FA Cup replays gone

[djg145]

Great response from ARGYLE & many other Clubs too.
Hopefully the reaction of the EFL Clubs and Supporters will make the FA think again, I doubt it though, money talks.
But it worked to stop the proposed European League.

 

[Since I Was 33]

There are a number of petitions going around but here is the best one I think

Sign the Petition

Reinstate Replays in the FA Cup or Initiate a Vote Among Participating Teams

www.change.org

 

[KirkbyGreen]

All FA Cup QF and SF ties should have to be played on the home grounds of the two lowest-ranked teams to be eliminated at the third round stage. At least that way the games might have some atmosphere.

 

[Sherford Green]

Once Sky got involved in our "beautiful" game it was a downward slippery money driven road.
Sadly its only us ancients who remember it as it was the younger generation will grow up knowing no difference

No point in blaming Sky, like any private company they are only interested in their own success and profit margins which is fair enough. It was down to the FA, Premier League and EFL to protect the game and the interests of fans and they have failed miserably.

 

[PL2 3DQ]

Under these new rules the FA would've stopped Coventry getting to the semi-final because they needed a replay earlier this season to beat Sheffield Wednesday.

 

[JackPP]

Not quite. They may well have won the penalty shootout….and if they hadn’t Wednesday would have…..

 

[gaspargomez]

One of the things that struck me as genuinely odd about this "deal" was how they thought a suitable quid pro quo would be to invest more money in grassroots, disabled and women's and girls' football.

All well and good... but precisely NOT recompensing the lower-league clubs who would be the ones directly missing out.

I feel that the best way to support grassroots football is to support football league clubs. These are far closer to their local communities than most Premier League clubs are.

Personally , I wouldn’t have had a problem with the “big” clubs joining a European super league. Good riddance to them. I suspect the super league would have flopped after the novelty factor had worn off- fans enjoy games against their old rivals. Playing PSG four times a season would end up pretty dull, especially with no relegation or promotion at stake.

 

[WolvesGreen]

Clubs may not agree with it, but what are they going to do about it? Go along with it to ensure that they get fed some more crumbs from the Premier League table.

 

[Bryan Tregunna]

I wonder if Sky have anything to do with this. This past season, they have been showing EFL games on a Tue and Wed up against Champions League, which are shown on another subscription service. Sky doesnt have the rights to the FA Cup, which means that any replay may well be shown free to air on the BBC or ITV. With more EFL games being played outside of the Saturday afternoon blackout times to meet with Sky's commitment, I think it highly probable that viewership of a Sky EFL game would be diluted by a free Cup replay.

Edited to add: replays also foul up their planned schedules

 

[jimsing]

There are a number of petitions going around but here is the best one I think

Sign the Petition

Reinstate Replays in the FA Cup or Initiate a Vote Among Participating Teams

www.change.org

Don't get conned by this link. Don't donate any money either. Bad link to Change.org. Could be a scam.

 

[Since I Was 33]

Don't get conned by this link. Don't donate any money either. Bad link to Change.org. Could be a scam.

Certainly not a con. Wouldn't have put it up otherwise. Two things for what it's worth a) the petitions have failed to get off the ground and b) talking about bad links I get a warning every time I go on GOS