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I do agree with you, it has to be a rule. My rule would be "3 points deduction and game replayed". However, in reality, I am wondering whether his inclusion would have affected the result. It might have done, but I suspect the conclusion of the FA will be that with Leon Best up front and half...

You can't. But I suppose in this case you can easily argue that the quality of the loan player was not sufficient to provide a score changing disadvantage. It is little more than a judgement call though.

In a perfect world, Rotherham would be deducted 3 points AND the game replayed. There is a precedent of sorts: this is what happened to Middlesbrough in 1996/7 when they cried off from a home game against Blackburn without prior approval (citing illness). They had 3 points deducted and the...