SOUTH SHIELDS SEE FA APPEAL REJECTED

By Mark Carruthers

OFF TARGET! South Shields saw their appeal to reverse the null and void decision rejected. Inset: Chairman Geoff Thompson

SOUTH SHIELDS chairman Geoff Thompson admits he is still trying to come to terms with the rejection of a legal bid to overturn the Football Association’s decision to null and void the 2019/20 season.
The Mariners had worked alongside a number of other clubs across the Non-League system to challenge the decision that was officially ratified by the FA Council in April.
Thompson attended a hearing with a three...