The Conference have proven their ineptitude by docking Altrincham 18 points after finding the club guilty of fielding an ineligible player.
With the penalty, Altrincham will drop to the bottom of the league 13 points adrift of safety and effectively relegated with only two games left. Alty have also been fined £1,000.
Alty have already assured fans that an appeal will be made to the FA, who had already exonerated them after intially charging Accrington over the matter.
Whilst this ruling is in line with the rulebook itself the circumstances of the situation, where Alty signed the player from another English club and both the Conference and FA accepted the transfer without question, are likely to lead to a re-writing of the rules regarding international clearance.