Ideas to improve the FA Cup

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  1. Merde Tete

    Merde Tete Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely brilliant 3rd round so far, highly entertaining. However, I was extremely disappointed at the quality of the pitches. Far too much green for my liking. My first rule change would be to make a certain percentage of mud on the pitch mandatory in all rounds up to and including the 4th. All pitches must be 25% grass-free, rising to 60% in the penalty areas.
     
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    Prem teams can only play 10 players…. Or 9 if they played in champs league in the previous year…
     
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    There used to be a really good FA Cup board game, the dice were loaded in favour of the 1st and 2nd division teams - 3rd and 4th division die had a couple of 0s etc, but also a 5 which the 1st and 2nd division die didn't have so there was always a chance of an upset.

    They should just do away with the actual matches and decide it using the board game. It would keep the Prem teams happy....
     
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    Sadly I think the only way to recover its former prestige is to assign one of the Champions League spots to the winner
     
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    Was this logacta.....or something?
    I spent hours on something similar. Fantastic game.
     
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    In all seriousness, I completely agree.

    They should then be forced to play their Champions League games on a bog as well.
     
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    All winter fixtures to end with a game of bare arse.
     
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    I think they should bring back the band of the Royal Marines marching from one end of the pitch to the other and back again. whilst blowing their trumpets before match and ht.
    Also all the daytime tv should be dedicated to the day in game shows etc .
    All players to have mandatory cramp around the 80 minute mark .
    All players and officials spare tickets to be given to ticket touts and be sold on all street corners under the police’s nose and in obvious view .
     
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    Champions League place is the only way to stop clubs playing weakened teams.
     
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    But then every leagues cup winner would want one.
     
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    Gimson&theBarnsleys Well-Known Member

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    Don't forget Percy's pigeon, Fredie's fish and Oliver the octopus to predict the winner.
     
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    Introduce a European league, then don't even considered their teams. Take back control.
     
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    Make it 30 a side and goalie when.
     
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    Absolutely, the cup only lost its European entry because it’s a fair and square knockout competition. That means it’s possible for an unfashionable club to win it. The powers that be only want the Barcelonas and Man Uniteds of this world in the Champions league. More money for them to share between themselves!
     
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    No VAR as its unfair some games can have it which can give an advantage, look at wednesday game last night, the first goal would have been ruled out
     
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    It should also be compulsory for a dog to be on the pitch and laugh as the players, stewards and police try to catch it.
    Then we tilt our heads to one side as one of the players catches the pooch and we are reminded that the players ARE actually human just like us!
     
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    Must be 50-odd years since we played it so sadly I have no memory of the name....
     
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    It was called "Wembley". One feature was that if you had the money, from gate receipts etc. players could be bought which converted into an extra goal. This the top teams who generated higher gate receipts could tilt the match score in their favour.
     
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    I'd make it a darts tournament. Each team nominates a player to represent them in a knockout darts tournament.
     
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    Arm the lower league teams with small weapons, getting increasingly more lethal depending on how the match pans out.
    Starting with darts. Cheers, Archey..:)
     
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