- Nov 3, 2015
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The Football Association has today announced that all Emirates FA Cup third round ties will be delayed by one minute to encourage fans to ‘Take A Minute’ to think about looking after their mental health, as part of the Heads Up campaign.
The move will see all 32 ties, excluding replays, kick off one minute later than their traditionally scheduled broadcast and non-broadcast timeslots, for example 3.01pm, 12.16pm and 7.46pm.
Do we have to spend that minute thinking about our mental health, or am I allowed to pass the time more productively somehow? And if the minute’s naval gazing is indeed obligatory, how do the club intend to create the right ambience sandwiched somewhere in between fanzone and Ring of Fire?