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English football is in uproar after the FA and Premier League struck a deal to scrap FA Cup replays due to the expansion of the European competitions from next season.
The FA did not discuss the controversial move with the FA Cup Committee and lower-league clubs are aghast as replays are a huge financial aid.
Here, Lincoln City CEO Liam Scully discusses his disappointment with the decision and how it matters not only to clubs, but also communities.
Lincoln City CEO Liam Scully writes how his club were surprised and feel 'slighted' by the decision to scrap FA Cup replays
When it was announced FA Cup replays were to be scrapped, we at Lincoln City were surprised. We found out this information by press release. That is not normally how the football family communicates decisions.
We all have question marks over the governance of this and how we reached this point. The fact we have not had a debate or discussion is the biggest concern for us. We had talked about the football calendar in meetings but certainly not been asked to vote.
At Lincoln we believe in the importance of caring for the wider ecosystem of the game. In 2021, for example, when playing the Isthmian League side Bowers and Pitsea in the first round, the
