Rovers Appeal Relegation

Bristol Rovers has today sent in an appeal to the Football Association and Football League over a rules breach by Wycombe that they believe could have affected their relegation from Sky Bet League 2.

A statement of the Official site said ‘Its current chairman, in giving evidence at a recent FA disciplinary hearing, appears to have admitted a serious breach in respect of the player, Matt Phillips (and possibly other players).

‘The result of this led to Wycombe wrongfully obtaining a competitive advantage over Bristol Rovers.

‘Without this, Wycombe rather than Bristol Rovers could have been relegated.

‘Bristol Rovers were relegated merely on goal difference, and as the breach, if proven, would have almost certainly led to a points deduction, Bristol Rovers have instructed specialist sports lawyers together with Nick De Marco, a leading sports barrister, to draft and send a complaint to both The Football League and The Football Association.’

Wycombe have since responded with a statement on their website saying ‘We will, as always, fully cooperate with the Football League and the Football Association in any investigation into this matter, but are we are fully confident that there is no case to answer.

There will be no further comment from the club at this stage.’

Rovers were relegated from League Two after a very poor season but only went down on the last day of the season on goal difference.