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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2024 0:17:36 GMT
And what about replays against Charlton?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2024 0:42:11 GMT
My first ever game was the first replay against the Gills - bloody long, freezing cold, very little of interest and NO goals. How the hell I ever became a Maidstone fan after that, I really don't know!
So it's not always 'the magic of the Cup', it can be a complete drag. And, although we eventually beat Gillingham, generally lower-league sides bringing the bigger club back for replay lose. So, just how enjoyable is that?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2024 1:16:40 GMT
And what about replays against Charlton? Replays? It was just the one. Great night, even if we did lose |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2024 7:46:42 GMT
I have a simple solution. Leave the FA Cup as it is, but exclude any team playing that season in Europe; then they needn’t worry about fixture congestion, which is the reason for the FA’s move. It’s what ManU did a few seasons ago.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2024 8:11:59 GMT
The solution? There’s no need for a solution: Pep said it was unacceptable to ask those players to play yet he still did. Did he play Oscar Bob, Matthias Nunes, Rufen Dias, Kovacic, Sergio Gomes…an out £200m of talent? Nope, he played his full team, he put his success above the welfare of his players.
Tell Pep that next season it’ll be just as bad if they are in every tournament. It’s kind of why it’s so hard to win everything. Most teams don’t have to put up with it. But tell Pep to accept it and to build a squad with his billions, capable of being rotated properly to deal with it. Might have to sacrifice a few stars to bring in some better depth (I mean they’ve got more depth than anyone but he is still complaining).
Basically do your job properly Pep.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2024 8:19:14 GMT
I have a simple solution. Leave the FA Cup as it is, but exclude any team playing that season in Europe; then they needn’t worry about fixture congestion, which is the reason for the FA’s move. It’s what ManU did a few seasons ago. I’d go further. Let the big clubs have their super league and then treat it exactly like cricket treated Packer, including excluding super league players from the England squad. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2024 21:16:12 GMT
The National League really doesnt care about its clubs
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2024 3:57:13 GMT
Follow the money.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2024 13:18:41 GMT
Seriously, who ARE these people?!
They’re saying the exact opposite of what their member clubs are saying…presumably money’s changing hands and being pugged away by the same lot that took the lion’s share of the Covid relief funds
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Post by moonboots on Apr 23, 2024 13:24:46 GMT
pwe. you are so right. i think the National League are crooked & corrupt & somehow be replaced
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2024 0:34:45 GMT
Now we know why the National League is backing the Premier League in getting rid of replays
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2024 2:38:43 GMT
Fred's take........
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