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Who remembers WHU v Stoke, the League Cup replays, that great WHU away strip and Bobby Moore saving a penalty!

I don't disagree with you. The FA Cup was always about the giant killing, however, if the giants don't send out the first team you haven't got a killing, and the same is right at The Championship. The FA Cup was finished the season MUFC didn't enter. The only thing that can save it is money...

I think the clue to all of this lies in the income of The FA and the income of the Premier League, The FA are now just the whipping boys!

Precisely, there's no logic except the big boys see it as a hindrance and don't give a flying **** about lower leagues and grass roots football, in the same way they don't care about our national team, standing in UEFA or FIFA, and about national youth development.

Think that what the OP said?

Indeed they are, but if EPL clubs want to scrap replays then lower league teams miss out on revcenue opportunities. So I'm saying that's fine, we can scrap replays but if you get drawn against an EPL or Championship club away and it's a draw at 90 mins then you get 50% of what would have been...

It's simple, EPL teams can request no replays, however, if it's a draw at 90 mins the away team gets 50% of the average gate receipts from the home club as compensation for no replay ..... Happy EPL, thought not!

If both teams a scared to lose it becomes a stalemate, I think if one team knows they must win it becomes a real cup-tie, throwing the kitchen sink at the other team maybe?

Crikey ... are you getting mixed up with SOCCER US stylee!! Would be interesting though! Pick five home fans and five away fans at random .... or maybe not!

I'd imagine around 40 of the 72 FL clubs would want replays. Get drawn at home to Chelsea, Man Utd or Leicester(!) and hang on for a draw and get to go to thier place, big gate receipts, TV etc, can fund a lower FL club or non-league club for months! To me this is a very slippery slope, the...

So one of the ways of making it more attractive to Premier League clubs is to take away replays and play the fixtures midweek! Come on FA, have you never heard of the 3rd Rd weekend? Yet again smaller clubs missing out on revenue to suit the very rich elite EPL clubs. Replays and Saturday...