FA Cup replays scrapped

[SaddVillan]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68844583

The Greedy6 get their way.

The game is well and truly gone.

[tomd2103]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68844583

The Greedy6 get their way.

The game is well and truly gone.

It could be really damaging for teams in lower divisions as a home draw against a team in a higher division with no chance of a replay at their ground means potentially missing out on a big payday.

[placeforparks]

"The fourth round will be played in an extended window from Friday to Wednesday."

yawn. fa dragging it out for as much tv money as possible.

[SaddVillan]

Just tell the Greedy6 to fuck off to their Super League and to not come back.

Forever.

[Richard E]

Does this increase or decrease our chances of ever bastard well winning the bloody thing?

[Nev]

The final has been fucked about with again and will now take place on the second last weekend of the season, on the Sat with every other match moved to the Sunday of that weekend.

Seeding will be next.

[Brend'Watkins]

Does this increase or decrease our chances of ever bastard well winning the bloody thing?

We’ll achieve that when it’s regarded as at the same level as the league cup which itself will be consigned to history.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Think of some of the games that would never have happened without replays.

1969 Southampton in front of 59k
1974 Sammy Morgan v Bob Wilson

[PaulWinch again]

The final has been fucked about with again and will now take place on the second last weekend of the season, on the Sat with every other match moved to the Sunday of that weekend.

Seeding will be next.

I doubt seeding will happen, because I don’t think the “big” clubs care enough.

[London Villan]

To help smaller clubs perhaps the lowest placed team should always be at home if they draw a premier league club?

[edgysatsuma89]

To help smaller clubs perhaps the lowest placed team should always be at home if they draw a premier league club?

That doesn't really help though, does it? Not financially, anyway.

[UK Redsox]

To help smaller clubs perhaps the lowest placed team should always be at home if they draw a premier league club?

I think this is what they do in some cups on the continent up until later rounds

[tomd2103]

To help smaller clubs perhaps the lowest placed team should always be at home if they draw a premier league club?

Lower clubs would definitely want to be away if they drew one of the big clubs.  The financial benefits of such a draw are huge.

[Nev]

The glory of the Cup was the unpredictable nature of the draw, completely open, the replay story (multiple on the old days). Once you start Gerrymandering the draw it will lose most of it's kudos.

[Beard82]

The glory of the Cup was the unpredictable nature of the draw, completely open, the replay story (multiple on the old days). Once you start Gerrymandering the draw it will lose most of it's kudos.

Think that horse bolted a long time ago.