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Hornets buzz for reprieve

Horsham boss Dom Di Paola has admitted his players are still in ‘shock’ following their surprise FA Cup reprieve after Barnsley were found to have played an ineligible player.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 November 2023

Hornets buzz

By Matthew Nash

A HEADS UP: Barnsley’s Sam Cosgrove heads at goal against Horsham but it was to be in vain
PICTURE: Alamy

HORSHAM boss Dom Di Paola has admitted his players are still in ‘shock’ following their surprise FA Cup reprieve after Barnsley were found to have played an ineligible player.
The Tykes were kicked out of the competition on Wednesday after fielding forward Aiden Marsh in the teams’ first-round replay – a game the League One side won 3-0.
Marsh had been on loan at York City when the original tie at Oakwell, a 3-3 draw, took place on November 3 before being recalled b...

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