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How fair is this (and they moan about refs being inconsistent).
The FA have allowed Bradford back into the FA Cup on appeal after expelling them for fielding an ineligible player. Instead they're fined just £1,000 (that'll hurt after a cup run earning them £1.5million). I know it was the Football League who judged on us playing Robinson against Hereford, but how we just wanted a fine, but both clubs were docked points. So completely differing views on the seriousness of the offence. And the ones who will really be angry are Bury and Droylesden who I believe were both kicked out of the FA Cup by THE FA previously for fielding ineligible players and had no luck with appeals. So how can they they treat Bradford so differently?

Because they are a useless bunch of .............

Probably because last nights shocker for Arsenal provided a shot in the arm for cup competitions which, in this country are dying on their arse. They maybe in some way gave Bradford a reprieve as an underhand thanks for re-igniting interest in the cups again. You can't have one rule for one and one for another. Another organization run by complete vaginas.

londongull63 wrote:How fair is this (and they moan about refs being inconsistent).
The FA have allowed Bradford back into the FA Cup on appeal after expelling them for fielding an ineligible player. Instead they're fined just £1,000 (that'll hurt after a cup run earning them £1.5million). I know it was the Football League who judged on us playing Robinson against Hereford, but how we just wanted a fine, but both clubs were docked points. So completely differing views on the seriousness of the offence. And the ones who will really be angry are Bury and Droylesden who I believe were both kicked out of the FA Cup by THE FA previously for fielding ineligible players and had no luck with appeals. So how can they they treat Bradford so differently?

According to this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20696090 Newcastle sent a letter to back them up aswell. Still a joke mind. £1,000 Is nothing to a player at this kind of level never mind a club!

moved this to the Banter Board, since it's not directly Torquay-related.