We have to go again

The FA have ordered that our Trophy game against Long Eaton must be replayed on Wednesday of this week, kick of 7.45 at Long Eaton, because we inadvertently fielded an ineligible player in the original fixture. In coming to this decision, the FA have accepted that we received all the relevant permissions from the player’s parent club, but that the wording of the permissions filed with the FA did not comply with the rules of the competition. The FA have also accepted that neither Stafford Rangers nor any of its officers knew, or could reasonably have known, even if they had made every reasonable enquiry, that the player was ineligible to play. Details of coach travel arrangements to Long Eaton will be released as soon as they are known.

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