fa cup games on tv yawn

[Puppet Master]

there loose

 

[Thunder Bolt]

same old story the fa choose arsenal and chelsea to be on tv

The lower league teams get gate money and tv money which is good for them.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Bournemouth / Burton v Liverpool
Stevenage v Everton
Sheff U v Norwich / Fulham

Not much wrong with seeing those ties. I always like seeing a Prem team away at a lower league club, thats what its all about.

And how refreshing it is NOT to have Man U vs ABSOLUTELY WHOEVER cluttering up the TV schedule. They've had every single FA Cup ie televised for about the past 12 years, so the fact they're already out of the way gives me an immense feeling of contentment and wellbeing.

WHAT!!! No compulsory Leeds cup match either!!! what the hells happening to the World these days?

Oh i remember the reason now

 

[Easy 10]

WHAT!!! No compulsory Leeds cup match either!!! what the hells happening to the World these days?

Oh i remember the reason now

I know.

Frankly I'm amazed they didn't just scrap the FA Cup completely for this season after that 3rd round debacle. NOW look what we're left with.

 

[Hiney]

Apart from Chelsea v Stoke, the others were predictable. Lower league opposition in the 4th round against Premier League clubs.

This.

Makes total sense.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

I know.

Frankly I'm amazed they didn't just scrap the FA Cup completely for this season after that 3rd round debacle. NOW look what we're left with.

I'm surprised ITV haven't decided to ditch the rest of this seasons FA Cup coverage and simply show a "friendly" or "a specially invented trophy" match between the two to take place at the same time as each of remaining rounds of the FA Cup this season instead

 

[Geriatric Seagull]

If it's Bournemouth bet Hoops is referee. He can be relied on to give them at least one penalty!

 

[TopCat]

The potential giant killing games are the best bit of the cup. Watching multimillionaire Prem stars trot out on a 'ploughed' pitch against 11 assorted plumbers, mechanics, PE teachers etc, at a tiny but bursting at the seams ground with at least a dozen of the crowd perched in trees / on lorries outside is truly a FA cup experience for me. Watching an uninspiring matchup between two Prem reserve teams just to please the TV advertisers is definitely not!

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

same old story the shitty tv companies pick the same teams like arsenal and boring chelsea

ITV has to pick ties including Liverpool and Chelsea to attract any advertising revenue. How many would tune in to watch Rochdale v Macclesfield ?

 

[The Brighton Bear]

there loose

Well said.

 

[armchairclubber]

Tis a yawn..certainly wont be watching..maybe next round

 

[worthingseagull123]

They all look dull.

I wont be watching any of them.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

same old story the shitty tv companies pick the same teams like arsenal and boring chelsea

Given you've edited your post, I guess it is not the "same old story" then...

Which games would you have chosen then, Mark, and why?

I think there are some pretty good ties there that adhere to the "magic of the cup" line.

 

[sams dad]

How many would tune in to watch Rochdale v Macclesfield ?

I would, as it means a lower league/non-league side progressing to the fifth round. A tie like that has more appeal to me than one involving two PL teams.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Southend v Hull would have been a better choice, the Phil Brown factor ( 6 ) making a bit of interest