Matt Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The Copa del Rey is two-legged all the way to the final, so the argument about La Liga is bollocks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 If teams played strong XIs, were fully motivated and weren't shit they would need less replays of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 They should keep 3rd and maybe 4th round replays but stop them in later rounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 All the small clubs will be praying for away ties to a big team as opposed to getting a draw at home and then the money spinner replay. Awful decision, this and midweek ties will kill the cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Just get rid of the league cup man. I honestly prefer the league cup to the fa cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Yeah lets scrap replays that can keep lower teams in business for years (Exeter) just so the big 6 or 7 clubs don't have an extra fixture. clubs which are getting an astronomical amount of money already and even more from next season. IF this the happens the FA are gutless and those clubs are just selfish utter cunts, fuck them all the wankers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Yeah lets scrap replays that can keep lower teams in business for years (Exeter) just so the big 6 or 7 clubs don't have an extra fixture. clubs which are getting an astronomical amount of money already and even more from next season. IF this the happens the FA are gutless and those clubs are just selfish utter c***s, f*** them all the w*****s. Just another step on the march to the death of competitive football. Just like the ridiculous idea of automatic entry to the vile Champions League for the 'top' clubs. I wish they would just hurry up and form there fucking European super league and get it done with. Let the Sooper clubs all fuck off and then football can maybe start to reclaim itself from the globalised multi nationals and the super rich cunts who are ripping it's arse and heart out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymc1 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Just scrap football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'll say it; I hate games in hand, so I'll welcome the FA Cup becoming a midweek competition. Games in hand are a greater evil. Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 He's Spanish. It's all he knows. The scrapping of replays & midweek game idea completely stinks, but I could just about accept it if they gave the winner that 4th CL spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Midweek is a horrible idea. Absolutely horrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 There's been a few mid-week PL games recently, so switching it to FA Cup..... surely it makes no difference to congestion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 As someone else pointed out the best players in the world play tons of games a season so I really don't think its that big an issue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 'Games in hand' are great man If the cup changes it's basically pandering to the needs of 6 clubs a season in Europe by inconveniencing dozens of others. Leave it how it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie1892 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 midweek is a shite idea they should have scrapped replays years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie1892 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 There's been a few mid-week PL games recently, so switching it to FA Cup..... surely it makes no difference to congestion. makes a difference to fans though hardly anyone goes as it is and they will be less inclined to go midweek add the fact that there is a lot more families and kids go to FA Cup matches because of affordability and accessibility (being on a weekend) and if its moved to a school night then they wont be going either will they Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 They should just play the whole tournament over two days imo. At least from the 3rd round onwards. Start early on Saturday, final at about 9pm Sunday night. Back to grass roots footbahl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I have always disliked FA Cup replays. The only positive for them is the smaller clubs getting a nice windfall out of them, other than that I see absolutely no reason to have them. Cup football is so much more exciting when it is 90 minutes + extra time/penalties. The away goals rule can piss off too, absolutely daft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 They should just play the whole tournament over two days imo. At least from the 3rd round onwards. Start early on Saturday, final at about 9pm Sunday night. Back to grass roots footbahl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/nov/21/oxford-city-alvechurch-longest-fa-cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Just get rid of the league cup man. I honestly prefer the league cup to the fa cup This is bizarre, but I suppose some people prefer feet over breasts. I would love it if they got rid of the league cup, I resent having to care about how we do in it just because we haven't won anything in decades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/nov/21/oxford-city-alvechurch-longest-fa-cup "Fixture congestion" We played each other six times in less than three weeks - Saturday, Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday - and four of those games went to extra time. Plus we had a league game in between, and we all had full-time jobs as well. Then we had to play Aldershot in the first round proper on the Wednesday, two days after we finally beat Oxford, by which time we were on our knees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Yeah lets scrap replays that can keep lower teams in business for years (Exeter) just so the big 6 or 7 clubs don't have an extra fixture. clubs which are getting an astronomical amount of money already and even more from next season. IF this the happens the FA are gutless and those clubs are just selfish utter c***s, f*** them all the w*****s. Just another step on the march to the death of competitive football. Just like the ridiculous idea of automatic entry to the vile Champions League for the 'top' clubs. I wish they would just hurry up and form there fucking European super league and get it done with. Let the Sooper clubs all fuck off and then football can maybe start to reclaim itself from the globalised multi nationals and the super rich cunts who are ripping it's arse and heart out. Aye the big clubs are just shitting all over and couldn't care less what happens to the smaller ones, it stinks and shows just how arrogant they've become. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 More worryingly I think this is more of a move on behalf of all Premier League clubs. It's more 6th downwards that these extra fixtures affect, those clubs don't have big enough squads to strive towards mediocrity and fit another game or 2 in without their fans having a pop at them for fielding reserve sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 More worryingly I think this is more of a move on behalf of all Premier League clubs. It's more 6th downwards that these extra fixtures affect, those clubs don't have big enough squads to strive towards mediocrity and fit another game or 2 in without their fans having a pop at them for fielding reserve sides. True, benefit the elite at the expense of the rest because they cry not enough players (i don't think that's true imo), because they're asked to play extra fixtures in a cup they don't enter until the 3rd round. If the FA cave in, they might as well just let the Premiership decide when and where the FA cup fits in with their schedule, if at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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