E(xtreme) F(arcical) L(imbo) Trophy Turmoil
03.02.26, 20:47 Updated 03.02.26, 21:31 4 Minute Read
John Duerden
And so it came to pass that less than a week before the quarter-finals of the Vertu Cup, Plymouth Argyle did not know who they were going to play.
Would they be travelling to Swindon Town on February 10 or Luton Town, or doing something else? As someone who has covered football all over Asia and elsewhere over the years, it is hard to remember a situation like this.
It was expected that a decision would be made Monday, still extremely late, but that has not been the case.
Here’s what happened. In Swindon’s 2-1 win at Luton in the previous round on Jan. 13 (remember that date because it actually occurred three weeks ago), the victors were charged by the EFL for fielding two ineligible players.
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