Forest Green Rovers ordered to replay fa cup game


For fielding an ineligible player.

I would be pretty miffed if I was a Barnsley fan right now.

A Professional Game Board Sub-Committee has ordered the Emirates FA Cup First Round Proper tie between Forest Green Rovers and Scarborough Athletic to be replayed on Tuesday 12 December at 19:45.

The FA charged Forest Green Rovers for fielding an ineligible player in the Emirates FA Cup First Round Proper tie against Scarborough Athletic, which constitutes a breach of FA Cup Rule 109, and Forest Green Rovers subsequently admitted this charge.

Forest Green Rovers will now play away to Scarborough Athletic in a one-off match on Tuesday 12 December, and the winner will travel away to Blackpool for a Second Round Proper match on Tuesday 19 December.
 
It probably depends on the severity, could have been that Barnsley blatantly and brazenly did it without giving a shit and Forest Green thought the player was eligible and was due to admin or whatever, no idea but there’s got to be a reason.
 

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