Hythe Town have rejected Ramsgate’s claim they refused to reschedule their FA Trophy replay.
The First-Round tie was postponed on Saturday after Reachfields failed a 10.30am pitch inspection.
It was moved to tonight under FA guidelines, much to the frustration of Ramsgate, who are preparing to face Woking in the FA Cup First Round this weekend.
Rams say they were given permission by the FA to move the tie but needed Hythe’s agreement.
Hythe, however, said they hadn’t heard anything from the FA since an email on Saturday confirming the rules after they sought clarity given Ramsgate’s FA Cup situation.
By the time they were approached by Rams on Monday, the wheels were in motion for the tie, with the Cannons having to confirm the postponement of their scheduled Isthmian South East game with Littlehampton.
Ramsgate hit out at their Kent rivals in a post on social media site X, formerly Twitter, accusing them of holding out to play a weakened team.
The post, accompanied by a picture of a flooded pitch - not Reachfields - also hinted Hythe had wanted the original game called off.
“Hythe Town have refused to move the FA Trophy game from tomorrow to Tuesday, November 7 despite FA agreement due to the FA Cup,” Ramsgate wrote on Monday afternoon.
“As Hythe are aware, this means call-ups for at least 11 of our under-23s.
“Let’s see how much Saturday’s postponed surface has improved after 48 hours of rain.”
Hythe Town have refused to move the FA Trophy game from tomorrow to Tues 7th Nov despite FA agreement due to the FA Cup.
As Hythe are aware this means call up’s for at least 11 of our u23’s.
Lets see how much Saturdays postponed surface has improved after 48 hours of rain. pic.twitter.com/ufnOjXcLwM
Hythe responded in a statement
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