MAWGAN United’s player-manager Martin McPhilpin says he feels he and the club have been harshly treated after being kicked out of the Whirlwind Sports Falmouth Helston league.

The club was expelled from its position in division two following a meeting of league officials last week.

The decision followed a points deduction earlier in the season as a result of the club not registering players per league and county rules and failure of the club to turn up to two fixtures away at Hayle on January 3 and at home to Troon a week later.

It is believe the failure to turn up to the games along with the earlier misdemeanours are the reason the club has been expelled.

Added to that decision Mr McPhilpin has also been suspended from representing any club in the league indefinately - a decision he says is unjust.

A statement from the Falmouth Helston League., said: “Following a meeting of the League Management Committee on Tuesday, January 20, it was agreed with immediate effect to expel Mawgan United FC from the league under rule 5h: (A club having failed to comply with an order or instruction of the Management Committee, or failing to satisfactorily attend to the business and/or the correspondence of the competition, shall be liable to be fined or otherwise penalised at the discretion of the Management Committee.). The club was also fined an undisclosed sum of money.”

“The club can re-apply to rejoin the League at the next AGM on the understanding that any unpaid fines are cleared and is run by an elected committee.

“Mr Martin McPhilpin a player/member of Mawgan United has been suspended indefinitely from taking any part within a club registered with the Falmouth/Helston Football League under rule 17: (Any official or member of a club proved guilty of either misconduct, other than field offences, or of inducing or attempting to induce a player or players of another club in the competition to join them shall be liable to expulsion or such penalty as a general or meeting or management committee may decide, and their club shall also be liable to expulsion in accordance with provisions of clauses 9 (a) and (B) of this rule). All registered players, except those suspended by the League will be cleared to sign for another club provided all necessary forms and rules are complied with.”

In a statement issued to the Packet Mr McPhilpin, said: “We didn’t turn up to the game on the third as half our team are service lads and were away. At this point we had just had all our points taken off us and I was feeling less than 100 per cent motivated, so there was no point getting six of our players down for the referee to call the game off anyway,” he said. “On the 10th (weekend of the Troon game) four of us went down to mark the pitch and at 11.45 it was still frozen solid. I rang the Troon secretary’s mobile but got no answer and left a message on the machine then rang his home number and did the same thing but Troon still turned up as they never received the messages.”

“I feel we as a club and myself personally have been very harshly treated for things that go on in amateur football every week throughout the whole country,” he said. “I feel that the decision has been made by the league because I have had the front to dare to question their decisions and said my piece to them at meetings we have had.”

Mr Mcphilpin added that things eventually got on top of him at Mawgan and said he hopes the club will re-apply to join the league next year.

“It is impossible to do the job on your own,” he said. “When I came over to Mawgan it was to manage but in the end I was secretary, manager, groundsman, recruitment officer, debt collector, chief cook and bottle washer. I had said that at the end of last season, after missing out on promotion with virtually the last-kick of the season, that I didn’t want to carry on and touted the job around with no takers whatsover so rather than let the club fold I felt I had to carry on. I really hope someone will take over the reigns at Mawgan next season as it is a great little club.”