FA Cup replays gone

[Joe Totale]

The working mans game has been eaten,swallowed & spat out to the money grabbing circling Vultures who have ruined the beautiful game
Football has sold its soul to the highest bidders

This happened in 1992, football hasn't been the same since. I'm surprised to be honest that replays stayed around for as long as they did.

 

[Sherford Green]

It is a financial blow for smaller clubs there’s no doubt about it. However, I’m not sure that replays are necessary or desirable any longer from a sporting point of view. I think we saw the impact of playing 210 minutes against Leeds this season - many of the players looked pretty exhausted and I’m sure it impacted on their performances for a while afterwards (in combination with Foster’s poor management obviously).

 

[TaviGreen1990]

I think some big teams will come to regret it. Look at when we played at Anfield. Teams can definitely defend a 0-0 for 120 mins and win on pens. Could make for some terrible viewing though.

 

[GU7Green]

Nothing new here, was always in the pipeline. The big boys got their wishes, complain about playing loads of games but don’t mind playing each other all around the world for meaningless friendly games

this 👆

 

[GU7Green]

If they dont want replays then money talks but it wouldve been nice if there was some sort of mechanism (I appreciate this would be very hard to adminster) where premier league clubs can ONLY be away up to, say, the 6th round then at least if (say) Shrewsbury draw Man Utd then at least they get the chance of a big game at home.

I appreciate however that due to £ a lot would rather play at Old Trafford, Anfield etc however.

 

[Argylegames]

The beautiful game is now just an ugly money grabbing game

I blame Jimmy Hill

 

[Brussels Bureaucrat]

Link from the FA

 

[Mark Smith]

I appreciate however that due to £ a lot would rather play at Old Trafford, Anfield etc however.

That's another problem: many genuinely small clubs would prefer to be drawn away and get a share of the gate money from 40k fans, than be drawn to play at home in front of 5k.

Replays offered the best of both worlds.

 

[Green Flash]

Its a shame, but was inevitable. The next stage will no doubt be for those clubs with places in Europe to enter in R4 or R5...

 

[GreenBaz]

I would love to know what sort of consultation The FA made before agreeing this, not sure anyone League One and down would agree. Abither nail in the coffin of the football pyramid

 

[Argyleloyal]

I would love to know what sort of consultation The FA made before agreeing this, not sure anyone League One and down would agree. Abither nail in the coffin of the football pyramid

By sounds of it, it was between FA and PL. but I could be wrong

 

[Age of reason]

It is a financial blow for smaller clubs there’s no doubt about it. However, I’m not sure that replays are necessary or desirable any longer from a sporting point of view. I think we saw the impact of playing 210 minutes against Leeds this season - many of the players looked pretty exhausted and I’m sure it impacted on their performances for a while afterwards (in combination with Foster’s poor management obviously).

We looked exhausted because our squad was so much smaller than Leeds with less rotation.

Much our where we are now can be attributed to that historic 0-0 at anfield.
Really falling out of love with football.

 

[Nobby]

That’s a shame. For me the obvious solution has always been that the teams who qualify for Europe should be removed from the Carabao Cup. Frankly, nobody really cares about that competition anyway because it is routinely won by the elite team’s second string. So why not remove them, put a European playoff place against the lowest PL European qualifier in place (I.e 7th v CC winner) and then it gives all of the other PL teams a reason to take it seriously. You can then leave the FA Cup alone.

 

[Timeout]

Truly dreadful. Honestly, if the super league started up again and took the top 6 prem teams with them, I wouldn't mind at all anymore. Would rather get excited about playing villa or west ham in the prem knowing the worst of the bunch were gone. Killing our game

Completely agree. They've killed the game in pursuit of their global billions. Personally I would like to see the super league created.... But kick them all out of domestic football..... They can go and have their global franchise league and let us have the game back. A complete reset across European football.

 

[Flag Hippo]

To quote Rick and Dave, "football ain't what it used to be". I'm surprised the FA Cup still exists considering how sadly irrelevant and low key it now is. Look what's happened to our beautiful game 😞