Utterly pathetic decision to placate the top 6. They have no issue with fixture congestion, as long as those fixtures are against the level of opposition they believe they should be playing against.
Terrible decision that once again is for the top clubs and doesn't care about the smaller teams
I like the opportunity of more upsets. Replays favour the big teams getting through to later rounds. This change isn’t all entirely stacked in their favour. They get their congestion down but at the cost of increased risk of getting knocked out early.
For the underdog, holding out for a draw once is much easier than doing it twice home & away.
Under this rule, we may well have been embarrassed by Cray Valley earlier this season. But there’s also little chance we’d have had the previous season’s trip to Old Trafford if we had to go through a replay at Brighton first. (Yes I know they were different comps but the point stands, no replays meant we got a win that otherwise would’ve been very difficult to achieve).
Now that FA Cup replays have gone that's one less thing for the big clubs to moan about. I suspect that shortly (within the next couple of years) they will turn their attention to pushing to scrap the league cup.
There should be replays unless both sides agree before the game to a one-off. Then, if Man Utd draw Liverpool, they can agree to avoid the risk of an extra game, and if a lower club gets a Premier club, the Prem club can field their reserves if they want.
Why don’t they just scrap all the rounds upto & including the semis - just draw the two finalists from a hat containing the clubs from the “Big Six” - move the final to Malaysia, China, Dubai, The US etc on a rotating basis.
Leave it as is with replays up to round 3. Then, seed it 1-64 and have team 1 away at 64 without replay option, 2 away at 63 etc.... Lower seeded team gets a goal head start and higher placed team only allowed 10 men.
Edit - guaranteed David V Goliath games and relatively big money spinners for the smaller clubs without loading "Fancy Dan" PL teams with too many games
Tranmere Rovers condemn the disgraceful decision taken by The FA and the Premier League to change the format of the FA Cup, including the scrapping of replays.
There was no consultation with Football League clubs, National League clubs or grassroots clubs to whom the competition represents not only their best opportunity to create life-long memories for supporters but also a hugely important source of income. We also understand that FA Council members were not consulted about the changes.
The decision, and the way it was taken, demonstrate a total lack of respect for the football pyramid and its fans. Football belongs to all of us and decisions should not be taken in back room deals in which only the very wealthiest clubs are allowed to participate. It is yet another eloquent example of the 19th-century governance that means that football simply cannot regulate itself and needs the Independent Football Regulator to have real teeth.
We condemn the changes wholeheartedly and urge The FA to suspend them immediately until all stakeholders in the game are properly consulted.
From a selfish point of view I'm miffed because I enjoyed watching the replays on the telly, one of the few chances to see extra football on terrestrial tv. I can also see why the EFL clubs are annoyed. You'd have thought some consultation would have happened.
Funny how fatigue and fixture congestion never seems an issue when all these big clubs jet off all over the world for pointless pre-season friendlies. I assume they are being scrapped as well?
This is a disgraceful decision. I'm not sure the regulator is the solution but decision making needs to be taken out the hands of the few select clubs who think they run football. They have proven time and time again they have no interest in anything other than serving their own self interests
A large number of EFL and non-league clubs have come out with statements condemning this proposal overnight. If the FA don’t reconsider this it’ll be very surprising…
Now that FA Cup replays have gone that's one less thing for the big clubs to moan about. I suspect that shortly (within the next couple of years) they will turn their attention to pushing to scrap the league cup.
League Cup is the EFL Cup so should only be open to EFL clubs. Throw out the Premier League clubs and see how they will complain about it.
Also these one off games, will they have extra time or go straight to penalties?
Now that FA Cup replays have gone that's one less thing for the big clubs to moan about. I suspect that shortly (within the next couple of years) they will turn their attention to pushing to scrap the league cup.
League Cup is the EFL Cup so should only be open to EFL clubs. Throw out the Premier League clubs and see how they will complain about it.
Also these one off games, will they have extra time or go straight to penalties?
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For the underdog, holding out for a draw once is much easier than doing it twice home & away.
Under this rule, we may well have been embarrassed by Cray Valley earlier this season. But there’s also little chance we’d have had the previous season’s trip to Old Trafford if we had to go through a replay at Brighton first. (Yes I know they were different comps but the point stands, no replays meant we got a win that otherwise would’ve been very difficult to achieve).
Lower seeded team gets a goal head start and higher placed team only allowed 10 men.
Edit - guaranteed David V Goliath games and relatively big money spinners for the smaller clubs without loading "Fancy Dan" PL teams with too many games
https://amp.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2020/feb/04/arsenal-won-fa-cup-four-replays-sheffield-wednesday
Game was held up because the Wednesday fans were pelting Pat Jennings with snowballs - you’d get a lifetime ban for chucking snowballs these days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK0HkGEPmxI&t=5m25s
Club Statement: FA Cup replays
Tranmere Rovers condemn the disgraceful decision taken by The FA and the Premier League to change the format of the FA Cup, including the scrapping of replays.
There was no consultation with Football League clubs, National League clubs or grassroots clubs to whom the competition represents not only their best opportunity to create life-long memories for supporters but also a hugely important source of income. We also understand that FA Council members were not consulted about the changes.
The decision, and the way it was taken, demonstrate a total lack of respect for the football pyramid and its fans. Football belongs to all of us and decisions should not be taken in back room deals in which only the very wealthiest clubs are allowed to participate. It is yet another eloquent example of the 19th-century governance that means that football simply cannot regulate itself and needs the Independent Football Regulator to have real teeth.
We condemn the changes wholeheartedly and urge The FA to suspend them immediately until all stakeholders in the game are properly consulted.
https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2024/april/club-statement-fa-cup-replays/
Especially as outside the top six, the rest weren't in the Football League too long ago.
This is a disgraceful decision. I'm not sure the regulator is the solution but decision making needs to be taken out the hands of the few select clubs who think they run football. They have proven time and time again they have no interest in anything other than serving their own self interests
Also these one off games, will they have extra time or go straight to penalties?