On 17
November I hopped to Amersham Town and blogged on their 1-0 FA Vase win over
higher-ranked Rye United. Here’s the
link:
However, my
thanks go to @TravellingFan for spotting the background to the FA’s decision to
reinstate Rye to face South Park in the next round. The text is self-explanatory, it comes from
the Hastings Observer, and here is the original link. Interesting that Twitter is once again part of the story! I don't watch TV and wouldn't have noticed the "ringer" anyway.
QUOTE
“Rye United have been re-instated in
the FA Vase after their complaint to the Football Association was successful.
The Quarterboys found out on Friday
that their 1-0 defeat away to Amersham Town last weekend had been overturned
after Amersham admitted to fielding a player under an assumed name.
Rye website manager Richard King, who
did all the groundwork for the complaint, said: “We found another piece of
evidence on Friday morning and that tipped them over the edge. They admitted it
to the FA because the hearing was this Tuesday. They had no choice.”
Amersham named Matthew Stone on the
teamsheet even though Stone was actually in Coventry and wrote on social
network site Twitter during the game. Rye got in touch with Stone, who said
straight away that he hadn’t played for Amersham on the day or since the
beginning of September.
Amersham admitted to playing Eddie
Savage under the name of Stone. Savage, an ex-Wycombe Wanderers player who also
played the fictional character Steven Beale in BBC soap opera EastEnders until
2002, wasn’t signed-on for Amersham.
Rye also believe there was a second
case of Amersham fielding a player under an assumed name, but haven’t received
confirmation of that because once Amersham admitted the first one, there was no
need to continue pursuing the second.
Like the 63 other second round
winners, Rye will receive £1,200 from the FA’s prize-fund and will host South
Park in the last 64 on Saturday December 8. Amersham’s punishment has not yet
been announced, although it’s likely to be a hefty fine and ban from the
competition.”
QUOTE ENDS
I really can’t
argue with the FA decision and as a neutral lover of sport I feel cheated by
this club. I won’t be going back there
ever.
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