No more FA Cup replays

For smaller struggling clubs that’s the end of the potential “ cup lifeline” . Draw against a big club at home, achieve a draw and get a big payday for the replay Appalling decision that just panders to CC and snouts in the trough league.

 

So we get Liverpool at home in the FA cup, battle to a draw after 90+minutes , then have to play extra time and probably lose to their better quality and fitness , missing out on £500,000 plus from a replay.
MADNESS.

 

Once again pandering to the Haves while the Havenots are left with the TinPot Trophy.
They always quote "Grass Roots" we don't even have any at VP.

 

When I first started taking an interest in football in the late 70s there were a few that went to 3 or 4 replays, I think one involved Sheffield Wednesday.

My first visit to Elland Road was for a cup replay between Hull City and Blyth Spartans. Not sure why it was played there, maybe as a neutral venue after several attempts. It went to extra time as well before Hull won 2-1. Think we got home about midnight, my Dad was in the doghouse for that as my brother was only about 7 or 8 at the time.

But addressing the main point, I do think it is sad to lose replays. It changes the dynamics of the game and not for the better.

 

Replays should've been binned in round 1 and 2 where it's primarily L1 and L2 teams playing each other and nobody benefits from replays in those fixtures.

Would've kept them for round 3 onwards but that doesn't benefit the big boys so was never going to happen.

 

You've been on the wacky backy if you think we're taking those sorts of numbers.

 

Whenever there is any kind of discussion on the issue a lot of people who watch us rate Paul Scholes' goal at Valley Parade as a highlight of "our" time in the Premiership, so I think we'd easily shift 20000 tickets for a match at Old Trafford.

 

I would hope City show solidarity with the majority of the EFL and below and release their own damning statement tomorrow.
I’m a City fan, had a season ticket for about 12 years but since moving around I’ve had a few year’s following Farsley and I’ve been a dedicated Peterborough Sports fan for the last few years-1st round proper with the potential of a reply would be incredible for us against someone big.
A number of clubs have made FA cup money the catalyst for growth. F the prem, those at the FA and the Government who allowed this

 

This is a disgraceful decision!

 

The addition of extra competitions in Europe and the more teams and games added to the likes of the champions league any available time slots are being taken up by that. I enjoy the FA cup but let's be honest it's not what it used to be, even the general TV coverage is average at best and the growth of European competition was always going to be a threat to things like replays.

 

I wouldn’t quote Liverpool as an example , their world has come crashing down in the last two weeks ….

 

Time for all clubs to now boycott the FA Cup in protest.

 

I'm in two minds here. On one hand I can see exactly why they have abolished them to keep parity across the whole competition and to stop fixture congestion amongst the elite. On the other, as rounds one & two don't affect the elite, then why tinker.

However, given the typical round one & two ties are at very best two league one clubs, and at worst two non league clubs, I can see the logic in removing a midweek trip to Exeter for Barrow, or Torquay to Gateshead to use the worst example, and I would question if 99% or replays at round one and two actually make any money.

If they don't then scrapping them is a good idea. I think I would take it a stage further, given that extra time usually hands an advantage to the home team, causes issues in fans getting trains, and can do more damage to a pitch, and go straight to penalties.

If the home team can't win in normal time, then they shouldn't have the advantage of 30 extra minutes on their patch.

 

It's when such as Halifax ( for example) draw Man. Utd at home, force a replay then lose out on a big money spinner replay at OT. Money lost that could see security for a lot of years.
That's what's wrong UG.
Will stopping replays stop the elite from playing exibition matches abroad for extra cash etc??

 

It’s a disgraceful decision no doubt.

But I do wince with how desperate it sounds around how helpful the money would be. I get it, but must we play our cards so public. How about we don’t waste money on crap players and paying mangers off and oh Rupp dip his hand which means we may not feel this as much.

Not taking away that this is a disgraceful decision. 3 clubs I’ve seen so far who have been vocal on this in our league are Accy and Tranmere- 2 clubs who seem to be eternally skint, like us!