FA Cup has lost its magic

[Zartan]

The problem with the cup is the semi’s at Wembley and now scrapping as many replays as they can .

Plus the new Wembley doesn’t have the history of the old one . Going there in 95 felt magical as a kid .

Even losing traditions like the daft songs clubs made before the final and cup final grandstand.

I still love it myself there are a lot of issues small and big that have taken the magic out of it .

The final should be 3pm kick off.

 

[barneygumble]

BBC are doing everything they can to make it appeal to the younger audience, but also to the nostalgic one too.

Whilst I obviously was unhappy at the blatant bia BBC showed towards Millwall against us, you can't help but feel they dreamed of the "Cupset" because they want people to believe in the grandeur of the cup again. Time and time again, they'll talk about Ronnie Radford, or Mickey Thomas and they want people believing again.

But even on Football Focus, they'll getting kids on, interviewing them, making kids want their moment in the sun, if you will. On the website, they;re having soundbites, and things which will appeal to them.

Compare that to what ITV were like.

Personally, i believe the cup is still huge for 65 sides in the football league, with the 20 Prem sides, and then the upper Champ sides preferring the league.
That's not on Sky, that's on the league being more lucrative, being more broadcast, accessible.

I love the cup, and i'm sure if you asked Pompey, Cardiff, Millwall, Wigan who have all had moderate successful cup runs in recent seasons, they'd love it too!

 

[PITA]

Not sure if it’s been reported elsewhere but I read in the Evening Standard that the FA are investigating getting VAR installed for the QF at The Den. Everton that.