Zatman Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) 11 minutes ago, est1874 said: I like this in theory but means a few hundred Villa fans would get to see us in the cups each year. Majority would never have the chance. In Germany its seeded in the 1st round and the lower ranked team plays at home. Its a good concept as every round be too much Edited April 18 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Strong statement from Grimsby over the FA Cup changes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 “The Football Association and Premier League have been accused of "a total lack of respect for the football pyramid" over changes to the FA Cup. Emirates FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in 2024-25 and all rounds of the competition will be played on weekends.” (Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68851138) Plenty of noise (expectedly and understandably) from the lower league/non-league clubs. I still don’t get the logic of why the changes are coming in. Super League-esque stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 19 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19 Disgraceful, our FA cup being sacrificed for more European games, UEFA are trying to wrestle the power away from British football and its deaths by a thousand cuts. Even though we have just had our most memorable win in Europe for years I still wouldn't swap it for the tradition of the FA cup, its in our soul. Seeing us playing Lille with their whingeing fans and terrible ref is just not as good as watching Nott County earn a late draw against manure on a cold winters night, crazy but it just ain't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Exeter calling for a suspension of changes and a proper consultation. If the FA don’t budge they need to start boycotts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcifer Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 8 hours ago, bobzy said: “The Football Association and Premier League have been accused of "a total lack of respect for the football pyramid" over changes to the FA Cup. Emirates FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in 2024-25 and all rounds of the competition will be played on weekends.” (Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68851138) Plenty of noise (expectedly and understandably) from the lower league/non-league clubs. I still don’t get the logic of why the changes are coming in. Super League-esque stuff. Nail on head, it is to appease the 'big 6' lets pander to their every whim. Give it another 5 years and they will vote to scrap the league cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 We should not be naive but is a big chance we wanted to abolish this as well 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: We should not be naive but is a big chance we wanted to abolish this as well Didn’t we reject the proposed deal for EFL clubs as well? I imagine we’re very much in favour of replays being scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 12 minutes ago, bobzy said: Didn’t we reject the proposed deal for EFL clubs as well? I imagine we’re very much in favour of replays being scrapped. I think we did as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Wouldn't surprise me if this was a kite flying exercise and the FA will re-introduce replays for rounds 1 & 2 as a way to throw a bone to the lower league teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 36 minutes ago, Zatman said: We should not be naive but is a big chance we wanted to abolish this as well I would condemn that too. Especially since Unai speaks so highly of the prestige of the cups. However, this is more on the likes of Klopp, who for years rubbished the cup and replays, refused to attend one and lobbied for them to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) Watched fonsecas interview and thought he come across well, Lille played some really good football and have some talented youngsters and then I'm sat thinking I wonder if he or they can get moves to the PL or to big European teams Footballs gone hasn't it? I wouldn't even say Lille are a small French team, 50k stadium, won the league 2 years ago, played CL but it's a case of with PSG in that league and French football now what can they all actually do there? I should be watching it thinking Lille can build and do something good but it's the opposite, like the "big club" stuff and poaching of any kind of talent is ingrained on me and at this point not accepted but expected Edit - I even googled the keeper after the game to see who he is linked with, its Bayern Munich Edited April 19 by villa4europe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, The_Steve said: However, this is more on the likes of Klopp, who for years rubbished the cup and replays, refused to attend one and lobbied for them to go. It's not really. UEFA are to blame. In order to keep the "big" clubs happy they have expanded the CL into a worse format and as a result of that something had to give. The PL have paid off the FA to get rid of FA cup replays and have abandoned the mid season break to accommodate UEFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) 49 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Watched fonsecas interview and thought he come across well, Lille played some really good football and have some talented youngsters and then I'm sat thinking I wonder if he or they can get moves to the PL or to big European teams Footballs gone hasn't it? I wouldn't even say Lille are a small French team, 50k stadium, won the league 2 years ago, played CL but it's a case of with PSG in that league and French football now what can they all actually do there? I should be watching it thinking Lille can build and do something good but it's the opposite, like the "big club" stuff and poaching of any kind of talent is ingrained on me and at this point not accepted but expected Edit - I even googled the keeper after the game to see who he is linked with, its Bayern Munich The French league has serious funding problems and allowing the sports washing of PSG free reign has damaged the league greatly. Play acting aside, they made a great atmosphere and gave us a real challenge. It was disappointing to see so many posters calling them an average team. They are anything but. I thought we were the better team in the first leg, but sometimes in football, it won’t go your way. Both legs were a real test of our qualities and indeed shortcomings. But the gaps in wealth mean they always vulnerable to having their top talent taken. Edited April 19 by The_Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 3 hours ago, Zatman said: We should not be naive but is a big chance we wanted to abolish this as well I'm sure we did, and I have no problem opposing how the club vote in PL meetings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Great to see more EFL clubs condemning the FA Cup changes and demanding its suspension and replaced with consultations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Tone deaf response from the FA. We need an independent regulator so badly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 3 minutes ago, The_Steve said: Tone deaf response from the FA. We need an independent regulator so badly. A boycott is required 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 7 minutes ago, Zatman said: A boycott is required 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy7211 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 If the PL and FA were to provide greater financial packages for the lower leagues then this wouldn't be an issue. If the PL clubs want this then they should have to pay for it. But they already don't want to give them any more money anyway, so this idea is a non-starter. It's the epitome of having their cake and eating it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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