End For The Pars?

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No special treatment for Dunfermline as SFL rules out payments before May

 

Half of first-team squad made redundant n No wages for remaining players

 

DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC will receive no early payment from the Scottish Football League despite going into administration and making players redundant yesterday.

 

SFL chief executive David Longmuir said the governing body will work closely with administrator Bryan Jackson of PKF to help Dunfermline survive, but he insisted that the Fife club will receive any funds due – prize money dependent on their final placing in the Irn-Bru First Division – at the same time as all other member clubs.

 

"I'm just delighted that the club has an opportunity to survive and come through an event that is obviously very bad for everybody involved. We will work closely with them to do whatever we can," said Longmuir. "The SFL has always tried to look after its clubs with guidance, advice and the delivery of cash at the end of the season on the basis of the investment we receive from sponsors.

 

"We have already intimated to Dunfermline that that payment will be made on May 25, when we have our AGM, no different from any other year.

 

"I have been asked the question about an earlier payment and have only responded to say we always deliver our end-of-season money on May 25 and see no reason why that would not be the case.

 

"I can give indications, based on assumptions, of what that figure might be and have already given that to Dunfermline."

 

The SFL board will meet soon to decide how many points the club will be deducted for going into administration.

 

"The rules of the SFL have always been quite clear in that the board of the SFL treats every case on its merits," Longmuir continued.

 

"We will implement a tried-and-trusted process, which will start in the next couple of days.

 

"But we have already had conversations with Bryan Jackson of PKF and obviously Jim Leishman, who is a good colleague and friend."

 

DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC will receive no early payment from the Scottish Football League despite going into administration and making players redundant yesterday.

 

SFL chief executive David Longmuir said the governing body will work closely with administrator Bryan Jackson of PKF to help Dunfermline survive, but he insisted that the Fife club will receive any funds due – prize money dependent on their final placing in the Irn-Bru First Division – at the same time as all other member clubs.

 

"I'm just delighted that the club has an opportunity to survive and come through an event that is obviously very bad for everybody involved. We will work closely with them to do whatever we can," said Longmuir. "The SFL has always tried to look after its clubs with guidance, advice and the delivery of cash at the end of the season on the basis of the investment we receive from sponsors.

 

"We have already intimated to Dunfermline that that payment will be made on May 25, when we have our AGM, no different from any other year.

 

"I have been asked the question about an earlier payment and have only responded to say we always deliver our end-of-season money on May 25 and see no reason why that would not be the case.

 

"I can give indications, based on assumptions, of what that figure might be and have already given that to Dunfermline."

 

The SFL board will meet soon to decide how many points the club will be deducted for going into administration.

 

"The rules of the SFL have always been quite clear in that the board of the SFL treats every case on its merits," Longmuir continued.

 

"We will implement a tried-and-trusted process, which will start in the next couple of days.

 

"But we have already had conversations with Bryan Jackson of PKF and obviously Jim Leishman, who is a good colleague and friend."

 

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