Boston to contest expulsion plan

Chairman David Newton feels the Pilgrims have a strong case

The Football Conference have confirmed that they plan to expel Boston United from the Blue Square North.

The club says it will appeal to the Football Association, who will have the final say on the decision.

Conference officials claim that Boston breached their rules by still being in administration on the second Saturday in May.

The Pilgrims formally came out of their Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) on Tuesday, 20 May.

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Boston chairman David Newton says he believes the club has a very good case as they have come out of administration two years early, and settled their debts with creditors.

The Football Conference has not received confirmation of Boston United's exit from Administration and/or its CVA....The matter is now in the hands of Boston United Football Conference statement

United were relegated from the Football League in May 2007, but relegated further to Blue Square North because of the Conference's rules on clubs in administration.

The Conference statement said: "At present the Football Conference has not received confirmation of Boston United's exit from administration and/or its CVA.

"To be eligible for membership of the competition, the club should not have been subject to an insolvency event by the second Saturday in May. All creditors should have been paid in full.

"The Football Conference has been in written contact with the club to advise it of the Board's decision taken on its eligibility for membership. The matter is now in the hands of Boston United."