And what about the reverse. Getting a really famous away draw at say Goodison Park or Anfield or Old Trafford and then bringing them back to your tight, pokey little ground with really basic changing roomsMadness, what about the small clubs playing for a replay away at a big ground?
I'm sure that the top 4 will still be able to go to Dubai and America for friendlies.
I would hope therefore that non-PL teams get to pick if fixture is home or away.To appease the 4/6 cash and resource rich teams regularly involved in European competition, one of the revenue raising and interesting traditions of the game is being abandoned.
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That has always been my thought. A team in a lower division gets to choose whether they play the fixture home or away.I would hope therefore that non-PL teams get to pick if fixture is home or away.
And they could move some coin tosses, say for local derbies, to a Friday evening at short notice to retain authenticity.I'm amazed they still do the football bit at all. I don't think we're far away from the balls being drawn from the bag for each tie then a coin tossed to decide the winner - Work through the rounds, bit of a build up for the semi's then just crack on to the final.
It should still be televised of course because that's a tradition associated with the competition.
If that is your view it's a shame. There has been many shocks in front of sell out crowds that will live long in the memory and folklaw of clubs. No other football competition has the potential to do that.The competition is dead anyway. Even championship teams don’t take it seriously. Last seasons final didn’t even sellout. I loved it in the 80s & 90s but it’s pointless now.
Yes I’m sure if by some miracle we made the final we wouldn’t sell out.The competition is dead anyway. Even championship teams don’t take it seriously. Last seasons final didn’t even sellout. I loved it in the 80s & 90s but it’s pointless now.
Love this!Still have this:
Next it'll be "clubs knocked out of the Champions League group stage get an automatic bye to the FA cup quarter finals"A shameful act of cultural vandalism to appease a handful of big clubs who quite obviously won’t stop moaning about the competition regardless.
Of course we would but we're one of the clubs not to take it seriously. Play the first team against Wrexham and we proceed to the next round.Yes I’m sure if by some miracle we made the final we wouldn’t sell out.
Semi finals shouldn’t be at Wembley in any case
I think this is the model that the FA are using in the reformatting of the competition.Still have this:
Everyone moans about this and the 'trashing of the FA Cup' and our third round game vs Bristol rovers at home will get 10k tops.
Same around the board. It's not what it once was.
Maybe so but those were different times. It would be great for the competition for teams like Newcastle, Spurs or even Everton to win it, but sadly the league prioritised that much that the FA Cup is an unwelcome distraction.TBF in 87 the gate against lower league Bolton was 12k which I assume had a couple of thousand Bolton in.
I'm sure there was more than than that, it was freezing and I was standing on the Kop, the Bolton end was packed their fans were being ejected every few minutes, most were pissed as fartsTBF in 87 the gate against lower league Bolton was 12k which I assume had a couple of thousand Bolton in.
No no no no noCould you not combine the Caraboa and FA Cup and the winner gets one of the extra places we are being allocated for the Champions League, runner up Europa/Conference league?
Would incentivise it for most teams then.
Give the FA Cup winners, Champions League qualification guaranteed.
that would be interesting…..
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