The Football Association's decision to stop replays in the FA Cup has caused a mutiny among its English Football League members.

And those left disgruntled by this week's news are threatening to boycott the competition altogether to illustrate their disdain for the law tweak. It was announced on Thursday that the oldest tournament in club football would no longer stage replays in a bid to streamline the competition and free up space in the British calendar.

However, the EFL swiftly released a statement in response, saying it nor its clubs had been consulted on the matter. The rebuttal went on to call the decision a "further example of how the EFL and its Clubs are being marginalised in favour of others further up the pyramid."

And the Telegraph has now reported a number of clubs across the EFL (the Championship, League One and League Two) and the National League are threatening to boycott the competition. That's after a number of clubs published their own individual criticism of the move.

Accrington Stanley chairman Andy Holt posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he "would support a boycott if enough clubs feel the same." When asked if he felt the Championship was united amid alleged "silence" from a number of its clubs, Holt replied: "The majority is. A few champ [clubs] think they’re Prem clubs though."

Coventry City have been this season's surprise package, and the second-tier club could reach an FA Cup final for the first time since 1987 if they beat Manchester United on Sunday. Club manager Mark Robins called the reform a "kick in the teeth" ahead of that clash, highlighting the role lower-league clubs play in producing players who go on to star in the top flight.

Meanwhile, Tranmere Rovers chairman Mark Palios told the Telegraph: "There needs to be further debate. But if that was the situation that most of the clubs felt that way, I’d support it."

The FA has assured the £33million that would otherwise go to Premier League clubs for replays will instead be spent on "grassroots football." Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took an ambivalent approach to the news and said there were "decisions for the footballing authorities," while Labour leader Keir Starmer came out in opposition of the change.