Scarborough chairman John Russell has gone ahead with his protest to the Football League over Carlisle's signing of goalkeeper Jimmy Glass after transfer deadline day.

Russell has written his letter despite the authorities confirming Boro will be relegated to the Conference after Glass' injury time winner.

League spokesman Chris Hull said: "Carlisle operated within the present regulations by signing Jimmy Glass.

"Clubs including Scarborough, voted to enable a club to sign a goalkeeper in case of injury and illness."

Russell, meanwhile, is under no illusions as to where things really went wrong for the club this season.

"I don't think the homework was done into the acquisition of certain players and indeed, some of those who were signed the previous season," said Russell,

"I'm not talking necessarily about the players who played at the end of the season - if we'd started off the season with the team that we've finished with we wouldn't be at the bottom of the league now."

Russell believes the transfer embargo, imposed during the ill-fated reign of Anton Johnson, was too often an easy excuse for the Seasiders' troubles.

"That embargo shouldn't have and didn't really affect it because the players had already been bought and signed before Johnson ever came on the scene."

Meanwhile, Russell has pledged the players' full-time professional status will remain as will the club's promising youth system.

Manager Colin Addison is also due to meet with his players this week to discuss their futures after committing himself to the club for the next two years.

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