The following statement has been released by the club in response to the FA’s announcement yesterday regarding FA Cup Replays:
“Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC strongly disagrees with the decision to discontinue Emirates FA Cup replays beginning in the 2024–2025 campaign.
We believe that the Emirates FA Cup is the best cup competition in the world, and that enforcing this ruling would be demeaning to all of the participating teams.
The fact that the Premier League and the FA enforced this judgment without first engaging any other pertinent parties is also instructive.
We request that the Premier League and the FA have meaningful conversations with all of the affected lower-division clubs and that they reverse their decision.