Bury eliminated from FA Cup
Bury were eliminated from the FA Cup after fielding an ineligible player in the second round. Stephen Turnbull was on loan from Hartlepool when he appeared against Chester in a replay. As I understand it, he was ineligible because Hartlepool competed in the second round; Bury assumed that since Hartlepool lost their game, Turnbull was available for the replay, and confirmed this verbally with Hartlepool - however, the paperwork wasn't completed in time. As soon as Bury realised their mistake, they contacted the FA to admit it; for coming clean, they were eliminated from the cup and replaced by Chester.
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Again, I feel this is a trifle on the harsh side. I think a fair outcome would be to replay the match. Any thoughts?
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