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What do we reckon?

For me:

The Bandits South of the River (Millwall) - Home or Away

Leeds - Home
Portsmouth - Away
Plymouth Away

 

More games for the media friendly elite should not be planned or scheduled at the expense of games involving teams closer to football's grass roots.

All that does is make the gap between the haves and the have-nots even bigger.

Players from those elite clubs are already complaining about too many games as it is. Can't have it both ways.

In my opinion, all (ALL) national matches should take precedence over all (ALL) international/pan-national fixtures - leaving up to the international authorities to shoe-horn in their pet projects around those national fixtures.

Furthermore, I'd make the dates of national cup ties sacrosanct and immovable, save for postponements due to the weather; if cup games must be spread over 4 days, then those days should be decided by drawing balls at the same time as drawing the team names.

Of course, the media would have no truck with such ideas, such is their hold over the game.

fraser wrote: ↑06 Dec 2024, 11:20 Yet another 8pm Ko.. Getting loads of them at the moment 

Not a popular view, at least with the 'old school' on here, but I think it's the right call on no replays, just get it done on the day ffs. Nobody wants midweek replays and more fixtures.

*Waits for someone to cry ''well what about the small clubs'' - well they do alright just from the one game, so don't worry yourselves about them.

Collins Wong - A Free Man" wrote: ↑06 Dec 2024, 20:30 villa away always brings back great memories

remember smashing a load of them at witton station in 1997

great days

villa away always brings back great memories

remember smashing a load of them at witton station in 1997

great days

Do like an 8pm Friday game.

Monday night games are awful though, as are these recent midweek 20:15 kickoffs.

So West Ham fans have two trips in the FA Cup, away at Millwall and away at Villa

So the rich clubs decided there were too many games. Cut out replays, give us seeded draws in the League Cup.

Also rich clubs: expand the Champions League, expand the Club World Cup.

Just let them fuck off and have their own league.

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑06 Dec 2024, 11:49 Just found out no more Replays, fucking games gone. Fucking ruining the enjoyment of it all and for what, so to accommodate the elites in Europe?? Get fucked, you meddling, shameless, money grabbing wankers!

Just found out no more Replays, fucking games gone. Fucking ruining the enjoyment of it all and for what, so to accommodate the elites in Europe?? Get fucked, you meddling, shameless, money grabbing wankers!

fraser wrote: ↑06 Dec 2024, 11:20 Yet another 8pm Ko.. Getting loads of them at the moment 

Millwall v Daggers on the box as well, will be worth a watch.

Yet another 8pm Ko.. Getting loads of them at the moment 

Friday 10th January 8pm kick off

Our draw is shit as usual

If I was Man City I’d go full strength against Salford & try & knock in a dozen v Gary Neville’s lot
Liverpool v Accrington obviously appeals to milk drinkers
Hope Tottenham go to Tamworth on a shitty pitch & half dozen broken legs

Manuel wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 13:53

Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 12:21

Far Cough UKunt" wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 08:27 Manchester City vs Salford City
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley
Chelsea vs Morecambe
Tamworth vs Tottenham Hotspur


Fixed or not fixed?

Of course it's fixed.

They need 4 PL sides in the semis to sell global sponsorship deals, plus they're giving Liverpool a route to clear the game of trophies this season.

Don't believe me? Just wait for the draw for the next round; nailed on City, Chelsea & Spurs will be paired off with the remaining team getting a difficult away fixture.

Must admit Ox I use to scoff when you use to say this, but for me there is no doubt about it now, just look at them fixtures, 100% fixed. They ony drew out Arsenal vs Man Utd as a bit of a ''leveler''.  

Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 12:21

Far Cough UKunt" wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 08:27 Manchester City vs Salford City
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley
Chelsea vs Morecambe
Tamworth vs Tottenham Hotspur


Fixed or not fixed?

Of course it's fixed.

They need 4 PL sides in the semis to sell global sponsorship deals, plus they're giving Liverpool a route to clear the game of trophies this season.

Don't believe me? Just wait for the draw for the next round; nailed on City, Chelsea & Spurs will be paired off with the remaining team getting a difficult away fixture.

Far Cough UKunt" wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 08:27 Manchester City vs Salford City
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley
Chelsea vs Morecambe
Tamworth vs Tottenham Hotspur


Fixed or not fixed?

, wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 11:11

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 08:56 And so the run of absolute shit draws goes on. I didn’t see it but as soon as someone said to me’giess who youvevgot’ I said ‘a top 10 side away.’ Fucking joke. 

No cup run for us this season. 

Villa are not in the top ten, they are 12th four points above us.

 

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 08:56 And so the run of absolute shit draws goes on. I didn’t see it but as soon as someone said to me’giess who youvevgot’ I said ‘a top 10 side away.’ Fucking joke. 

No cup run for us this season. 

And so the run of absolute shit draws goes on. I didn’t see it but as soon as someone said to me’giess who youvevgot’ I said ‘a top 10 side away.’ Fucking joke. 

No cup run for us this season. 

Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑03 Dec 2024, 08:53 It's funny people think we have much of a chance against Villa, even if it's their reserves.

It's funny people think we have much of a chance against Villa, even if it's their reserves.

That Tamworth fixture is screaming out for a huge upset there, as Ladyboy's main Club will have to play on a plastic pitch an all.

Manchester City vs Salford City
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley
Chelsea vs Morecambe
Tamworth vs Tottenham Hotspur


Fixed or not fixed?