Altrincham FA Trophy tie abandoned after injury to referee

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 FA Trophy tie abandoned on 83 minutes after injury to referee By Emlyn Begley BBC Sport  A cup tie ended in controversy after a team losing 2-0 rejected replacements for the injured referee, forcing the match to be abandoned on 83 minutes.
Altrincham's chairman said they should be awarded the win after Colwyn Bay turned down a replacement from the crowd, claiming he had been drinking.
An offer from Robins coach Ian Senior to run the line in the FA Trophy tie at Colwyn Bay was also rejected.
"I hope common sense prevails," Alty chairman Grahame Rowley told BBC Sport.
   FA Trophy rules "When a first match has been postponed, or is abandoned before the completion of 90 minutes and neither club being at fault, it shall be played on the same ground on or before the following Thursday.
Matches abandoned through the fault of the clubs shall be dealt with by the National Game Board."  "We hope we don't have to come back for seven minutes. We were dominating. They should award the game to us."
Colwyn Bay expect the game to be replayed in full on Tuesday, and manager Frank Sinclair told BBC Radio 5 live's Non League Show: "You can't just have any Tom, Dick or Harry come in and finish the last 10 minutes of the game.
"There was no-one on our side that had any officials' badges. One of their staff said he would see the rest of the game out with no qualifications. It's human nature that if there was a big decision to make, we wouldn't have got it.
"I've been within my rights to not agree to carry on."
A club spokesman added: "You can't blame us for the referee being injured. FA rules are very clear. It has to be replayed."
The Conference North sides must now wait for the Football Association to decide whether the tie must be replayed, the remaining seven minutes played, or whether Altrincham will be awarded the tie.
The FA told BBC Sport on Saturday evening that it could not comment until receiving the full details.
The referee injured his calf with seven minutes of normal time remaining, with no designated fourth official available.
"There was an announcement asking if there was an official," Rowley said. "We put forward a fan [to run the line], who is a level-five qualified referee. Colwyn Bay turned that down."
A spokesman for the Welsh club confirmed that option was turned down over concerns the man had been drinking.
Rowley added: "We put forward our assistant to run the line. They refused that. They would not put forward anyone themselves. It's a poor show."
James Walshaw and Greg Wilkinson had scored Altrincham's goals in the third qualifying round match.

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Offered a level five qualified referee to run the line (with the existing linesman stepping up to referee) and with just seven minutes of the match remaining, their conduct is absolutely against the spirit of any sport.  Can't blame them for trying, but they shouldn't succeed.  It is their fault the match couldn't continue, as they declined two perfectly acceptable replacements and were even welcome to have one of their own blokes run the line. 
 
 

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 FA Trophy rules "When a first match has been postponed, or is abandoned before the completion of 90 minutes and neither club being at fault, it shall be played on or before the following Thursday"
 
Couldn't be clearer

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"neither club being at fault" is the unclear bit. Nobody is at fault for an injured ref.  I don't know who's at fault for there being no nominated fourth official.  BUT if they were offered perfectly acceptable substitute linesmen for just seven minutes play and refused, causing the match to be abandoned entirely in order to get a replay, then for my money, Colwyn Bay are at fault.   I'd award the game to Alty.

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Lets hope it fires Alty. up to win through

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The Football Association has confirmed that Saturday's abandoned FA Trophy tie between Colwyn Bay and Altrincham will be replayed in full on Tuesday.
The first attempt to stage the game was called off after 83 minutes, with Altrincham leading 2-0, when referee Mark Ackerman suffered an injury.
Colwyn Bay rejected two alternative officials that were put forward.
   FA Trophy rules "When a first match has been postponed, or is abandoned before the completion of 90 minutes and neither club being at fault, it shall be played on the same ground on or before the following Thursday.
"Matches abandoned through the fault of the clubs shall be dealt with by the National Game Board."  The winners of the rescheduled tie will host either Brackley Town or Leek Town in the first round proper.
There was no designated fourth official available on the day.
A qualified referee in the crowd offered to complete the game but the home side rejected that as a possible solution to the problem, claiming he had been drinking.
An offer from Altrincham coach Ian Senior to run the line was also turned down.
Speaking to BBC Sport after Saturday's abandonment, Altrincham chairman Grahame Rowley said he hoped the result would stand.
Meanwhile, Colwyn Bay boss Frank Sinclair told BBC Radio 5 live's Non League Show that his club were "within their rights" not to complete the match and that he expected the game to be replayed.

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Well, if there's any justice, that'll end up 27-0 to Alty 
 

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2-0 to Alty, my Dad reports.   Fair enough....