Corkman Aaron Drinan found himself at the centre of a bizarre eligibility row that could see his Swindon Town side kicked out of the Vertu Cup. High-flying Swindon beat Luton Town on Tuesday to reach the quarter-final but Drinan’s introduction as a substitute caused controversy as their top scorer wasn’t listed on the teamsheet. The games was stopped for eight minutes, during which the referee discussed the matter with the two managers, Ian Holloway of Swindon and Luton’s Jack Wilshere. We’re either going to play or we’re not going to play and I wanted to play, I wanted to carry on playing. “But when it’s on a Ipad and not shown to us, how can I say that’s my team?

Source: Irish Examiner January 14, 2026 07:10 UTC