▁in ▁a ▁fi xture ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁game ▁ended ▁ 1 – 1 . ▁Following ▁the ▁ver dict ▁Claude ▁Mat to cks ▁and ▁Peter ▁Hart sh or ne ▁were ▁both ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁their ▁duties ▁with ▁the ▁club . ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁concluded ▁their ▁season ▁in ▁impress ive ▁style , ▁when ▁despite ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁Flor iana ▁the ▁club ▁managed ▁a ▁fourth - place ▁finish . ▁ ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 0 ) ▁season ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁FC ▁were ▁dem oted ▁into ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁to ▁Investig ate ▁Cor rupt ▁Pract ices . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁being ▁re leg ated , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁also ▁f ined ▁e 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁Also , ▁the ▁M FA ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁declare ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁matches ▁already ▁played ▁by ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁are ▁null ▁and ▁void . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁above ▁that ▁the ▁board ▁decided ▁to ▁re legate ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁FC ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁with ▁immediate ▁effect ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁e 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁M FA . ▁It ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁unless ▁the ▁fine ▁is ▁paid , ▁the ▁club ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁M FA ▁le agues . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁the ▁southern ▁se as iders ▁have ▁become ▁the