Longford punished for John signing

Longford Town FC have dropped from fourth place to ninth in the Irish League after being deducted nine points for improperly registering Avery John.

Denied work permit
The Trinidad and Tobago player left Bohemian FC in the summer for a trial with Colchester United FC before returning to Ireland to sign for Longford after being refused a work permit by the authorities in England.

Three appearances
Irish League officials claim that John did not receive international clearance to allow him to complete the move back to Ireland and was therefore ineligible to feature in the three games he has appeared in this season.

Fined €100
An official statement read: "The decision of the board of control was that Avery John was not properly registered by Longford Town in accordance with league rules and the club was deducted a total of nine points together with a fine of €100 in accordance with the rules." Longford are to appeal against the decision.