Unofficial Halesowen Town FC Forum

From the official site -

Club Statement

Steve Lynch this week attended Wembley Stadium in a personal hearing after charges were brought against the club and himself.

Steve and the club have always worked closely with the FA during their investigation and have always been forthcoming in the information requested.

In light of these charges Halesowen Town Football Club have been fined £5,000 with £2,500 suspended for three (3) years.

No other sanctions were placed upon the club.

Steve Lynch has been banned from all football and football activity for a period of two (2) years from 1st May 2017 up to and including 1st May 2019.

It is the intention of Steve Lynch to appeal against his ban due to the severity of this penalty.

The Club will be making no further comment on this matter.

As a first thought, it could have been much worse.

No FA Cup / Trophy ban, no points deducted (although I don't think this was ever likely as it was an FA matter, not a League matter).

What will happen with Steve now though?

Is he actually registered as the owner currently or is it Dave Smith, or one of Steve's family?

Very, very fortunate outcome. Fully expected the FA to throw the book at us.

Interesting times ahead. Not relegated I guess is a good thing, but I just hope we can compete at this level!

If Steve is banned, and he's the main owner/money lender to the club, where do we get the money to pay player wages next season?

Do (dwindling) gate receipts/sponsorship cover player wages?

Is the club self-sufficient without Steve being involved?

Can someone with far more knowledge than I, please enlighten me?

And it could have been worse from the FA, so lets take a positive where there is one

The first paragraph of your post is open to question, I would suggest.

So the club will make no further statement on the matter. So supporters are not entitled to know the future of the club re ownership, running of the club, exctera excetra,

KenR wrote: ↑

13 Apr 2017, 19:10

So the club will make no further statement on the matter. So supporters are not entitled to know the future of the club re ownership, running of the club, exctera excetra,

I think they mean no statement until after the appeal, after that I fully expect a new club badge for next season featuring a cloak, dagger and mysterious puppeteer.

There is a protocol that is observed in these matters i.e. no statements, or comments, until all official processes are completed.
Let's just wait until it is prudent to have open discussion when the situation becomes clearer.
Having said that I feel a sense of relief that the club has not been punished over harshly.

lutleyyeltz wrote: ↑

14 Apr 2017, 07:46

There is a protocol that is observed in these matters i.e. no statements, or comments, until all official processes are completed.
Let's just wait until it is prudent to have open discussion when the situation becomes clearer.
Having said that I feel a sense of relief that the club has not been punished over harshly.

I'd say the outcome is fairly clear, as for a sense of relief, its true the club has not been overly punished, though I see no reason for celebration until our club is run in an open, honest manner, unfortunately, I suspect dark forces lay behind the scenes of what is to come.