| No FA Cup Replays 12:10 - Aug 13 with 1769 views | kizaitfc |
The lower leagues just keep getting a huge kick to the nuts
No FA Cup Replays but we are still going to go ahead with the ridiculous EFL Trophy in its usual ridiculous group format |  |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 12:25 - Aug 13 with 1702 views | gainsboroughblue |
You've got to think of those poor Premier League clubs who want competitive football for their stockpiled players. |  |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 12:56 - Aug 13 with 1626 views | EastTownBlue |
Yes. I wonder how many of these "for one season only" changes will become permanent ? | | | |
| No FA Cup Replays on 12:57 - Aug 13 with 1616 views | clive_baker |
Does it make too much difference when there's no ticket revenue anyway? If it's temporary, just for this season I have to say I can see the logic. |  |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 13:03 - Aug 13 with 1592 views | MattinLondon |
Good - replays simply add to fixture congestion. But I do agree that the EFL trophy is ridiculous and it should be scrapped. |  | | |
| No FA Cup Replays on 13:08 - Aug 13 with 1569 views | Illinoisblue |
To be fair, Jeff, there is a global pandemic on. |  |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 13:35 - Aug 13 with 1508 views | kizaitfc |
| No FA Cup Replays on 12:57 - Aug 13 by clive_baker |
Does it make too much difference when there's no ticket revenue anyway? If it's temporary, just for this season I have to say I can see the logic. |
I guess not from a ticket point of view, far more chance of getting it televised in a replay though. | |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 13:56 - Aug 13 with 1475 views | ParisBlue |
| No FA Cup Replays on 13:03 - Aug 13 by MattinLondon |
Good - replays simply add to fixture congestion. But I do agree that the EFL trophy is ridiculous and it should be scrapped. |
Or at worst the EFL trophy could have played the group stages before the season and be treated as pre-season warm-up games. |  |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 16:48 - Aug 13 with 1419 views | BlueBadger |
Pffft, like we ever do enough to earn replays. |  |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 16:53 - Aug 13 with 1413 views | J2BLUE |
| No FA Cup Replays on 12:57 - Aug 13 by clive_baker |
Does it make too much difference when there's no ticket revenue anyway? If it's temporary, just for this season I have to say I can see the logic. |
Agree with this. After everything that has happened we're getting a proper season with some minor low impact changes. We're heading into a very interesting time now with the season starting late, the Euros, Olympics, the Premier League being extended by a week because of the winter break and the Qatar world cup which is going to take some planning.
Could be heading for 2-3 years with very little football downtime. |  |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 16:55 - Aug 13 with 1406 views | clive_baker |
| No FA Cup Replays on 16:53 - Aug 13 by J2BLUE |
Agree with this. After everything that has happened we're getting a proper season with some minor low impact changes. We're heading into a very interesting time now with the season starting late, the Euros, Olympics, the Premier League being extended by a week because of the winter break and the Qatar world cup which is going to take some planning.
Could be heading for 2-3 years with very little football downtime. |
It will also be a welcome relief for a lot of clubs. It's expensive to host matches, and expensive to travel to away matches, sometimes with overnighters. Not to mention triggering additional clauses that exist in players contracts etc. Generally it can be beneficial to have a replay as a big pay day, but without any ticket revenue it's just an inconvenience and a cost a lot of small clubs would rather do without. | |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 18:08 - Aug 13 with 1347 views | Radlett_blue |
| No FA Cup Replays on 16:48 - Aug 13 by BlueBadger |
Pffft, like we ever do enough to earn replays. |
Well, in recent years we've managed to lose to Lincoln, Portsmouth, Preston, Coventry & Southampton after replays. Which is another great justification form playing weakened teams to rest players. |  |
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| No FA Cup Replays on 18:30 - Aug 13 with 1326 views | TheBoyBlue |
Not overly fussed by the FA Cup replays, especially in the circumstances, but totally agree on the EFL Trophy. Ridiculous competition anyway but when they're trying to find ways of easing fixture congestion and when matches may need to be rearranged due to COVID (as in Scotland), it is beyond comprehension that they are persevering with a competition very few want to play in and even fewer want to watch. Especially as - if I understand correctly - there isn't any sponsor and so presumably there isn't a pressure from that perspective to put it on? As I did last season, I desperately hope we get knocked out of it at the earliest possible opportunity. | |
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