FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition.

[CheeseHead]

1 minute ago, Leicesterpool said:

Fa wouldn't care they would just do with championship and premier league. As long as the special 4 reach the semis.

PL might not care but FA definitely would shrink and go back to the clubs

[when_you're_smiling]

10 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

FA suddenly talking about the EFL being in discussions.

 

https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/apr/19/statement-emirates-fa-cup-format-update-20241904

Not really. They say it was mentioned in the early stages (doesn’t say how early or what was said) and that it was passed by the ‘Professional Game Board’ (whoever they are), which has four EFL representatives for the 72 clubs (I’m guessing Rick Parry and I wonder how many other ex Prem chair) and the PL which also has four for the 20. Then there’s the FA board which is the only one with non league representation and which, I’m guessing, can be easily outvoted.

[Thefox81]

I really hope the lower league clubs all unite against this idea

[Daggers]

20 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

Fa wouldn't care they would just do with championship and premier league. As long as the special 4 reach the semis.

Rob the BBC of the ability to cover the emblematic non-league ground coverage and David-Goliath moments and heads would roll. 
 

Every club should boycott - especially EFL and non-league. Every fan should refuse to attend and turn off the TV. Change doesn’t happen without it. 

[Foxmeister]

44 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Rob the BBC of the ability to cover the emblematic non-league ground coverage and David-Goliath moments and heads would roll. 
 

Every club should boycott - especially EFL and non-league. Every fan should refuse to attend and turn off the TV. Change doesn’t happen without it. 

It's time for fans to take back control, I'd definitely support fan action to isolate the big boys. Let them have a super league, remove them from all domestic competitions and stop their players playing internationals.

[StanSP]

1 hour ago, Super_horns said:

FA suddenly talking about the EFL being in discussions.

 

https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/apr/19/statement-emirates-fa-cup-format-update-20241904

 

'additional revenue'. 

 

Yes, most likely end up being PL teams/matches so they get the revenue. 

 

'ensuring broadcast slots'. TV money is all it's about. 

 

If PL clubs want to reduce congestion maybe they shouldn't go on those worldwide tours and actually have a proper break between seasons... 

[Yes N'Didi]

A huge number of EFL clubs now issued very strong statements. Need all 72 to come out, and need supporters aggresively pushing their own clubs to release a condeming statement. Tranmere were the first (posted above), but some great ones, Wigan, Blackburn Rovers etc. Need a lot of pressure on Leicester to get a statement out ASAP.

 

[Blueman1967]

Bow down to the big clubs again, replays could make all the difference to the small clubs

[ajthefox]

Be interesting to know who the EFL representatives were and how the information was issued out to clubs - cause they clearly didn't all know this was coming and aren't happy with it.

[urban.spaceman]

Literally 3 days after the end of the season AND IN ****ING AUSTRALIA:

 

https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2024/may/tottenham-hotspur-v-newcastle-united

 

And these ***** have the absolute gall to complain that FA Cup replays are causing fixture congestion?

[Thefox81]

4 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Literally 3 days after the end of the season AND IN ****ING AUSTRALIA:

 

https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2024/may/tottenham-hotspur-v-newcastle-united

 

And these ***** have the absolute gall to complain that FA Cup replays are causing fixture congestion?

No shame. Disgusting.

[Foxdiamond]

7 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Literally 3 days after the end of the season AND IN ****ING AUSTRALIA:

 

https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2024/may/tottenham-hotspur-v-newcastle-united

 

And these ***** have the absolute gall to complain that FA Cup replays are causing fixture congestion?

Money grabbing exhibition matches. Are the Aussies so desperate to watch meaningless games like this.

[grobyfox1990]

1 minute ago, Foxdiamond said:

Money grabbing exhibition matches. Are the Aussies so desperate to watch meaningless games like this.

Yeh, Spurs have an Aussie manager.

Wonder how the Germans or even God forbid the Yanks would have reacted if for many years a so-called 'age old tradition' of the game was at threat of going, which replays have been for years. Packed out stadiums, huge protests, untold carnage until they get their way or died trying. Whereas the English just let it meander by then come out with all this faux-outrage when the inevitable gets announced. No one is really outraged, no one will care by June, no one will boycott anything.

[Foxdiamond]

4 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Yeh, Spurs have an Aussie manager.

Wonder how the Germans or even God forbid the Yanks would have reacted if for many years a so-called 'age old tradition' of the game was at threat of going, which replays have been for years. Packed out stadiums, huge protests, untold carnage until they get their way or died trying. Whereas the English just let it meander by then come out with all this faux-outrage when the inevitable gets announced. No one is really outraged, no one will care by June, no one will boycott anything.

Apathy rules it seems.  The game at the top is just so greedy. 

[Chelmofox]

42 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Literally 3 days after the end of the season AND IN ****ING AUSTRALIA:

 

https://www.mcg.org.au/whats-on/events-calendar/2024/may/tottenham-hotspur-v-newcastle-united

 

And these ***** have the absolute gall to complain that FA Cup replays are causing fixture congestion?

Revolting. 

 

And when we bomb out of the Euro's they will complain that players were tired after the long season. 

[Daggers]

Amazing how many people support the idea of boycotting the cup in order to bring about change - but laugh when you do it at club level. 

[purpleronnie]

3 hours ago, Daggers said:

Amazing how many people support the idea of boycotting the cup in order to bring about change - but laugh when you do it at club level. 

You have to wonder how the average matchday experiance would be different in this country if we had fans who actually cared.  The way we've been treated in England just would'nt have been accepted elsewhere.

Edited 19 April by purpleronnie

[Leicesterpool]

The fa seem to enjoying peeing off everyone... england flag issue on the shirt, now fa cup, like whats next fa announce Steve Bruce as England manager 

[StanSP]

7 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

england flag issue on the shirt

There was no issue here. 

[Daggers]

 

[Yes N'Didi]

EFL Statement: FA Cup Replays

 

The EFL wishes to clarify further its position in respect of yesterday’s Premier League and Football Association bi-lateral announcement over the removal of FA Cup replays and the role of the League’s representatives on the Professional Game Board (PGB). 

 

The agreement which now sees the abolition of replays from the competition format was agreed solely between the Premier League and FA.  Ahead of the deal being announced there was no agreement with the EFL nor was there any formal consultation with EFL Clubs as members of the FA and participants in the competition.  

 

In September 2023, the EFL did initially discuss with Clubs potential changes to the FA Cup format but only as part of a wider and more fundamental change to financial distributions. As is now clear, there has been no movement in this area since September.

 

This latest agreement between the Premier League and the FA, in the absence of financial reform, is just a further example of how the EFL and its Clubs are being marginalised in favour of others further up the pyramid and that only serves to threaten the future of the English game.  

 

The EFL today calls on both the Premier League and the FA, as the Governing body, to re-evaluate their approach to their footballing partnership with the EFL and engage more collaboratively on issues directly affecting our Clubs.

 

A separate issue is the role of the EFL representatives on the Professional Game Board (PGB) in agreeing to the 2024/25 overall fixture calendar. PGB is there to make technical decisions across the game as opposed to key policy decisions such as competition changes or formats.

 

Any decisions taken on the calendar involving EFL representatives are in no way an endorsement of the joint deal agreed between the FA and Premier League that imposes changes to the FA Cup competition format in isolation.

 

As part of the discussions the EFL representatives did challenge the position and were told that Clubs would be comfortable with no replays. They were effectively advised that, as a result, of it being an FA competition, the fixture list needed to be agreed as presented. It is also important to note that this matter was not discussed by the FA Cup committee, a separate group that oversees the competition across the professional and national game.

 

https://www.efl.com/news/2024/april/19/efl-statement--fa-cup-replays/

[Chelmofox]

Does that mean the PL will now issue the EPL a points deduction?

[davieG]

3 hours ago, ajthefox said:

Be interesting to know who the EFL representatives were and how the information was issued out to clubs - cause they clearly didn't all know this was coming and aren't happy with it.

Probably from clubs like us ex Premier League teams that have high hopes of returning to the PL. After all everything about how the PL is structured, run and distributes funds will have been voted for by at least 8 teams outside the Greedy 6 and that includes LCFC.

[Corky]

6 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

Can’t even muster anger at this. So bored of it all.

 

Meanwhile the Champions League expands and in comes the club World Cup.

 

Newcastle and Tottenham are playing a friendly in Australia 3 days after the season finishes. 

If they were genuinely cutting matches for player welfare then I'd accept it but they clearly aren't. It will be replaced by another one somewhere.

[urban.spaceman]

21 minutes ago, Daggers said:

 

I think you'll find it was only 6.