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Post by mattyd2 on Aug 13, 2020 12:03:34 GMT
Just announced that for next season there are no replays.
I presume ET then Penalties...
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Post by scfc75 on Aug 13, 2020 12:11:37 GMT
No ET or pens. Bare knuckle brawl, last man standing, his team progress.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Aug 13, 2020 12:14:21 GMT
If a L2 team manage to hold a Prem team to a draw after ordinary time, the Prem team should give them the full gate receipts doubled.
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Post by cousindupree on Aug 13, 2020 12:23:16 GMT
The top 6 prem teams will love this and have been gunning for it for years. Very sad for the competition and smaller clubs. Trust me going forward this will be the norm Covid or no Covid. Next tick in the prem requirement box is canning the league cup 😣😣
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Post by GeneralFaye on Aug 13, 2020 12:27:29 GMT
That's a big blow to the lower league sides in terms of potential pay days.
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Post by sheds1862 on Aug 13, 2020 12:46:14 GMT
The top 6 prem teams will love this and have been gunning for it for years. Very sad for the competition and smaller clubs. Trust me going forward this will be the norm Covid or no Covid. Next tick in the prem requirement box is canning the league cup 😣😣 Made the semi finals one legged only next season in the League cup too |
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Post by cousindupree on Aug 13, 2020 12:51:16 GMT
The top 6 prem teams will love this and have been gunning for it for years. Very sad for the competition and smaller clubs. Trust me going forward this will be the norm Covid or no Covid. Next tick in the prem requirement box is canning the league cup 😣😣 Made the semi finals one legged only next season in the League cup too Thin end of the wedge for the gradual elimination of the comp....all sacrificed to pander to a handful of teams playing champions league who have the resources and squad to handle volume of games 😣😣 |
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Post by wrighter on Aug 13, 2020 13:35:00 GMT
The top 6 prem teams will love this and have been gunning for it for years. Very sad for the competition and smaller clubs. Trust me going forward this will be the norm Covid or no Covid. Next tick in the prem requirement box is canning the league cup 😣😣 they will still play the youngsters , but come the final, out comes the 1st team this always pisses me off when the big boys do this |
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Post by Veritas on Aug 13, 2020 13:42:21 GMT
The top 6 prem teams will love this and have been gunning for it for years. Very sad for the competition and smaller clubs. Trust me going forward this will be the norm Covid or no Covid. Next tick in the prem requirement box is canning the league cup 😣😣 To be fair I would agree with binning the League Cup, never mind the Premier League the competition is not taken seriously by Championship clubs. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2020 13:47:04 GMT
The top 6 prem teams will love this and have been gunning for it for years. Very sad for the competition and smaller clubs. Trust me going forward this will be the norm Covid or no Covid. Next tick in the prem requirement box is canning the league cup 😣😣 To be fair I would agree with binning the League Cup, never mind the Premier League the competition is not taken seriously by Championship clubs. How about making the league cup for league teams only, and sacking off the vagisil trophy or whatever it's called these days. That's a competition that has already been desecrated by the "big" clubs, ourselves included sadly. |
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Post by Veritas on Aug 13, 2020 14:20:26 GMT
To be fair I would agree with binning the League Cup, never mind the Premier League the competition is not taken seriously by Championship clubs. How about making the league cup for league teams only, and sacking off the vagisil trophy or whatever it's called these days. That's a competition that has already been desecrated by the "big" clubs, ourselves included sadly. I would go with just EFL teams but without PL involvement the Championship would probably treat the competition with even greater disregard so just bin it altogether. |
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Post by bingbang on Aug 13, 2020 14:27:30 GMT
I think you will find over the last couple of seasons the league cup has been better supported than the fa cup, so no reason to bin it.
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Post by PotterLog on Aug 13, 2020 14:46:44 GMT
That's a big blow to the lower league sides in terms of potential pay days. Is it though, really? This argument seems to get trotted out every time this comes up but what percentage of lower league clubs' income, overall, comes from drawing a big team in the cup *and* then getting a replay against them? It must be a pretty rare occurrence when you take all the clubs and matches into account. Fair enough you get the occasional lotto-win replays but I don't know if the blow of taking them away would be all that significant in the grand scheme of things. |
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Post by somersetstokie on Aug 13, 2020 14:59:24 GMT
Good for the players that the strain of playing so many matches has now been reduced. Apparently this alteration of the format has been arranged to relieve time pressure on the fixture programme in a shortened season.
I am sure that the players will be grateful for this announcement, especially as it has been announced today by the Premier League that there will be no mid winter break and this two week respite from the relentless pressure of the season is no longer a consideration. Just waiting for Liverpool to complain about this unfair development, as they already have to cope with too much time spent on the field.
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Post by wagsastokie on Aug 13, 2020 15:11:31 GMT
Good for the players that the strain of playing so many matches has now been reduced. Apparently this alteration of the format has been arranged to relieve time pressure on the fixture programme in a shortened season. I am sure that the players will be grateful for this announcement, especially as it has been announced today by the Premier League that there will be no mid winter break and this two week respite from the relentless pressure of the season is no longer a consideration. Just waiting for Liverpool to complain about this unfair development, as they already have to cope with too much time spent on the field. Id of thought it would be the ceo and club owners whinging like fuck that there will be no lucrative trips to the middle east for a mid season friendly |
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Post by somersetstokie on Aug 13, 2020 15:14:01 GMT
We can throw that in as well.
Mind you I wouldn't be too bothered if Liverpool or Man U wanted to go to somewhere nice for a tour, like Brazil or Florida, and then had to self isolate for 12 weeks on return. See how they like it.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Aug 13, 2020 15:18:49 GMT
Would it devalue the FA Cup to say carry on but leave out the clubs who play in Europe?
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Post by sheds1862 on Aug 13, 2020 15:23:11 GMT
Would it devalue the FA Cup to say carry on but leave out the clubs who play in Europe? Undoubtedly be devalued. That's why it's so forgetful these days as the same teams win it year in year out. It was devalued when Man United didn't play so if 7 didn't play it's even less worthy |
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Post by chad on Aug 13, 2020 15:25:42 GMT
Just announced that for next season there are no replays. I presume ET then Penalties... Next year my arse We won’t see replays again |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Aug 13, 2020 16:38:23 GMT
That's a big blow to the lower league sides in terms of potential pay days. I agree with the abolition of replays. But that is a valid point. So, you could have the draw then each fixture where there is at least a gap of one division between the sides is played at the lower division team's ground. In fact, if you really wanted to help the lower league clubs, you could offer them the first choice of venue - they could then choose to host Man U in front of 6,000 and possibly give them a half decent game and their fans get to experience a full house and a great day, or they take the cash from a big pay day at OT. |
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 13, 2020 16:47:16 GMT
That's a big blow to the lower league sides in terms of potential pay days. I agree with the abolition of replays. But that is a valid point. So, you could have the draw then each fixture where there is at least a gap of one division between the sides is played at the lower division team's ground. In fact, if you really wanted to help the lower league clubs, you could offer them the first choice of venue - they could then choose to host Man U in front of 6,000 and possibly give them a half decent game and their fans get to experience a full house and a great day, or they take the cash from a big pay day at OT. Interested to know why you agree with the abolition of replays? I just think back to some of the memorable FA Cup replays. There was something momentous and magical about the games that took 2 or 3 games to resolve. It's a great tradition gone. I'm not against revising anything potentially, I just think the motives here are dubious. Chelsea v Leeds FA Cup Final was incredible, it was like a war fought to the last with wounded soldiers. Tottenham v Man City was a classic and then the Stoke games of the 70's v Manchester United. |
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Post by PotteringThrough on Aug 13, 2020 17:01:54 GMT
Is gate receipts going to be a big deal next season?
Will we back to normal by the time the 3rd round rolls around and the big boys get involved?
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Post by somersetstokie on Aug 13, 2020 17:22:09 GMT
Spitthedog: "I just think back to some of the memorable FA Cup replays. There was something momentous and magical about the games that took 2 or 3 games to resolve."
In season 1954/55 in the Cup Stoke were involved in one of the longest FA cup ties in history as their third round encounter with Bury went on to a fourth replay with Stoke finally winning 3–2 after 9 hours and 22 minutes of football.
Now someones just trying to end our chances of having some fun again!
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 13, 2020 17:38:21 GMT
Just announced that for next season there are no replays. I presume ET then Penalties... Next year my arse We won’t see replays again Good. Pointless nonsense. |
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