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FA charges Luton and six agents
England - 16 November, 2007
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English Luton Town, together with its former chairman Bill Tomlins, ex-finance director Derek Peter and current directors John Mitchell and Richard Bagehot, are charged in more than 50 disciplinary charges alleging breaches of regulations, including making illegal payments to agents.
According to the Football Association, an extensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding a number of player transfers and contract renegotiations began in March this year and looked into events between July 2004 and February 2007.
The club faces 17 charges relating to payments to agents, providing misleading information to the FA and dealing with unlicensed agents.
It is alleged that the club made payments to agents through an holding company, Jayten Stadium Limited, provid misleading information to the FA, dealt directly with two unlicensed agents in two transactions to secure the services of players and also negotiated with two unlicensed agents in two further player transactions.
The club faces 17 disciplinary charges, while Tomlins faces 15 charges, Peter nine charges and current directors Mitchell and Bagehot face charges for failing to report the alleged rule breaches when they became aware of them.
Six agents - Sky Andrew, Mike Berry, Mark Curtis, Stephen Denos, David Manasseh and Andrew Mills - have each been charged with failing to ensure that payments to them were made and disclosed through the proper channels.
"The charges are the result of an extensive FA investigation conducted since March this year into the circumstances surrounding a number of player transfers and contract renegotiations,” the FA said in a statement.
Agent Andrew Sky has insisted he is guilty of no more than a 'technical breach of paperwork' after he was implicated in two of than 50 charges.
"Everything has been declared to the government, all VAT has been paid, so from our point of view we don't want anyone blowing this out of all proportion - it's very much a technical situation,' he told Sky Sports.
According to the Football Association, an extensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding a number of player transfers and contract renegotiations began in March this year and looked into events between July 2004 and February 2007.
The club faces 17 charges relating to payments to agents, providing misleading information to the FA and dealing with unlicensed agents.
It is alleged that the club made payments to agents through an holding company, Jayten Stadium Limited, provid misleading information to the FA, dealt directly with two unlicensed agents in two transactions to secure the services of players and also negotiated with two unlicensed agents in two further player transactions.
The club faces 17 disciplinary charges, while Tomlins faces 15 charges, Peter nine charges and current directors Mitchell and Bagehot face charges for failing to report the alleged rule breaches when they became aware of them.
Six agents - Sky Andrew, Mike Berry, Mark Curtis, Stephen Denos, David Manasseh and Andrew Mills - have each been charged with failing to ensure that payments to them were made and disclosed through the proper channels.
"The charges are the result of an extensive FA investigation conducted since March this year into the circumstances surrounding a number of player transfers and contract renegotiations,” the FA said in a statement.
Agent Andrew Sky has insisted he is guilty of no more than a 'technical breach of paperwork' after he was implicated in two of than 50 charges.
"Everything has been declared to the government, all VAT has been paid, so from our point of view we don't want anyone blowing this out of all proportion - it's very much a technical situation,' he told Sky Sports.
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