- Club suspend operations with series of extraordinary claims
- Landlord Downing LLP deny ‘wild allegations’ against them
Non-league Staines Town have suspended all football operations with immediate effect due to a dispute with their landlord. Making the announcement on Tuesday, the club issued an extraordinary statement in which numerous allegations were made against Downing LLP, including breaches of the modern slavery act.
Downing LLP have strenuously denied what they describe as “wild allegations”, labelling them as an attempt to deflect attention from mismanagement of the club by owner Joe Dixon.