[Football] FA Cup Replays Scrapped

[worthingseagull123]

Just bin off the League Cup and elevate the FA Cup.

better to cut back on Europe.

Have only Champions playing in European Cup.

A cup winners cup for cup winners.

And a UEFA cup for League Cup winners and for 2nd to 4th place clubs.

Bring back Intertoto Cup and allow all professional clubs to enter it should they wish. Can be played over the summer and would end pointless friendlies and club tours.

Have a dozen or so UEFA Cup spots to play for.

 

[Brovion]

Precisely.

Dunno what all the moaning about. I fear that some people think that all of society, its institutions, its associations, its narrative, its imperative and it's governance has all been set up with a single and unwavering purpose: to piss off the working man.

But it has!

(And whilst I'm an old school 'terraces, flat cap and smell of Woodbines smoke' man and a staunch supporter of the FA Cup, I find I'm strangely ambivalent about this. I want to be opposed but I find I'm a bit 'meh'. It's not like it's come out of the blue, it's only an extension of what already happens. Once they scrapped replays for the Final itself it was only a matter of time before the other rounds followed suit.)

 

[beorhthelm]

European football continues to expand to the detriment of domestic football...

that was mentioned, though i dont see how UEFA games impact on the earlier rounds. do they mean the meaningless internationals?

 

[perth seagull]

Just bin off the League Cup and elevate the FA Cup.

I always thought this should happen. None of the other "Big Five" leagues in Europe have a league cup - those that did (Germany and France) abolished theirs. It's pretty pointless to have two domestic cup competitions. But this will never happen due to English football politics.

 

[HeaviestTed]

It should mean more pen shootouts for the lower leagues - that has to be pretty exciting

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

But it has!

(And whilst I'm an old school 'terraces, flat cap and smell of Woodbines smoke' man and a staunch supporter of the FA Cup, I find I'm strangely ambivalent about this. I want to be opposed but I find I'm a bit 'meh'. It's not like it's come out of the blue, it's only an extension of what already happens. Once they scrapped replays for the Final itself it was only a matter of time before the other rounds followed suit.)

Precisely.

(It isn't as if we are ever going to win it, anyway.)

 

[pigmanovich]

that was mentioned, though i dont see how UEFA games impact on the earlier rounds. do they mean the meaningless internationals?

No, they mean the increased fixture congestion resulting from the new CL/EL/ECL format.

 

[amexer]

Only reason for fixture congestion is far to many clubs in European Competitions which means so many meaningless early games. Champios league will have 4 extra teams and that World club championship that used to have 2 will now have I think 8

 

[A1X]

Nobody will care about the FA Cup until it gets a billion pound TV deal and the winning team get all their FFP transgressions wiped

 

[portlock seagull]

Why is everyone moaning? When will people realise the element of ‘sport’ disappeared decades ago. It’s entertainment, that’s all, masquerading as. And controlled by a Ming-like all powerful despot. With no sign of a Flash type character anytime soon!

 

[Napper]

gives smaller clubs more chance of getting through imo

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It was not long ago the FA recognised the lack of significance of the cup and were trying to bring back the magic, now they go the opposite way.

The domestic cup seems to have quite significant relevance in other countries, one only has to see the celebrations in Bilboa a few days ago. It's a big deal in Germany as well. Bending over and taking it up the arse from the EPL has shafted the FA Cup.

 

[Rookie]

That the big clubs will moan about the amount of games at the same time as going to Asia or the states (yes we are the same) to play pre season games and games at the end of the season is just ridiculous

 

[Mellotron]

Just read the article and it didn't clarify.

Does this mean it'll be ET then Pens or straight to Pens?

 

[Bry Nylon]

...controlled by a Ming-like all powerful despot.

>sigh< What's @Bozza done now, ffs?

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Why not as others have suggested regarding the big six add the two Glasgow ugly sisters, after all any European football that they might have been involved in is well over and gives you eight for the quarter finals, simple really.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

The FA in the 1990's - Not caring about, or acting to help protect the future of lower league clubs
The FA now - Not caring about, or acting to help protect the future of lower league clubs

 

[Exilegull]

Very good we will see more small teams knocking out big ones now exactly what the cup needs

 

[Nobby]

It’s just a disgusting decision!
Reminded me of Liverpool charging Shrewsbury for the use of VAR a few years back.

What an absolute joke football has become

Money talks - maybe it’s a small first step of trying to keep the Premier League “elite” from eyeing a future European Super League favourably

The FA is pathetic.

 

[Frutos]

Why not as others have suggested regarding the big six add the two Glasgow ugly sisters, after all any European football that they might have been involved in is well over and gives you eight for the quarter finals, simple really.

Pardon?