Huge lack of respect with dreadful call to scrap FA Cup replays

SCRAPPING FA Cup replays is a dreadful mistake and was rushed through without consulting the clubs it affects the most.

Every club who enters the competition, from the first qualifying round, should have had a vote - but we weren't give a chance to make our voices heard.

Some of the greatest upsets in English football history, and some of the most memorable nights, have happened in FA Cup replays.

Hereford's incredible win against Newcastle in 1972 Ronnie Radford's (inset) rocket launched out of a mudbath was a replay.

Exeter's 0-0 draw at Manchester United as a nonLeague club in the third round in 2005, and the replay live on TV, generated income which secured the club's future after they had been staring down the barrel financially.

Stevenage's 1-1 draw with Newcastle in the fourth round, with a squad costing £16,000 to assemble, and the replay at St James' Park in 1998 gave them the impetus to become a League club. The list could go on and on.

At Macclesfield - where we would love the chance to draw one of the big guns if we reached the third round next season - we were not given any say on the matter.