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FA Cup replays scrapped from first round onwards
FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition.
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No replays from First Round onwards, starting next season.
If you take the financial aspect out of it the smaller clubs have more chance of beating a bigger club on the day if they can get to pens. Look at us v Charlton we probably would have stuffed them at home.They honestly might as well just scrap the FA Cup. If a small club can't battle to a draw at home to a big club and then go to their place for a big payday, then what's the point in the early rounds of the competition? The whole 'magic of the Cup' has gone. Might as well just make it for the top 2 divisions only and start at the 3rd round.
The FA & PL have agreed but where does it say the EFL agree? It’s unfair on the lower leagues.![]()
FA Cup replays scrapped from first round onwards
FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition.www.bbc.co.uk
No replays from First Round onwards, starting next season.
Fair point. But if you are a non-league player I think you'd prefer the chance of playing at Old Trafford in a replay than beating them at home on pens, personally.If you take the financial aspect out of it the smaller clubs have more chance of beating a bigger club on the day if they can get to pens. Look at us v Charlton we probably would have stuffed them at home.
Precisely.If you take the financial aspect out of it the smaller clubs have more chance of beating a bigger club on the day if they can get to pens. Look at us v Charlton we probably would have stuffed them at home.
All fair points why the FA have to pander to arguably the six richest clubs in the PL is disgusting on all levels. If these Billy big bollocks clubs are complaining simple drop out of the competition.Fair point. But if you are a non-league player I think you'd prefer the chance of playing at Old Trafford in a replay than beating them at home on pens, personally.
Except: "The fourth and fifth rounds and the quarter-finals all will be exclusive of Premier League fixtures for the first time, and the fourth round will have an extended window from Friday to Wednesday to allow fans to watch consecutive days of Emirates FA Cup football."Just said on the radio it's to help with fixture build up with teams playing in competitions like the champions league. WTF has the champions league got to do with the teams in the first round of the cup?
If they are going to scrap replays then do it from the extra preliminary round not the first round proper.
Scrapping the pointless mid season break makes sense though. But does somewhat contradict the reasoning for scrapping replays in the cup.
And I'm all for no mid week cup rounds.
Another example of the FA bending over to the Premier League and the Martin Keownism of whiney "Player Welfare". The poor Premier League players who at worst would have to play an extra 2 games if both their 3rd and 4th round games went to a reply as they already don't have to worry about replays from the 5th round onwards now!! And as has been pointed out, the denial of smaller Clubs getting a potential season saving big payday at a Premier League Club in a replay. Shame on the FA![]()