We the undersigned, supporters of Conference league clubs, believe that the points deductions this season to four clubs (Mansfield Town, Oxford United, Crawley Town and Bognor Regis Town) are arbitrary and excessive, and have arisen in large part due to inadequate procedures in the central Conference administration.

We call on you to take a bold step to recognise that poor Conference administration has played a significant role in these cases, and that fundamental improvements are required if the national and regional Conference league competitions are to maintain the confidence of supporters, clubs, and sponsors.

We therefore urge you, as an acknowledgement of past failures, to rescind immediately the points deductions imposed on each of the four clubs.