Hereford director George Webb has hit out at the decision to axe FA Cup replays from the first round proper onwards and said the FA needs to start protecting clubs.
The agreement between the FA and Premier League - which clubs from the Championship down the lower echelons of non-league have heavily criticised - will come into force from next season.
But Webb, who rejoined the Bulls' board as commercial director last summer after a four-year stint from 2015, said that the club is protesting the move and had already put out a statement. He still expects more pushback.
That statement called for the decision to be suspended until a full consultation takes place and pointed out that the 1972 Newcastle United giantkilling would never have happened under these new rules.
It criticised the decision which was "taken with the views of a small minority of clubs to the fore, placing little or no importance on how significant and special the FA Cup is to hundreds of others – both financially and through the additional interest that is often created in local communities".
Webb said Premier League clubs have got to realise a lot of their players come from lower leagues, using Leicester's Jamie Vardy and Herefordshire-born West Ham star Jarrod Bowen as examples.
"We have to make sure that clubs like us survive," Webb told Bulls News.
"The FA Cup is a major part for a lot of lower league clubs to make money, to keep them sustainable. We obviously don't budget for the FA Cup, like a lot of clubs don't, but it's a major part of where we can boost our income during the year.
"I think the FA need to start to look at this seriously and protecting lower league football."
Webb, who wasn't surprised by the backlash to the decision, also spoke about FA Cup replays Hereford United faced against Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and how much money United would have made.
"It's not just that, it's memories for football supporters as well and it spurs on and brings on the next generation," he added.
Asked what's next, Webb said: "We have to see what happens. I think there's going to be engagement with the representatives of all the leagues and we'll see what happens, but I'm expecting quite a bit of a pushback."