The three-person Arbitration Tribunal ruled on a matter involving the GBSS Football Club. GBSS had argued that Hampshire United did not play the required 75% of matches in 2015 according to regulations and their points should be removed. This would have placed GBSS 7th instead of facing automatic relegation. However, the Tribunal determined that GBSS finished 9th and did not prove their case for remaining in the Premier League. While the complaint was not handled promptly by the GFA, the Tribunal granted GBSS a playoff opportunity for the 2017 Premier League season.

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Arbitration Tribunal Rules on the GBSS Matter
Monday 12th
September, 2016 -St. George’s-
The three (3) man Arbitration Tribunal has ruled on the matter involving the GBSS
Football Club. The Club had previously contended that according to the 2015 GFA
Competition Regulations, Hampshire United did not play the required 75% of
matches and therefore their matches and points should have been expunged from
the competition. Had that been done, then GBSS would have placed 7th and would
not have faced automatic relegation.
However, the GFA contended that Hampshire United completed 75% of its fixtured
matches even if the club did not take to the field for all of its matches (There was a
result with three (3) points awarded to the opposing team). After examining the
documentation, the Tribunal determined that GBSS Football Club placed 9th in the
2015-16 Premier League Season, and that it did not establish a valid case for its
retention in the Premier League.
However, the Tribunal held that because the complaint was not
expeditiously handled by the GFA, the Tribunal has granted the GBSS a playoff
opportunity for the Premier League in the 2017 Season. The GFA is currently
seeking further clarification on that aspect and the Executive Committee will meet
shortly to deliberate on the matter. The Tribunal was chaired by Former Speaker of
the House Mr. George McGuire and included Attorney at Law Francis Paul and
Mr. Carlyle Glean Junior.