Original sentence: A slim hope of appealing the decision remains, although the present prospective new owners have yet to decide if it is worth going through the process, and in a statement made on the 5th of August, they said it puts Livingston on the brink, and may result in the death of the club.Despite the new owners ensuring that Livingston's future as a professional football club would be secure for the next year at least, on August 5 the Scottish Football League took the move to put Livingston in the Third Division, a breach of rules was the main reason behind the decision
Edited sentence: A slim hope of appealing the decision remains, although the present prospective new owners have yet to decide if it is worth going through the process, and in a statement made on the 5th of August, they said it puts Livingston on the brink, and may result in the death of the cherished West Lothian club.Despite the new owners ensuring that Livingston's future as a professional football club would be secure for the next year at least, by paying a 720,000 pound bond to the SFL, on August 5 the Scottish Football League took the move to put Livingston in the Third Division, a breach of rules was the main reason behind the decision