You are wrong, simple as that.
you disagree fine, but explain to me, if the fa cup is so grand and special, why do mid table and top teams field weakened sides, yes i can forgive the bottom teams who foresee themselves battling for survival who also field understrength sides.
The FA Cup is the oldest knockout cup competition in the world with mountains of tradition and history.
If you dont think it's special, you are following the wrong sport.
Maybe you should be following Polo or Gymnastics instead of football.
lol im guessing you're an imperialist? hahaha, talk about being insular and closed minded, you really think people on the outside that follows seria a, la liga, bundesligue, etc even give two hoots about the fa cup. grow up. so i guess none of these people are following the right sport.
Why should we give a f*** if they give two hoots about it? it's an English competition and one the vast majority of supporters of English clubs would love to win.
Well there's that, but also the fact that every football fan in the world knows the FA Cup. I know plenty of people over here who watch the FA Cup final and it's definitely something football minded people talk about the Monday after.