No more FA Cup replays

Andy Holt (Accrington owner) has suggested scrapping the FA Cup altogether

I’m not sure personally, as I see both sides of the argument

 

The reason for doing it is disgraceful no doubt.

However, in your hypothetical which only happens once every god knows how many years, Halifax beat United on penalties and Draw Liverpool away then they would have extra prize money and still a plump tie to boot. If this rule has been in place in 2015, we could have beaten Reading on penalties and been going to a semi final at Wembley, no one would have complained then.

Unfortunately lower league clubs can’t have it both ways, it’s okay saying well it’s better to not have to travel down to Exeter on a Tuesday night but then be hard done to missing out on a replay against a big club. The Exeter situation is far more likely. Also a lot complaining don’t even go to the early rounds, I go to every home FA cup game and it’s like a morgue, a replay of then games isn’t appealing at all. As Julian Rhodes once said, “use it or lose it”. If people wanting tickets for a game against United went to games against the likes of Harrogate we’d bring in much more revenue even without a big tie, that’s the same for other clubs as well.

 

Did they consider scrapping the League Cup and just sticking with the FA Cup? Do we need two domestic cups (excluding FL Trophy)? Other elite European nations only seen to have one?

 

I would remove the FL Trophy and just have the league cup for championship to league 2 clubs and remove PL clubs from it.

 

Good call
If we had not had to play the FL trophy games, the pitch would be like a bowling green.

 

My God Fordy
Are you feeling alright.
I can not believe you are actually agreeing with other posters on here.
Thought you would have your Liverpool hat on.
They do say there is always a first time for everything.

 

If the EFL had any balls they'd kick the Premier U21 teams from the football league trophy forthwith, but they haven't so they won't

 

Sadly, what the EFL think is only of secondary importance given they weren’t consulted! Decision has been made purely for the benefit of the PL.

to the big boys the cups are just an inconvenience. Some may use them as a route into Europe but, for the most part, even the FA Cup is an unwanted distraction.

 

Scrap the EFL Trophy it's a load of bab.

That should have always been the first move.

If the big 6 cannot fulfill FA Cup fixtures, replace them in the draw with a 5,000,000 pound prize (paid each season by each club opting out) and a bye.

 

https://chng.it/PGLGYdkR

Petition started against this

 

But it doesn't happen "every god knows when" though, does it Wilsden?
Every season there are lower league clubs that play out of their skins and earn a decent result against one of the bigger clubs.
It's a massive pay day for them for the replay which helps them massively.
Are they to be denied this just because the elite are having a "congested fixture list" (their words)?
Our football league would be nothing without our lower league and non league clubs.

When this seasons Premiership games are finished, guess what - Tottenham Hotspur v. Newcastle United exhibition game in Australia - just three days after!

 

The gaps in the schedule will be filled by other games in time, such as additional European ties.

All this "we play too many games" is nonsense. What they really mean is "we play too many games that aren't particularly lucrative enough".