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Protest is needed – Tranmere vice-chair dismayed by scrapping of FA Cup replays
A LOWER-LEAGUE club boss called for protests today over the decision to scrap all FA Cup replays and warned the Premier League will “strangle” the pyramid without a strong independent regulator.
Replays have been abolished from the first round onwards from next season as part of a minimum six-year agreement between the FA and the Premier League.
The matches have long been a part of FA Cup tradition — with the first replayed final taking place in 1875 — and have in some cases been highly lucrative for lower-league clubs.
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