Bradford City Example

Can Chesterfield use Bradford City as an example?

Two years ago, in December 2012, Bradford City's appealed against their expulsion from the FA Cup and they were successful and reinstated back into the competition.

City believed the punishment was excessive and the Football Association has fined them £1,000 instead.

Newcastle sent a letter of support backing the Bantams' appeal.

The FA statement read: "The Appeal Board accepts that the failure to obtain and submit the acceptance from Newcastle United giving approval to play the player by noon on the match day was a genuine error and recognised that corrective action was attempted as soon as the omission was discovered and that no attempt to deceive was made."
Could this help the Spireites? Could Chesterfield stay in the cup?