74396 at Old Trafford yesterday.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThree things have contributed to the FA cup losing its mystique:
1) The year Man Utd bumped it to play in the club world cup thing, the FA scored a huge own goal by not allowing them to play a weakened team. It had a lasting effect on the tournaments prestige.
2) The loss of the old Wembley. The stadium's place in the tournaments history was as important as the trophy itself and even though it did have to be replaced and the new stadium is awesome, for some reason its just not the same. For those of us who watch on the telly the rubbish camera angle doesn't help.
3) The Champions league ..... back in the day if you couldn't win the league the FA cup was a more than acceptable 2nd prize. Now all the big clubs care about is finishing in the top 4 of the EPL and the FA cup is very much an afterthought to them.
Bless em, the BBC have done their best to polish the turd that the FA cup has become, but the truth is that all you have to do is look at the attendances. For a lot of clubs back in the day a decent draw in the FA cup would guarantee you one of your biggest crowds of the season ... not any more and that says it all .... here's a selection:
Sunderland v Burnley ....................... 17,632
Birmingham v Newcastle .................. 13,172
Bolton v Crystal Palace ..................... 11,683
Norwich v Southampton .................... 12,479
QPR v Blackburn .............................. 7,482
Hull v Swansea ................................ 6,608
Preston bucked the trend with an excellent 22,000 against Arsenal .... but I think the point is made.
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Thread: Magic of the FA Cup
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08-01-2017 03:10 PM #31This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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08-01-2017 03:10 PM #32
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I remember clearly every fs cup final from 1966 to about 1990. Since then I would have trouble remembering any.
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08-01-2017 03:27 PM #33
The Spurs v Villa game has been one big yawn so far. Hardly anything of note and nearly half an hour gone.
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08-01-2017 03:51 PM #35
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Good players to be found at the level
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08-01-2017 03:58 PM #36
I'm nae John Terry fan but his red card looked a bit harsh today.
In fact...**** him, the prick deserved 2 reds.
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Miles better than that £17m top scorer in the Dutch league chap who plays for Spurs.
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08-01-2017 04:22 PM #43
Close up there of Colin Calderwood...
At least he's learned to look interested in his team!
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08-01-2017 04:24 PM #44
Praising CC to the hilt..calling him a "Top man"..no mention of him with us tho....
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The daft kick off time, the fact it was on TV and the large distance for away fans to travel probably didn't help matters either.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham all had pretty much a full house today and Middlesbrough's crowd wasn't bad either.
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08-01-2017 04:56 PM #48
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This is why the Scottish will always be the superior competition.
Every club in Scotland still cares about it
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08-01-2017 05:19 PM #50
I was at the Wycombe Stourbridge cup tie yesterday which was a fantastic game with a terrific atmosphere. Nearly an upset as Stourbridge clattered the bar at 1 1 with 10 to go before Wycombe then went up field to score the winner
Smaller teams still look to the Fa cup with excitement. It is the big clubs that ruin it playing understrength teams Hopefully in Scotland we still see our cup as a major trophy As most of us supporters of non OF teams will never see our team win the Premier League the cup as we all know by experience is our teams best chance of glory
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09-01-2017 02:04 AM #51This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The reported attendances include these and a lot do not attend.
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