Bognor Replay or no Replay?

tktufc91 · Post by **tktufc91** » 25 Feb 2016, 12:58

Curious to see everyones reaction regarding the Trophy match on Saturday.

Of course a cup run is good for the club in terms of finance but with a backlog of fixtures already and the prospect of more dependant on Saturday's result, should we have chosen to decide the winner on the day rather than have a replay?

I firmly believe we should have chosen to decide the winner on the day. I dread to think that we could have to play maybe 4 times in a week to catch up and I think that will hurt our survival chances. As nice as a Wembley trip would be, survival has to be our main focus.

Bognor I believe since Christmas are unbeaten and will be no pushovers.

SteveDeckchair · Post by **SteveDeckchair** » 25 Feb 2016, 14:02

I voted no as a replay back at ours will give us much needed income.

Think of a trophy gate of 1,200 * £10 per person = £12k. Ok, you may drop a few hundred off the rearranged league fixture but it won't be 1,200! We are not in a position to be turning down money of that magnitude. Even 500 people @ £10 will £5k.

That could make the difference when we are trying to sign that player that will take us forward next season. It's a no brainer.

Post by **Dave** » 25 Feb 2016, 15:52

Trouble with this Tom, as I'm sure we 're all aware both sides have to agree to decide the match on the day, if one side wants a replay there's not a lot the other can do about it.

Phipsy · Post by **Phipsy** » 25 Feb 2016, 19:09

Just for the record.
Bognor did not want the match settled on the day.
Both teams need to be in agreement so whatever we wanted was pure academic.

tktufc91 · Post by **tktufc91** » 25 Feb 2016, 19:28

Ah. I thought it was the away sides decision. Fair enough if that's the case.

A Realist · Post by **A Realist** » 25 Feb 2016, 21:11

SteveDeckchair wrote:I voted no as a replay back at ours will give us much needed income.

Think of a trophy gate of 1,200 * £10 per person = £12k. Ok, you may drop a few hundred off the rearranged league fixture but it won't be 1,200! We are not in a position to be turning down money of that magnitude. Even 500 people @ £10 will £5k.

That could make the difference when we are trying to sign that player that will take us forward next season. It's a no brainer.

That money would be shared between the clubs though. With them having an average home crowd of around 350 I doubt they would bring many to swell the gate if it were a draw and personally I think we'd be lucky if 1000 turned up at Plainmoor.

As it happens I think if it's a draw then a replay is the fairest way but not for financial reasons.

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