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Re: The FA Buildbase FA Trophy – First Round Proper (Sat 15th -
Tue 18th DEC 2018)
DIR By: nemesis
Date: December 20, 2018, 6:26 am
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>
> Not sure what the alternative was though. If you enter a
national competition you know you could face long journeys,
potentially midweek in the event of replays / postponed games.
The FA Trophy rule on postponements makes it clear what happens
if a Saturday game is postponed, as below …
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> [I](c) First matches which are Postponed
> (i) When a first match has been postponed, it shall be played
on the same ground on or before the following Thursday.[/I]
>
> So it couldn't be played the following Saturday, even taking
aside the fact that both teams would have league games scheduled
that day anyway, so the only option is midweek. Will be
interesting to see whether The FA accept their reason for
withdrawal as reasonable, as otherwise they will be banned from
next year's competition.
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> [I](c) If a Club decides to withdraw from the Competition
after a drawn, postponed or abandoned match, notice must be
given to The Association and its opponent at the end of the
match.
> (d) A Club failing to give satisfactory reason for withdrawing
from the Competition shall in addition to any other action
considered appropriate not be allowed to enter the Competition
in the following season[/I]
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The rules are not in dispute. It is the FA's slavish adherence
to rules regardless of the circumstances that does them no
credit, in my opinion.
Needham Market will regularly have league games postponed for
replays, league cup fixtures and even County Cup ties so I don't
see that as the biggest issue.
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Re: The FA Buildbase FA Trophy – First Round Proper (Sat 15th
DEC 2018 - Tue 8th JAN 2019)
DIR By: aaa
Date: January 2, 2019, 7:43 am
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Still to play
Tue 8th Jan 2019
Havant & Waterlooville FC (First Team) v Dover Athletic FC
(First Team)
F.A. Challenge Trophy
Referee: Middleton, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Marks, Louis
Assistant Referee: Desborough, Mike
Fourth Official: Small, Barrie
Maidenhead United FC (First Team) v Oxford City FC (First Team)
F.A. Challenge Trophy
Referee: Quelch, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Evans, Paul
Assistant Referee: Evans, Robert
Fourth Official: Elson, Shelby
Salisbury FC (First Team) v Braintree Town FC (First Team)
F.A. Challenge Trophy
Referee: Hughes, Steven
Assistant Referee: Begley, Michael
Assistant Referee: Ellsmore, Tom
Fourth Official: Higgs, Alastair
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