14 Jul 2008Big names write to FA in support of Luton

Football Clubs News | Football Leagues/ Association and Governance

David Davis, the former acting chief executive of the Football Association (FA), has called on the governing body to rethink the 30-point deduction handed to Luton Town.

The FA will hear an appeal from the club over a ten-point deduction that was given before a further 20-point penalty was added last week.

But Davis has joined with Doug Ellis, the former Aston Villa chairman, in urging the FA to reconsider the severity of the decision.

In letters to the FA, Davis wrote that the punishment was "harsh" and "unfair".

Ellis said that the new owners of the club, Luton Town Football Club 2020, were being punished for the mistakes of the previous regime.

He said they were "suffering as they try to save the lifeblood of the club".

But this may not be good news for fans after reports in the Times revealed that the FA has decided not to consider any letters of support.

Should the appeal fail, Luton would start the new season on minus 30 points and the FA has already ordered the club to spend an extra £500,000 so that creditors would receive 16 pence in the pound.

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