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BLOODS IN CUP FINAL CONUNDRUM 26/03/2012
Tonight's Manchester Premier Cup final between Blue Square Bet North club Droyslden and Evo-Stik League Division One North outfit Mossley has been postponed due to a bizarre situation leading to Droylsden not having enough eligible players to fulfill the fixture.
Due to injuries and the recent changes in the Bloods' playing staff, the rules specific to the Manchester Premier Cup are such that Droylsden FC are unable to name a full complement of players who are currently eligible to start the game.
This was brought to the attention of the Manchester FA, who have so far decided to postpone the game, which was due to be played at Hyde FC.
Droylsden's Dave Pace said: "It is an unfortunate situation which could not be avoided on my part.
"I had an obligation to strengthen our position in the league and did so by making a number of recent signings, three wins out of three in the league justifies this but sadly Manchester Premier Cup rules state that a player who is named in the final must have been involved in a previous round and in that respect we fall short of eligible players.
"We would not devalue the competition by turning out with eight or nine players and so informed the Manchester FA of the situation.
"We need some guidance from them, we are waiting on that at the moment, it is an unusual if not unique situation that we find ourselves in.
"It is in the hands of the Manchester FA who I am sure will be able to work something out."
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