FA Cup replays scrapped

[Michael Morris]

There will be no FA Cup replays in round three or round four.

There are no replays from round five onwards anyway.

[Grangenders]

Re: FA Cup replays scrapped

There will be no FA Cup replays in round three or round four.

There are no replays from round five onwards anyway.

A bit harsh on any lower league clubs who might have earned a money spinning replay against one of the big boys. Even with Covid most Premier Leagues clubs could still put together a reserve / under 23 team

[Trigger]

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Least Preston won't be playing for a money spinning replay now.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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A bit harsh on any lower league clubs who might have earned a money spinning replay against one of the big boys. Even with Covid most Premier Leagues clubs could still put together a reserve / under 23 team

It is. Shame really. Especially as the money is even more important after the last few years and it's always great for lower league fans to have a replay at one of the PL clubs.

[rich munn]

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Least Preston won't be playing for a money spinning replay now.

:xmashehe:

[IanD]

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Come January, matches may be behind closed doors anyway.

[blue matt]

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Come January, matches may be behind closed doors anyway.

got to be heading that way

"This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather."

[The Bloop]

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It is. Shame really. Especially as the money is even more important after the last few years and it's always great for lower league fans to have a replay at one of the PL clubs.

Both gate money and TV money aswell for some clubs. Maybe clubs should get more tv money if the tie now goes to extra time?

[blue matt]

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Both gate money and TV money aswell for some clubs. Maybe clubs should get more tv money if the tie now goes to extra time?

if a team in EFL L1 and below Draws a team in EFL Championship / EPL the lower team should get ALL the gate and TV money

the lower league teams need protection

[Citizen's Nephew]

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Both gate money and TV money aswell for some clubs. Maybe clubs should get more tv money if the tie now goes to extra time?

Well, by the time I got around to seeing this then gate receipts may even be redundant now. I'm at a loss right now. Part of me wants a suspension of all fixtures until crowds are back. I don't want to watch another televised match played in an empty stadium.

Just on the subject of gate receipts, I think Spurs gave their's to Newport a few seasons back which I thought was a class act.

[NYCBlue]

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Does anyone remember sometime in the 80s when Liverpool played Arsenal over and over in League Cup replays? Also, didn't we play Millwall 3 or 4 times in the FA Cup in the late 80s? There was a replay in the game before that too. (I remember everyone on the Bob Bank quietly chanting "Millwall" towards the end of the game because we knew we were playing them. I remember that day, if you fancied a day trip to London you were ****ed. It was the football special directly to New Cross or nothing. That was the only time I ever went to the Den. What a dump.

[the other bob wilson]

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Does anyone remember sometime in the 80s when Liverpool played Arsenal over and over in League Cup replays? Also, didn't we play Millwall 3 or 4 times in the FA Cup in the late 80s? There was a replay in the game before that too. (I remember everyone on the Bob Bank quietly chanting "Millwall" towards the end of the game because we knew we were playing them. I remember that day, if you fancied a day trip to London you were ****ed. It was the football special directly to New Cross or nothing. That was the only time I ever went to the Den. What a dump.

Liverpool and Arsenal played four times in the Semi Final of the 79/80 FA Cup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979–80_FA_Cup

But a year earlier Arsenal were involved in an even longer tie against Sheffield Wednesday who were in the Third Division at the time

https://www.wsc.co.uk/2012-07-09-10-11-16/9219-snowballs-goalkeepers-and-fa-cup-replays

We played Millwall three times in the Third Round of the 86/87 FA Cup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986–87_FA_Cup

[The Bloop]

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Liverpool and Arsenal played four times in the Semi Final of the 79/80 FA Cup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979–80_FA_Cup

But a year earlier Arsenal were involved in an even longer tie against Sheffield Wednesday who were in the Third Division at the time

https://www.wsc.co.uk/2012-07-09-10-11-16/9219-snowballs-goalkeepers-and-fa-cup-replays

We played Millwall three times in the Third Round of the 86/87 FA Cup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986–87_FA_Cup

Didn't Swansea play Crystal Palace 3 or 4 times once, one of which was at Ninian Park (classed as a neutral ground ), with the game marred by a stabbing after the final whistle?

[the other bob wilson]

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Didn't Swansea play Crystal Palace 3 or 4 times once, one of which was at Ninian Park (classed as a neutral ground ), with the game marred by a stabbing after the final whistle?

Yes, I went to that game. Think it was 1980 as well, Swansea won 2-1 in the third match between the clubs, it was a snowy night and I think there were about twenty thousand there.

[NYCBlue]

Re: FA Cup replays scrapped

Liverpool and Arsenal played four times in the Semi Final of the 79/80 FA Cup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979–80_FA_Cup

But a year earlier Arsenal were involved in an even longer tie against Sheffield Wednesday who were in the Third Division at the time

https://www.wsc.co.uk/2012-07-09-10-11-16/9219-snowballs-goalkeepers-and-fa-cup-replays

We played Millwall three times in the Third Round of the 86/87 FA Cup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986–87_FA_Cup

Was the Brentford game postponed? I remember it as a midweek game. I remember that Stoke game too. The only time I ever went to the Victoria Ground. We went 1-0 up at the opposite end and we didn't even release we'd scored until the players started celebrating. Kevin Bartlett missed a golden opportunity to level it at the end as I recall.