ewe2
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For the last nearly 24 hours, we as Brighton fans have been accused of showing no respect to this great cup competition, on radio shows.Is it us the fans or the FA...........?
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[Football] Brighton fans show no respect towards the FA cup.....!
- Thread starter ewe2
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Oh well.
The Large One
Who's Next?
Ever since the FA threw its lot with the 'new' Premier League or 'Super League' back in the early 1990s, the writing was on the wall for the status of English football. The FA Cup has been one of those institutions which has suffered as everything is geared towards the supposed elite of the top division and European glory.
The FA Cup, the League Cup, the Associate Members Trophy (Checkatrade these days, with its farcical sop to top clubs entering their U23s), non-League clubs, community clubs and grassroots football have all had their promises broken by the FA in trying to held them survive and thrive. It's not a sport anymore, it's one-armed bandit hypercasino.
The principle reason the likes of us still love is (1) because we do and (2) because we have to. I go back to Stephen Grant's rant at Komedia back in April that football fans are the only ones daft enough to not look reality in the face, and instead stick their fingers in their ears and go 'la-la-la - it's not happening', and do everything they can to put right that which serves their club best. That's what happened with us. The administrators running football have no more care and consideration for the sport than an overgrown pig zapped out on horse tranks.
People 'showing disrespect' for the FA Cup is not only disingenuous, it's also a deliberate ploy by the administrators to have everything governed around the top six. Or rather, if it wasn't deliberate, it just goes to show they have never had a clue what they were doing in the first place.
The FA Cup, the League Cup, the Associate Members Trophy (Checkatrade these days, with its farcical sop to top clubs entering their U23s), non-League clubs, community clubs and grassroots football have all had their promises broken by the FA in trying to held them survive and thrive. It's not a sport anymore, it's one-armed bandit hypercasino.
The principle reason the likes of us still love is (1) because we do and (2) because we have to. I go back to Stephen Grant's rant at Komedia back in April that football fans are the only ones daft enough to not look reality in the face, and instead stick their fingers in their ears and go 'la-la-la - it's not happening', and do everything they can to put right that which serves their club best. That's what happened with us. The administrators running football have no more care and consideration for the sport than an overgrown pig zapped out on horse tranks.
People 'showing disrespect' for the FA Cup is not only disingenuous, it's also a deliberate ploy by the administrators to have everything governed around the top six. Or rather, if it wasn't deliberate, it just goes to show they have never had a clue what they were doing in the first place.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
They didn't mention it last year when we only had 11091 there including MKDons fans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38474505
There again we did have 20K against Reading in 2013.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25532109
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38474505
There again we did have 20K against Reading in 2013.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25532109
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Ok how many were at last year's 3rd round game at Hull? All you superfans, were you there?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35211426
Attendance:
10,706
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35211426
Attendance:
10,706
Not Andy Naylor
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14,000+ on a Monday night to see our reserves up against Palace's at £25 a ticket? Excellent turnout if you ask me....
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
The FA Cup has sort of been in decline since the days, when the so called big clubs started to field under strength teams, when they've been concentrating in other more lucrative competitions.
You cannot blame the fans at all, it's just another excuse of the failure of the FA not standing up to the PL powerhouse.
The coverage of Albions FA Cup day, is as good as it gets, that's what it's all about.
Nowadays, the FA Cup comes up short IMO
You cannot blame the fans at all, it's just another excuse of the failure of the FA not standing up to the PL powerhouse.
The coverage of Albions FA Cup day, is as good as it gets, that's what it's all about.
Nowadays, the FA Cup comes up short IMO
5mins-from-amex
New member
Plus the fact that it was on the T.V
It's actually incredible how people can not get over the whole super fan and bad fan bollocks when the disappointment is nothing to do with individuals.
It's also quite amazing that you can call out people as superfans given some of the nastiness you've received from fellow fans in the past.
el punal
Well-known member
Wait 'til we get to the final then there'll be 35,000 of us. 
TottonSeagull
Well-known member
Oh great, yet another thread on this ......... bad fans v Uber fans ....... blah blah blah. Who actually cares what people like talk shite say!
nicko31
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Was it really the reserves though? I'd say Chris put out a strong team and we didn't respond with strong support. I didn't go incidentally, but I'm 3 hours away
Disrespect? It’s a pile of shit these days. FFS, even championship clubs field weakened teams.
The people showing disrespect to the FA Cup are those who schedule its games on a Monday night; those who pay telephone number money to show the Premier League, making it a must to stay in or get in; those who moved the final from being the only game at the end of the season, kicking off at 3 on a Saturday; those who made Cup Final Grandstand redundant; those who allowed semi finals at Wembley; those who allowed Spurs to have a season at Wembley; those who insisted on having penalties in the early rounds so as not to upset the season's tight schedule.
In other words the very pricks talking us down.
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In other words the very pricks talking us down.
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Stato
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- Dec 21, 2011
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Both of which had significantly reduced ticket prices.
The club is responsible for the low attendance as they either thought that the fans would pay through the nose for second string football because it was Palace, or thought that the game would be far more manageable if high ticket prices caused less numbers.
All Brighton fans know that Hughton never plays a full strength team in cup competitions. Most who went to the last Palace game came away thinking that the opportunity to enjoy a proper derby atmosphere was stolen from them by a bunch of JCL attention seekers with no idea about the rivalry and a pathetic need to make everything about them. A game a lot of us were looking forward to had the atmosphere instantly killed by their antics. We stopped singing and started seething, the real Palace fans (the ones not shut outside because of the actions of these numpties) went quiet, probably with concern for their own safety. The evening turned into a hassle with little to enjoy, so the next game was not going to be a big draw. Add in the Monday night kick off, the TV availability and the expensive trips to Newcastle and Chelsea that those hardy souls that travel away had to shell out for over 4 days at the most expensive time of year and there was a perfect storm for a low attendance that could have been easily predicted and countered with cheap entry.
Ironically, the lower attendance actually led to an easier evening for those of us that did go, a pretty decent atmosphere and a derby game that was far more enjoyable than the last one, even before Glenn's cherry on the cake. It was really good to see Baldock back, to see Kayal returning to top form and to see squad players on our side showing that they were far more committed to the cause than the bunch of mercenaries left at Palace since their chairman ripped out the soul of their promotion winning squad in a delusional attempt to play with the big boys.
More like the FA have shown no respect towards football in this country.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Disrespecting the FA Cup is scheduling a 3rd round tie on a Monday night. End of story.