Communication from the football authorities has to improve, according to Ebbsfleet chief executive Damian Irvine. It’s already been a summer of change with the FA scrapping replays in the FA Cup proper and the National League setting up a competition with Premier League clubs’ under-21 sides. Both changes were leaked in the national media before the clubs were informed. “The problem is and it’s the same with the FA Cup replays, the National League and the Premier League and the FA will all agree as we’ve put it on them at meetings, the consultation and communication around these decisions is h…
