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Originally Posted by splott parker
Youve probavbly already seen it but if not theres docu drama series called "The English Game" on Netlfix which is a good watch. From 2020.
Mainly about the start of the pro game and the first proffesional players and teams back in the 19th century.
As a football romantic I enjoyed it.
According to the Premier League it ‘gives away’ £1.6 billion every 3 years to fund the football pyramid. That £1.6bn includes parachutes payments so presumably Jamie Vardy’s £140k a week salary is part of grassroots? TBF he needs dosh to buy Rebekah phones lost in the North Sea.
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Yes, saw ‘The English Game’ a while back, even the BBC missus enjoyed it. I do love football history and admit to being stuck in the past. I can reel off facts from the 1880s to the 1970s much more readily than the 1980s to the present day. The ‘Big Match Revisited’ is a case in point, I easily recognise the players despite them not having their names on their shirts much more than I recognise today’s players.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Thierry Henry eats Walkers crisps now as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Poor decision, pandering to the elite again. As far as Cardiff City goes, however, we do our best to lose it in 90 minutes so it won’t affect us too much. What is even sadder is that much of the present fan base seem to endorse this stance.
There is an easy solution to this. If the problem is that the clubs playing in Europe have too many fixtures, then give them the option to opt out of the FA Cup. If they opt out, that's fine. If they decide not to, then they quit moaning and get on with it. Replays and all.
I think it is a good decision, and have been asking for it for years.
We often see lower league teams holding out against bigger clubs, getting the replay then loosing 4-0 or something. Much more chance of a club like Newport beating one of the big teams by holding out and taking them to penalties.
Also the vast majority of games in the cup are just fixtures against a similar club, how often do we just play other championship clubs in the FA Cup
We play out a boring 0-0 or 1-1 against coventry or someone, to a half empty stadium, and then have to do the exact same thing in a couple weeks. a penalty shoot out would at least make these games a bit more interesting, and give my kids something to enjoy before the drive back home.
Neil Warnock has tweeted about the magic of the FA cup.
It's a shame that when he was here he didn't seem to give two hoots about it
Here in Denmark, cup games are always played at the lower ranked sides ground, until the much later stages. No replays, straight to extra time and penalties. Works quite well.
Scrapping replays is probably the right thing, as already said there's too much football. Get rid of the stupid group stages of European competitions too!
I don’t agree with getting rid of replays. As a kid I used to watch a lot of Altrincham games, living up there, I got a real sense of what the FA Cup means to so called smaller teams. The biggest issue is the group of clubs that made this decision - what gives them the right? This is obviously down to money, extra European games, and pre season tours. Have your Super League and bugger off!
I have no issue with scrapping replays however they’ve not balanced the scales.
If they’re so concerned about player welfare they could impose loads of things. Maximum games quota etc.
it seems they want to scrap the mid season break as well