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If they’re not willing to look at each case individually they should remove the flexibility to do so from the rules.

I think Ipswich will moan at anything other than a full replay. As I said earlier, I don’t think either side can be justifiably unhappy with carrying on from where the match was halted.

Yeah most on here would rather just moan when the game is ordered full replay 11 v 11 because their is no middle ground that rewards us for our efforts but doesn't make it as big an advantage as the full win. So come on lets ram in another game from 0-0 and take the bigger risk of getting fuck all.

Yet people are suggesting play ten mins v the ten men, replay the full game but we are 'allowed' to score, play the full game but their sent off man leaves the pitch at the same point etc etc. Come on it sounds like nothing is off the table.

We aren't in primary school that's rather obvious but surely a middle ground suggestion is feasible because whatever the outcome nobody will be happy unless the result stands. One point to Rovers limits the gripes a bit at least.

Go full Super League; the traditional once at home, once away is just to award a shield. The actual trophy goes to whoever wins a knockout competition based on those standings... Interestingly, the National League model turned into a farce last year as the 2nd/3rd placed teams had so long off between the end of the league and their play off fixture that they were both disposed by the teams who had played in the 4th v. 7th / 5th v. 6th play off who were more match ready.

We brought him in from Palace in 2022, his contract was extended during the summer (surprisingly in my opinion), he has been called up for the senior Pakistan team once or twice which think says more about the lack of quality in their squad than it does his ability

Although funny enough, the only precedent in English football I could find of doing anything other than a replay (if promotion or relegation was still on the cards) was from non-league. The professional leagues always seem to go for the replay. You were totally right in your other post where you said the rules don't suggest you have to do a replay at all. In fact I'd argue they imply (tacitly) that after 75 mins you should either call the match as is, or play the remaining minutes at a later date. But despite that, precedent has shown the EFL always order a full replay so it would be a massive shock if they did anything else. Might even open a legal can of worms over previous judgements from other clubs.

Is the keeper a relation of Suhails? As bad as I've seen at this level.

And yet that's the craziest one I've seen.

Problem is you couldn't expect as high as portion of Ipswich fans to travel relative to the usual following, as Rovers fans, for 15 minutes of football. Free ticket or not. I think you'd have to make it behind closed doors (something else Ipswich couldn't complain about, if anything that gives them an edge vs the real game) and perhaps stream it for free somewhere (not sure if the rights allow for that, but just let Sky show it if they want).

They would really piss off our COO... (all the costs of hosting a game but no revenue 😉)

The only times I’ve seen these quoted is from an FA document which is aimed at lower level (ie amateur) football.

Jam doughnut

Like yours pal.

Yes, the EFL regulations allow the leeway to make absolutely any decision which is the best way I think. (As long as they have the courage to use them) No 2 sets of circumstances are ever exactly the same therefore the more discretion the better. Tbf on the contrary I think I've seen some FA guidelines intimating a match will always be replayed etc.

One thing I’ve learnt from this is how many different (and incorrect) interpretations of a regulation journalists and pundits can make. The number of them saying ‘the rules point towards…’ when they do anything but is quite frankly staggering.

Nailed it. If Carlsberg did solutions........

That's one of the worst tbh you can't be giving an option that isn't otherwise available in normal play. Award "a win" for Rovers but only one point for Rovers/ none for Ipswich? Two points for Rovers one for Ipswich - I mean c'mon fellas. It surely has to be either a full replay or (hopefully) 10 mins + ET 11 v 10 with points awarded as normal at the end of it. The longer we drag on with no decision the slightly more hopeful I get about the latter...... Will be a bit of a blow now if it's just the bogstandard replay we were all originally anticipating.

Play the 10 mins if Ipswich aren't happy ... It's in no way 'fair' to go again 11 Vs 11 giving Ipswich another bite at it... Highly unlikely given Ipswich poor start and reduction to 10 they were winning that..

Apparently signed for Rovers in 2022

What point? It's just petty bollox

That is pretty much what we gleaned at the game. The lad is 14 (only just 14 btw) though and is already huge. Incredible really that he was plying his trade with on league Irlam Town up to last year. Rovers would have had to get permission for him to miss school this afternoon 😂.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/march/09/rovers-u13s-reach-national-final-/ https://cascais.ibercup.com/en/master/player/90597/stats Some info on Mbonzale, which may or may not be exactly what you found