot of the League 2 table and was sent by the trapdoor to the National League for the time of its history.
And that was a dramatic respite for Stevenage after the Hertfordshire team ended up at the back of the stack after collecting 22 numbers in 36 games before closing.
Instead, Macclesfield paid the maximum value for a series of monetary unpaid gamblers, postponed matches and the deduction of a total of 17 numbers in the campaign.
Macclesfield was given seven problems, with the loss of three points suspended, due not to pass the house derby in Crewe in December.
In May, they lost the 3 points, plus 4 more, with two more suspended, when their home game against Plymouth was postponed due to the lack of a safety certificate.
And in June, they felt that they survived when the independent commission gave them only two questions for not paying March salaries and not acting in smart faith, with another four-point loss suspended next season.
With League 2 positions decided on points per game, Macclesfield remained above Stevenage, but the EFL announced last month that he was attractive.
The verdict of the appeal, which means that the Silkmen’s 19 problems in 37 games are taken under Stevenage, were announced last night.
The Macclesfield official has just reported the EFL statement, briefly ending: “The club will provide additional feedback in due course.”
But enthusiasts have accused the EFL of orchestrating a “farce,” accusing the league’s bosses of “corruption at its best,” one of them added: “Fans have the right to be angry, disappointed with their club and mismanagement and ownership.”
Stevenage, who was incandescent at the time of the initial punishment, filed a deaf official response.
The club’s Twitter feed reported: “Today’s EFL result means StevenageFC will remain in The SkyBet League Two next season.”
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