"clubs could do without the FA Cup"

United could do with winning the £#%&!ing thing, I know that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25579811

I think lamberts right, playing two domestic cup competitions is pointles. The f.a cup is something the small clubs get excited about with all that cup magic and giant killing bullshit. It helps smaller clubs out but from a premier league perspective playing a lower division side after a load of winter fixtures when you might have injuries is a pain in the arse. There's the chance of some decent aways ...but there's also the chance of some disgusting home games.

It's a dead duck. Nostalgia can't keep it relevant forever.

We must be the only top league in Europe to have two domestic cup competitions. Imagine what we could do if the league cup was made lower league only. There would be 3/4 midweek cleared for a domestic programme of league games meaning we could either finish the season earlier or have a winters break.

£750k for winning the FA Cup... Some £40m for staying in the PL?

They should give it a CL place imhoes if they want to keep it relevant.

Originally Posted by Mr Castro

We must be the only top league in Europe to have two domestic cup competitions. Imagine what we could do if the league cup was made lower league only. There would be 3/4 midweek cleared for a domestic programme of league games meaning we could either finish the season earlier or have a winters break.

What do you think would happen during a winters break.....

Have to agree with Lambert tbh
Boring as £#%&! & a waste of a weekends Football.
The coverage of the FA Cup has helped to kill it. Remember that "Keith, Ian & Andy" bantocaust thing on ITV a couple of years ago?
Chelsea powering their way to so many wins in recent years was tedious...Wigan beating City was funny as £#%&! last year but it's pretty much on a par with the League Cup now.
Can't be doing with it.

We could be falling further off the pace this weekend ffs, instead we've got to 'grind out' a win against Swansea at home in the Cup.
At least we'll make it hard for them & do our best to force a replay.

Awful sentiments, and sums up modern Football. Try telling the Wigan or Birmingham fans Cup competitions are irrelevant. This aligned with "the battle for fourth" holding so much currency just about sums things up.

I would rather United finish 10th and win an F.A. Cup, than finish 4th and win nothing.

Originally Posted by Thrush

Awful sentiments, and sums up modern Football. Try telling the Wigan or Birmingham fans Cup competitions are irrelevant. This aligned with "the battle for fourth" holding so much currency just about sums things up.

I would rather United finish 10th and win an F.A. Cup, than finish 4th and win nothing.

So would I in principle, but it's a completely empty gesture.

So you win the FA Cup and finish 10th. Great.

That Europa league spot looks really appealing to potential signings doesn't it?

The Champions League has £#%&!ed football. The FA Cup is dead. Deal with it.

Originally Posted by Thrush

Awful sentiments, and sums up modern Football. Try telling the Wigan or Birmingham fans Cup competitions are irrelevant. This aligned with "the battle for fourth" holding so much currency just about sums things up.

I would rather United finish 10th and win an F.A. Cup, than finish 4th and win nothing.

Totally agree. The FA Cup is important - its status has been reduced by the Sky/UEFA beast.

I'd rather return to three European competitions - European Cup, Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Cup, all on a two-legged knockout format and get rid off all this European league bullshit format.

Extra places could still be provided to countries based on UEFA coefficients

Originally Posted by WarwickRoad

I'd rather return to three European competitions - European Cup, Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Cup, all on a two-legged knockout format and get rid off all this European league bullshit format.

So would everyone on here I expect. Never going to happen though.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

So would everyone on here I expect. Never going to happen though.

I share your gloom.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

It's a dead duck. Nostalgia can't keep it relevant forever.

and who watches a dead duck? Not even it's mother, she just flies off, depressed.

The FA Cup is becoming an irrelevance and fans in the media can blame clubs for devaluing the competition but football fans are just as guilty
In the FA Cup's hay day, the biggest attendances of the season where in the FA Cup. Over 80 thousand came to Maine Road in the 40s to watch Utd hammer plucky non-leaguers Yeovil Town
These days stadiums are half full even up to the quarter finals so all this talk of "cup tie atmosphere" is a load of %@#$&!s

The only good thing about the FA Cup these days is a big away allocation if you are drawn away but apart from that its shit

The FA Cup Final used to be a great day with a fantastic atmosphere and with great displays of banners and flags by the fans
The modern Wembley is a soulless bowl devoid of atmosphere
We don't even get Semi-Finals at Villa Park anymore but have to play them at Wembley

Apart from the possibility of a great away day there is nothing about the FA Cup that appeals to me these days.

As I have said before, we won it when it was worth winning

Originally Posted by elhombre

and who watches a dead duck? Not even it's mother, she just flies off, depressed.

I've always thought what really did the F.A. Cup was moving the games to Millenium for a few years. I reckon once the New Wembley can build its own defining history, a level of allure may come back to it.

Hope Swansea beat us

If we win the fa cup we are in the eurodisney, and that means next season is £#%&!ed

Originally Posted by Thrush

I've always thought what really did the F.A. Cup was moving the games to Millenium for a few years. I reckon once the New Wembley can build its own defining history, a level of allure may come back to it.

Originally Posted by Thrush

I've always thought what really did the F.A. Cup was moving the games to Millenium for a few years. I reckon once the New Wembley can build its own defining history, a level of allure may come back to it.

Yep. A handful of England friendlies, the next round of NFL games and a summer One Direction concert make that a cert.

Originally Posted by Thrush

I've always thought what really did the F.A. Cup was moving the games to Millenium for a few years. I reckon once the New Wembley can build its own defining history, a level of allure may come back to it.

Can you honestly vividly remember any new Wembley final though?