Just seen a Chris Wilder interview. He recognises the damage this will do further down the pyramid, against the idea but the big boys rule football. Wonder what our club makes of this. Was the EFL even consulted?
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I donât usually like folk altering my posts but on this occasion you were right to do it. It is already a de valued competition in my view.
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We donât agree on much but Iâm fully with you on this one. I think the fact you turn up to the game in the Cup knowing that by hook or by crook youâre going to see one team go through and one team go out adds a bit to the jeopardy and the drama to the game, than knowing there is a fallback of a replay. I think it will be one people will quickly get over and look back on in a few years thinking how bizarre it was we ever had replays. International knockout tournaments work perfectly well without replays.
Wasnât done to offend and sorry for altering it, thank you for kind response. FA cup was something when we were kids you watched all the build up from the morning until the kick off. Not any more. Ever since it was sponsored by A, B or C it lost its sparkle to me, now not overly bothered by itâŚ
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You are rightâŚdespite what some think I fear this will devalue the competition even more. Gates will get even lower and the smaller clubs will be the losers.I hope that I am wrong and that when we play, say Fulham in a one off match Bescot will be packed!!!
Is this connected with these premier league solidarity payments? - Less money from FA cup for the smaller clubs from FA cup replays should be less than what we get from these payments?
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but smaller clubs now have a greater chance of progressing, so Im unsure why you say they will be the losers.
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They lose because the possibility of replay big money at a Premiership Club which these days is boosted by TV monies. will be denied. I hope I am wrong and that you are right about this and smaller clubs will have more of a chance. Time will tell I suppose.
The FA Cup is so devalued already though, other than a âbig 6â side most of the other PL sides would get relatively small audiences for replays and given the replay would be at the bigger sides ground would be unlikely to be televised (the TV companies absolutely love an all PL televised FA Cup tie). The money lost would probably more likely be on TV money if they drew away in the first game. Looking at the last few seasons 3rd round games and those games that went to replays I donât see a massive amount of money-spinners and most PL ultimately made it through. No replays will I think cause more upsets with the game having to ultimately be decided on the lottery of penalties, this may see more lower league sides progressing through to extra games, which would then be more likely to be televised. Personally the biggest thing that irks me is the fact the Final will be played before the last round of EPL games. The FA Cup should always (barring play-off finals) be the last domestic game of the season.
More upsets? I doubt that because if they go to penalties the teams with better players are more likely to succeed . Also see my point above if we drew say Fulham at home would we fill Bescot. I doubt it and I doubt it would be televised but as I said to ANDY I hope I am wrong and all these good things you and he foresee come to fruition.
But even more likely to succeed if they get another 90 minutes, especially at home, to finish the job off.
Werenât people crying left and right because they struggled for tickets against Leicester just a year ago? 
Using your Fulham analogy, in a one off game they would be overwhelmingly likely to beat us. If we did muster a draw the audience at Craven Cottage for a replay would be sub 10k Iâd guess and thatâs with reduced ticket prices and the game would be unlikely to be televised and we would be even less likely to get through. Extra time and penalties at home would see us far more likely to get through, and to me Iâd prefer to take our chances in extra time/penalties than a small bit of extra cash in a replay but thatâs just me maybe.
How would this have affected a club like Newport? sure Flynn said it helped them a lot for a few seasons after.Remember the FA cup final being huge when i was a kid it was an all day job on the TV.
That does not make sense. If a team is on average better than us, they are unlikely to play badly in 2 games. Walsall did better at Anfield than at Fellows Park. Had that first game been the only one and we reached penalties, we had a chance.
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(Thatâs literally the point you just said doesnât make sense)
Sorry yes - I misread.
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I am with Tranmere on this. They know what they are losing . The idea this change is for the benefit of clubs like them makes no sense. Some posters who I respect take a different view but even they should not be happy at how the decision was reached.
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No, the EFL wasnât consulted.
Approx 700 clubs enter the FA Cup every season and it appears to me that the interests of a few clubs in the PL have been given priority.
Those few clubs have been complaining about the amount of games they have to play, because of the bloating of UEFA competitions.
These complaints are despite the fact that they all have large squads and love to arrange lucrative pre season friendlies in Asia or AmericaâŚ
No doubt in the future, they will stop entering the FA and League cups. Then they will complain that their fringe players canât get enough game time and aggitate for âBâ teams in the EFL.
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