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Maurice Earp
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Forest Green FA Cup tie off amid FA investigation
Forest Green's FA Cup second-round tie with Blackpool on Saturday is postponed because of an FA investigation into Rovers.
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Wow , never heard of something like this happenening before!
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Actually speculation seems to be that it's just an FA Cup issue, ineligible player or something. (Although you'd think that would be cut and dried enough that the FA wouldn't have to "investigate" as such.)
Edit - a theory is that it's Troy Deeney, who played in the cup after being on 5 yellows, then missed their next league game instead. (I'm not actually sure of the rules, but I thought yellows stayed within a single competition these days? Or is that reds?)
Edit - a theory is that it's Troy Deeney, who played in the cup after being on 5 yellows, then missed their next league game instead. (I'm not actually sure of the rules, but I thought yellows stayed within a single competition these days? Or is that reds?)
Another theory suggested is that it is the keeper they've had on emergency loan for a good while when they've had a keeper available for a chunk of it. Their own keeper apparently has played in Abomination Trophy matches and been on the bench in that time.
If it is this then it could affect more than the FA Cup as it would break the emergency loan regulations.
If it is this then it could affect more than the FA Cup as it would break the emergency loan regulations.
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Pretty sure it's not the Deeney thing - from the FA site: "Accumulating five, ten, fifteen or twenty Yellow Cards in league matches can result in an automatic ban in your relevant league." So a ban for 5 yellows should apply to the next league match, the way I read that.
So presumably it's this emergency loan of Belshaw from Bristol Rovers then. Interesting.
So presumably it's this emergency loan of Belshaw from Bristol Rovers then. Interesting.
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FGR is a marketing tool for him to push his agenda with, if it stops serving him I wonder how passionate he truly is.
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Whereas that’s not the case with our owners?
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Could it be the FA have found meat in their vegan pies!
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Could it be that BRovers are to blame? They were probably forgetting their planning permission too!
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Forest Green told to replay Scarborough FA Cup tie
Forest Green Rovers are ordered to replay their FA Cup tie against Scarborough Athletic after admitting fielding an ineligible player.
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FGR to get another chance in FA Cup 1st round.
Barnsley must be fuming with this decision.
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It's a bit odd that Barnsley were kicked out of the competition for fielding an ineligible player, but for what at least looks like the same offence FGR just have to replay their game. Or have I missed something?
