The administrators of Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC remain locked in talks with the Pinnacle Group.

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Saints' parent company Southampton Leisure Holdings plc (SLH) has been in administration since April, and Saints had hoped to avoid a points deduction as SLH was in administration - not the club.

BBC: Pinnacle pulls out of Saints bid

The south coast outfit had hoped to avoid the punishment as they argued that it was their parent company Southampton Leisure Holdings plc (SLH) which had gone into administration on 2 April - not the football club.

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