...its place in
the Premier Division South due to the restrictions imposed on the club by Welsh
Government, the matter has been discussed by the League’s Board and by the FA
Alliance Committee.
The
application was duly accepted and therefore the club’s fixtures for the 2020/21
season will be expunged.
The
town of Merthyr has been added to the list of current local lockdowns in Wales,
along with Newport by the Welsh Assembly Government.
The
level of testing that had been taking place in Merthyr last week, plus the
Assembly's current restrictions that prevent any fans attending home games
forced the Board of Directors to submit a request to the league that their
2020/21 season be 'suspended' with immediate effect.
The
club anticipated that the restrictions regarding the blanket ban on allowing
supporters into grounds in Wales are unlikely to be relaxed in the near future
and that the next step taken will possibly be to actually increase the
restrictions on gatherings which may not be lifted for a number weeks, even
possibly months. |