The one thing no one has any control over is the draw, and that is a second dull draw in a row.
I know the smaller clubs want the glamour tie, but you want at least one game that is two big clubs against each other
I am willing to bet UEFA would tell the FA to f-off if that happens!
Your point on relegation, you cant start mixing the cups with the league, if you go down you deserve to go down.
Would you change football as it is now for a strong FA cup, not sure many would.
Good post, It really is a mixture of all of the above I think.
I see Sutton are complaining about not being on TV, even for the "minnows" it is down to money - I am not blaming them, they need it.
I personally don't think there is a fix for it.
It is still wrong.
Out of the last 11 winners 8 had qualified for the CL already
One of the other finals Wigan beat Man city who had finished in the top 4
That means the only clubs to Benefit would have been Portsmouth and Man United
The top sides still take it pretty seriously, look at the...
I think there is an argument to make it a mid week Cup, like the league cup - or play it as one of the festive games.
The league is much more important, no matter what the FA do, they won't change this.
They did. It was turned down.
I've just looked about, apparently it was moved because of a potential Accrington vs Man united game, madness considering Yeovil beat them.
I can still get tickets and for a Spurs away game in a smaller ground that's pretty rare.
All the games should be on the sat and Sunday, much how sky/bt is hated by some the way they have games throughout the day should be followed by the fa, market it as the fa cup weekend and have games at...
The FA are completely to blame for this.
Our game away to Burnley has been moved to Monday night.
It's not on tv, they just moved it which makes it impossible to get back to London after the game by train.
I would love for Spurs to win the FA cup, but the FA have made it further down the...