Guess which club has managed to bend the rules...
'The cup-tied rule was introduced decades ago to stop clubs buying up players who could boost their chances in the later rounds of the competition.
The rule has rarely been waivered, and I can only think of one example when it was. The FA allowed Stan Crowther and Ernie Taylor to play for Manchester United in the FA Cup after the Munich air disaster in 1958 even though both were cup-tied.'