comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 15 minutes ago
FA has decided to completely scrap FA Cup replays (from 1st round onwards).
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Has that been planned for a while or a knee jerk reaction to their best teams getting knocked out?

comment by Baz tard - Ineos your face, proud owner of the 100k comment, fack you Michael Edward’s and your 5m, th (U19119)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 15 minutes ago
FA has decided to completely scrap FA Cup replays (from 1st round onwards).
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Has that been planned for a while or a knee jerk reaction to their best teams getting knocked out?
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yes

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
FA has decided to completely scrap FA Cup replays (from 1st round onwards).
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If they're doing this then they need to change the financial structure a little. I think depending on what league you're representing, the lower down you are, the higher proportion of revenue you gain from that fixture. Replays were considered a kind of defibrillator to ailing clubs, allowing them to gain further tv money. If they're scrapping replays, they need to ensure the smaller clubs aren't out of pocket.

I would have just gotten rid of replays for teams in the same division

if you can't beat a team in a division below you then they deserve a replay

Hi Guys. With England doing so badly in Europe this season and it looking like Spain, Germany, Italy and France will all significantly outperform them this season, is there a chance that England lose a top 4 place in the near future? So only 3 teams from the PL could get top 4. Another 2 or 3 seasons of this level of catastrophic failure then surely they would be reduced to three top 4 spots? Or is this different now with the new format?

comment by Glen Atle Larsen (U1734)
posted about an hour ago
Hi Guys. With England doing so badly in Europe this season and it looking like Spain, Germany, Italy and France will all significantly outperform them this season, is there a chance that England lose a top 4 place in the near future? So only 3 teams from the PL could get top 4. Another 2 or 3 seasons of this level of catastrophic failure then surely they would be reduced to three top 4 spots? Or is this different now with the new format?
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Shut up, Barry!

comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 3 hours, 18 minutes ago
comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
FA has decided to completely scrap FA Cup replays (from 1st round onwards).
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If they're doing this then they need to change the financial structure a little. I think depending on what league you're representing, the lower down you are, the higher proportion of revenue you gain from that fixture. Replays were considered a kind of defibrillator to ailing clubs, allowing them to gain further tv money. If they're scrapping replays, they need to ensure the smaller clubs aren't out of pocket.
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Fair point Fridge a small club getting a draw at home against a bigger club can damn near finance themselves for a season from a sell out replay

comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 3 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
FA has decided to completely scrap FA Cup replays (from 1st round onwards).
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If they're doing this then they need to change the financial structure a little. I think depending on what league you're representing, the lower down you are, the higher proportion of revenue you gain from that fixture. Replays were considered a kind of defibrillator to ailing clubs, allowing them to gain further tv money. If they're scrapping replays, they need to ensure the smaller clubs aren't out of pocket.
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I know in Spain the smaller club automatically plays at home. The draw determines the fixtures but home or away is determined by a club's level in the pyramid. Gives smaller clubs greater chance to progress.

Aren’t all the Spanish cup matches over 2 legs though? Or did that change also

Germany and France the lower league teams are guaranteed home draws though

Predictions tonight:

West ham 0 Leverkusen 2
Atalanta 1 Liverpool 3

comment by Insufferable-Piffle (U4388)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 3 hours, 18 minutes ago
comment by Pun (U21588)
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
FA has decided to completely scrap FA Cup replays (from 1st round onwards).
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If they're doing this then they need to change the financial structure a little. I think depending on what league you're representing, the lower down you are, the higher proportion of revenue you gain from that fixture. Replays were considered a kind of defibrillator to ailing clubs, allowing them to gain further tv money. If they're scrapping replays, they need to ensure the smaller clubs aren't out of pocket.
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Fair point Fridgea small club getting a draw at home against a bigger club can damn near finance themselves for a season from a sell out replay
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I read that the PL has agreed to fork out an extra 30-odd mil per season to be distributed down the pyramid. I've no idea how it'll be shared out though.

Hoping for some good matches tonight

comment by Bats Uncensored (U18355)
posted 12 minutes ago
Aren’t all the Spanish cup matches over 2 legs though? Or did that change also
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only the semi finals for some reason are played over 2 legs now

the cup final has always been one match in Spain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwsvXHHnJY

comment by Baz tard - Ineos your face, proud owner of the... (U19119)
posted 13 minutes ago
Predictions tonight:

West ham 0 Leverkusen 2
Atalanta 1 Liverpool 3
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Liverpool to win 1-4 and go through on penalties

comment by Jalisco Red (U4195)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Baz tard - Ineos your face, proud owner of the... (U19119)
posted 13 minutes ago
Predictions tonight:

West ham 0 Leverkusen 2
Atalanta 1 Liverpool 3
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Liverpool to win 1-4 and go through on penalties
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Liverpool still strong favourites for me

Locals booing Martinez

comment by Pun (U21588)
posted about a minute ago
Locals booing Martinez
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That's a Lille harsh

comment by Peks - now at the half century (U6618)
posted 2 minutes ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwsvXHHnJY
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This is grate. The funny thing is the reactions were probably the same in the TNT studio. Nobody really cares about City

GOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Lille

Don't tell me Villa are gonna go out as well?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n8FCYDBQdW4

England getting battered again! Everywhere they go, it seems