Blackpool Football Club condemns yesterday's decision made by The FA and the Premier League to scrap FA Cup replays.
This decision was taken without consultation with Football League, National League or grassroots clubs as a whole, with the Club first made aware of this change via yesterday's public statement, with no prior warning.
Blackpool Football Club holds the 1953 FA Cup victory as its finest ever moment. The decision to alter the rules and regulations of the oldest and most-respected cup competition in the world is bitterly disappointing, and reinforces the need for a strong and effective independent regulator to govern the National Game.
The Club therefore calls on The FA to suspend this decision and bring all stakeholders to the table in the interests of sporting integrity.