Quote Originally Posted by uncle bob View Post
How about giving 1 bonus league point for a win in the FA cup if you win the game? Like a bonus points system that's added for progression to the next round?
That would make teams take it more serious
Probably because you could have a situation where Man Utd get to the final of the cup and win the league, despite having a worse record than Chelsea who got knocked out in round three?

Something does need to be done but ultimately football has become all about money.

The only solution is to offer greater financial reward - either through a champions league place or bigger prize money.