Agreed. It was stupid to unilaterally down tools when they could have fielded a team and fulfilled their obligation to play. Even if their claims about not having the finances were true, they could simply have cut costs and fielded youngsters to honour their commitments. That would have been infinitely better than just throwing in the towel and quitting. Parmenter spouted a load of nonsense about the integrity of the league being diminished if they had played a weakened team, but it was Dover's disgraceful decision to quit that lacked integrity and the club got exactly what it deserved. They started this season on -12 and after 32 games have only progressed to -4, so they are currently averaging 1 point from every 4 games. It is still a very real possibility that they could finish the season with a minus points total, which I would think has probably never happened before. In the event that they do finish with a minus total then they won't have suffered the full 12 point deduction, so in my view they should be made to carry the minus figure forward into next season.
That said, I do genuinely feel for the supporters as this wasn't their fault and I have great respect for those that are still following the club in what must be an absolutely dreadful season. But on the plus side, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if their club's cash flow problems suddenly improve during the summer as they find a way to compete for promotion next season.