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This season I have taken a couple of people to games and all they wanted to know is if would they get to see Harry KaneI like how Kane's now so good that he's become an attraction people are desperate to see live.
This season I have taken a couple of people to games and all they wanted to know is if would they get to see Harry KaneI like how Kane's now so good that he's become an attraction people are desperate to see live.
haha, i've got no problem with 'the Spurs'How in the hell did you reply to that message and not blow a gasket?
You really are a changed man...
Genuinely are.....huge, huge draw for County.
My phone has gone into meltdown this evening from both County and Welsh Spurs supporting mates (the latter mostly asking me to get them tickets).
Spurs are one of the best supported clubs in S Wales so there is massive interest.
Here's a thought, and a question for you. Do you think that Newport might ask for a change of venue, to play at Wembley? It would sacrifice home advantage, but it would give the players and fans a good day out and increase the amount the club would get for the much bigger capacity. The extra money could make a huge difference for them.
The pitch is shocking, as they share it with rugby team. Not a pitch for getting it down and knocking it aroundSomeone on their forum suggested the Millennium Stadium.
FWIW I'd hate a change of venue. Proper cup tie this.
Here's a thought, and a question for you. Do you think that Newport might ask for a change of venue, to play at Wembley? It would sacrifice home advantage, but it would give the players and fans a good day out and increase the amount the club would get for the much bigger capacity. The extra money could make a huge difference for them.
The pitch is shocking, as they share it with rugby team. Not a pitch for getting it down and knocking it around
The pitch is shocking, as they share it with rugby team. Not a pitch for getting it down and knocking it around
This gets suggested a lot when these kind of draws are made, but I don't believe that option is open to them as I'm sure I've read in the past that they can only change venues on grounds of crowd safety.
This gets suggested a lot when these kind of draws are made, but I don't believe that option is open to them as I'm sure I've read in the past that they can only change venues on grounds of crowd safety.
This gets suggested a lot when these kind of draws are made, but I don't believe that option is open to them as I'm sure I've read in the past that they can only change venues on grounds of crowd safety.
You may be right now, but I recall clubs swopping venues for exactly that reason. Yes, I accept that it is a proper cup tie, but for a small club that has been in and out the league, the money that could be gained from playing in a bigger ground could make a huge difference to their future viability or progression to higher divisions.
It sets a precedent though. Every small club will start badgering for a change of venue.
I haven't read all of this but no way should this be played at Wembley. The magic of the fa cup is that you get to play and go to these little grounds.
Additionally there are comments on the BBC from their manager who said:No danger of that. From 2003 and the last time the rules on venues were changed.
But next year all clubs entering the competition will be required to state on the entry form their ground's maximum capacity. This must be accompanied by a commitment from the club, and a declaration signed by the local safety authority or police force, that the capacity will stand, no matter the opposition.
If a cup tie still had to be switched it would go to the nearest suitable neutral venue, rather than the opponents' home ground. "If games are still moved, any excess money earned by the participants would go into the central pool," said the FA's Paul Newman. "Entry to the competition for the team drawn at home could also be refused for the following year."
There would be zero benefit for Newport to change venue as any extra revenue gained would go straight to the FA anyway.
No danger of that. From 2003 and the last time the rules on venues were changed.
But next year all clubs entering the competition will be required to state on the entry form their ground's maximum capacity. This must be accompanied by a commitment from the club, and a declaration signed by the local safety authority or police force, that the capacity will stand, no matter the opposition.
If a cup tie still had to be switched it would go to the nearest suitable neutral venue, rather than the opponents' home ground. "If games are still moved, any excess money earned by the participants would go into the central pool," said the FA's Paul Newman. "Entry to the competition for the team drawn at home could also be refused for the following year."
There would be zero benefit for Newport to change venue as any extra revenue gained would go straight to the FA anyway.
Might make the game more of a level playing field (pardon the pun), as they'll be used to playing on that pitchThe pitch is shocking, as they share it with rugby team. Not a pitch for getting it down and knocking it around
I can name the ground and all the first 11.....I was there yesterday.
No need to be charlie big bananas is there?
We're a small club but we're enjoying life at the moment, and believe me there has been very little to celebrate over the last 30 odd years.....relegated to non league in 88, went bust the following season, reformed and started way down the pyramid, got thrown out of our home, played at Moreton in the Marsh followed by Gloucester City, took the FAW to court, then spent the next 20 odd years stuttering up & down the non leagues and most of that time in a half arsed athletics stadium (without a pub anywhere near). Even since we've been back in the football league we've struggled, managing to stay up last season on the final day with a goal in the 89th minute.
Anyway, couldn't have wished for a better draw and it'll be the first time my kids will have watched Spurs!