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Next Game: Brentwood In The FA Trophy At Edgar Street On Saturday 16th November At 3.00pm

Friday, October 17, 2014

5Live To Cover ODT Loopholes On Sunday


Adrian Goldberg is to spend part of his 5Live Investigates programme this Sunday on the Owners and Directors Test.

The show will include pieces on Hereford United and other clubs with a representative of HUST due to speak to the programme. It airs live from 11am on Sunday.

In addition to the admittance that they had changed on August 1st the timescale of the Owners and Directors Test results to be notified, the FA have also made a number of significant changes to the test.

The new '2014-2015' version enforces that the FA can suspend a club from it's League, having previously only been a 'request' in the earlier version.

The declaration that those submitting to the test has also had a number of new clauses added covering a number of additional subjects. In addition to the criminal offences already listed the declaration also now lists convictions for:

  • "dishonestly receiving a programme broadcast from within the UK with intent to avoid payment..."
  • "admitting spectators to watch a football match at unlicenced premises under Section 9 of the Football Spectators Act 1989"
  • "ticket touting..."
The declaration also adds a part that anyone subject to a banning order under the Football Spectators Act 2000 would fail the test, as well as FA rules concerning bribery within football and betting on games.