Aldershot's Administrator expects the club to start the coming season with a ten point deduction.
With the Conference AGM now less than two weeks away (June 8th), under Conference rules the club are expected to settle £300,000 of football creditors in full before the following AGM, and clear the remainder of the £1million debt - also in full - by the summer of 2016.
One bookmaker has already pushed the Shots out to 100/1 for next season's Conference title, and their ongoing ability to challenge for promotion over the coming seasons will depend heavily on how much of their debt they can get written off before they have to clear 100% of their CVA.