Aye - only about 140 miles travelling distance between the two clubs!
East coast versus west coast. There were some Meet the Richardsons summer specials comparing the two (I think, might have been Whitby in the east)
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Aye - only about 140 miles travelling distance between the two clubs!
Donkey derbyProper classic seaside derby that
FGR had a player that's on loan but they hadn't received written permission from the parent club to play him in the competition. I don't know whether the parent club were happy for him to play and this lack of permission was an oversight.
In Barnsley's case, the player was ineligible as when the initial game was played he was on loan an York, recalled and then in the starting XI for the replay. To be eligible for the replay, he needed to be available for the initial match - which he wasn't cos he was on-loan elsewhere. I guess it's to stop clubs loaning or recalling players for replays.
Barnsley's not in London, so nobody (who counts) cares?So how come FGR get to replay, and Barnsley got hoyed out for the same thing?
Like the Gangsta rap scene in USAEast coast versus west coast. There were some Meet the Richardsons summer specials comparing the two (I think, might have been Whitby in the east)
I was at the game, and though what Aldridge did was wrong, it was one of those games where we were just never going to score.Im still raging about that like![]()
I don’t think that’s exactly right. The player hadn’t played for York in the Cup so he wasn’t actually cup tied but he was still registered as on loan at York on the date of the first round, and you can’t play a player in the replay who wasn’t available as your player for the first match.Exactly. The comparisons to Barnsley is wide of the mark as it's 2 different situations.
Barnsley played someone who played in the qualifying rounds with his loan club before he was re-called back to Barnsley therefore cup-tied.
FGR played someone who didn't have the permission to play the game from his parent club.
The FA consider the former more gross breaking of the rule than the latter.
Neither are Forest Green Rovers!Barnsley's not in London, so nobody (who counts) cares?
We didn’tI thought it was pretty much nailed on that you got kicked out of a cup competition for playing someone you shouldn't ?
I was at the game, and though what Aldridge did was wrong, it was one of those games where we were just never going to score.
We hoyed the kitchen sink, the fridge freezer and the washing machine at them that day.
Horrible bastard Aldridge, just looked scummyThat was definitely true, but if I remember rightly the substitute who shouldn‘t have been on cleared the resulting free kick. Then when the ref finally realised what was going on there was quite a long delay whilst it was sorted but of course no extra time was added for that.
The ref seemed to be the only person in the ground who didn’t know what was going on. We were all going ballistic, our bench were doing the same, and Aldridge who had been animated all game was suddenly sitting down with his arms folded.
As opposed to Forest Green from the London Suburb of Gloucestershire?Barnsley's not in London, so nobody (who counts) cares?
Wasn't the reason Ji not being eligible down to an FA cock up though and not us?We got away with it for Ji in the League Cup
Wasn't the reason Ji not being eligible down to an FA cock up though and not us?
Agreed, and even though we probably wouldn't have scored had we played until midnight, I personally still think the game ought to have been replayed, but because there was so little of the game left, when the transgression occured, the FA probably decided against awarding a replay of the game.That was definitely true, but if I remember rightly the substitute who shouldn‘t have been on cleared the resulting free kick. Then when the ref finally realised what was going on there was quite a long delay whilst it was sorted but of course no extra time was added for that.
The ref seemed to be the only person in the ground who didn’t know what was going on. We were all going ballistic, our bench were doing the same, and Aldridge who had been animated all game was suddenly sitting down with his arms folded.
Donkey DerbyJust put Scarborough through to play Blackpool
I was there and the guy they subbed on who should never have been on the pitch cleared the free kick we put into the box after the sending off. We had a player running in behind him who would have had a clear shot at goal.I was at the game, and though what Aldridge did was wrong, it was one of those games where we were just never going to score.
We hoyed the kitchen sink, the fridge freezer and the washing machine at them that day.