OI if he isn't cup tied and they had the ability to recall him then he was ELIGIBLE to play in the match. The way the wording is being applied is actually if he wasn't recalled to play in the match then he wasn't eligible which isn't necessarily the only way to read it. So like I say I get how they could have misunderstood. They should probably have a specific wording for this situation that makes it clear what they mean by eligible.

OI - it can be maintained automatically. Each player has to be registered to a club. You could run a system where the team sheet supplied by the club will update the database. In business firms use data loaders to update data.

Silk - who would have responsibility for the database being accurate? It is only as good as the data supplied, which would be supplied by the amateur clubs run by volunteers. There would be room for corruption and also problems if one club's incorrect data caused a second club to play an ineligible player.

I think you are too kind to Barnsley Lurker, there is a paragraph in the rules that starts "All players must have been eligible to play in the original tie in order to play in a match which is replayed, postponed or ordered to be replayed". It should be fairly clear that a player who was on loan at another club at the time of the original tie wasn't eligible for it.

Whilst clubs should track whether a player can or can't play - especially for the League clubs you would have to think an amateur club run by volunteers would struggle. In this modern day and age I am surprised that the FA/EFL do not have a centralised database where clubs can submit their teams and know who is and isn't allowed to play. All it takes is some organisation from the FA/EFL

Interestingly things like the offside laws and the lack of the word intent in most laws are easier to work out than player eligibility ones. (Which seem to require a venn diagram to find which ones cross reference each other).

I can understand how Barnsley have made a mistake - those of us who tried a few years back to work out how many loan players you can have at the club know what a jokeshop of confusion and lack of info the laws/rules/regulations of the FA and EFL are to find anything in.

Let us know what you think of it, Carsh

OTD is Ian Cooke as I recall with a flashing near post header

Morning all

In your head, there probably is Carsh!

Is there a man who plays the organ at the Henley Regal? And a lady with a tray of Kia Ora and popcorn?

Mein Gott, a double post from Old Geoffrey.

and now Senior

Hartigan playing averagely for Barnet on the TV.

Thanks Moth but the Henley Regal will keep my travel costs down

Non fiction not been the same since Star Wars. All those Stormtroopers on gig economy deals blown to smithereens by some dweeb who hadn’t even gone to collect some much needed power converters. Who’s gonna tell their stories?

BTW, I can thoroughly recommend the Forum Cinema in Akropolis, Vilnius. First rate accommodation, not too many punters and a place for the beer can ...

I'm probably in agreement there, but will probably just go for a laugh and to impress my good lady with my incredible historical knowledge :-)

Definitely recommend the book! Even without the Hoover bit there’s so much more depth and complexity to the crimes that Scorcese just ignored in order to give DiCaprio more screen time.

Saw the trailer for Napoleon and that told me everything I needed to know. Ain’t gonna watch it paid/free/big screen/small screen it looks utter bollocks.

As I understand Scorcese went for one particular angle of the book and passed on the Hoover bits. Maybe I'll read the book next and report back :-)

I found out last night that Mark "Bedders" Bedford of Madness occasionally attends games at plough lane because he has a friend who supports us.

Might do the Oppen-thingy between now and then having survived tonight.

Ah MPH the timing of our posts is bad as I know we disagree on this particular issue. Glad you enjoyed the fillum. Maybe I should have seen it before reading the book.