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[Zidane98]

Magic of the cup with United going to arsenal and getting a 3rd round win!

They needed the income from a replay to meet PSR.

 

[Jatz]

What did you want?

Something we wouldn't get in the league.

 

[timokane]

As an Arsenal man i just feel we are going through our biggest and lonogest trophy drought.

Just have not won anything for like 4-5 years.

Going through a trophyless times.

Good team but not there yet.

Not just yet.

Still a long way to go to those days of the early 00s ala Henry and Berkcamp days.

Arsenal to me are going through a rebuild.

Just hope they win a comp sooner then later.

Time has come when the Gunners win trophies.

 

[SM]

Something we wouldn't get in the league.

Fair enough. I can't imagine playing Doncaster would have been particularly thrilling.

 

[RossFC]

Away at United is such a boring draw.

What did you want?

I think they had them in the league cup as well so a bit repetitive for them playing 4 times

 

[Jatz]

Fair enough. I can't imagine playing Doncaster would have been particularly thrilling.

Perhaps not thrilling but something different at least.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Can't win em all unfortunately.

Or many at the moment in our case.

This and the game before were hardly great watch's.

 

[hawkman]

Skibidi toilet post.

chef you know what needs to be done

 

[chef]

chef you know what needs to be done

I think Jods been hacked by a 12 year old girl.

 

[RPCB]

I think Jods been hacked by a 12 year old girl.

I genuinely couldn’t tell even if it was.

 

[Jatz]

I think Jods been hacked by a 12 year old girl.

I thought Jod was a 12 year old girl?

Sorry Jod...

 

[Zidane98]

ha ha

 

[Frank Bunn]

Pretty sure this was the case years ago. Lower league teams drawing against a big club would often sell the home rights to the bigger team so they would get a great payday from the higher attendance/gate takings.

Not sure why that got changed.

Farnborough v Arsenal in 2003 might be the last game that got switched. Farnborough claimed it was for security reasons but the FA closed that loophole.

Note that at the time the FA said "replays are part of the fabric and romance of the FA Cup competition and should not be removed".

FA slam door on Cup's rogue venue-switchers

The controversial loophole which allowed Farnborough to switch their fourth round FA Cup tie against Arsenal to Highbury has been firmly closed by the FA's Challenge Cup committee.

www.theguardian.com

 

[moomba]

I hate the idea that lower league.clubs should be able to select the venue for cup ties.

So many memorable matches at lower league stadiums, so much money to be made from playing at big stadiums.

I fear money would win every time and we'd lose much of what of what has made the competition so great.

Replays should never have been scrapped.

 

[Jatz]

Money has already won.

 

[chef]