FA Cup 2024/25

[Hazelton]

Right, let's break some hearts and end some dreams. Destroy the ****s.

 

[spurmin]

I was half expecting the guy in the wheelchair to suddenly stand up and jump around.

He probably did off camera. Benefits!

 

[easley91]

Not at Anfield - it’s a formality. At Accrington it’s the tie of the round, but that won’t be the case at Anfield. And with a big away allocation just about every Accrington fan who wants a ticket will get one, so you’re not even televising it for the benefit of the Accrington fans.

Fabled Anfield atmosphere, lower league Accrington Stanley going to take on the Premier League leaders. Trust me, I can see why it would be picked for TV whether you agree with it or not.

 

[Shanks]

Fabled Anfield atmosphere, lower league Accrington Stanley going to take on the Premier League leaders. Trust me, I can see why it would be picked for TV whether you agree with it or not.

Reckon the advert has something to do with it too

 

[muppetman]

I think the video of the Tamworth lot (including their chanting) is magical - exactly why the FA Cup still (just about) means something.

 

[Shanks]

I think the video of the Tamworth lot (including their chanting) is magical - exactly why the FA Cup still (just about) means something.

Yeah agree, all in good spirits!

 

[ripley]

 

[spurs9]

Proper 3rd round draw for us - very happy with that. Already interested to see how BBC justify televising Liverpool at home to Accrington Stanley.

The Milk ad Derby.

 

[JW72]

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Yeah, but have they got a cheese room though?

 

[LannerSpurs]

Trying to work out how many fans we are going to maim or kill with Werner's wayward shots

 

[ripley]

Yeah, but have they got a cheese room though?

Yeah...but it's a bit of a walk...

 

[philll]

Tamworth spark controversy with ticket prices for Tottenham FA Cup clash

Non-league club Tamworth FC have sparked a backlash from football fans after revealing ticket prices for their upcoming FA Cup showdown with Tottenham. However, some supporters are pointing the fin…

talksport.com

 

[TheChosenOne]

Anyone else not realise there was FA Cup 3rd round action tonight ?

 

[Flobadob]

Anyone else not realise there was FA Cup 3rd round action tonight ? View attachment 150010

I didn’t! Thank you!

 

[TheChosenOne]

Saturday :

 

[cwy21]

So no VAR at all in the 3rd and 4th round. All matches from the 5th round onward will use it regardless of whether it's a PL ground or not.

VAR won't be used in any FA Cup third round ties

The FA Cup third round gets underway on Thursday -- but VAR won't be used in any of the ties.

www.espn.com

 

[Mycroft Jones]

Tamworth spark controversy with ticket prices for Tottenham FA Cup clash

Non-league club Tamworth FC have sparked a backlash from football fans after revealing ticket prices for their upcoming FA Cup showdown with Tottenham. However, some supporters are pointing the fin…

talksport.com

Quickly checks Tamworth's attendances this season and notices that they have only exceeded 2000 in their 4000 capacity ground once and only 363 turned up for the Birmingham Senior Cup game against Coventry Sphinx. I don't blame them for trying to maximize earnings from this game.

 

[TheHodFather]

Quickly checks Tamworth's attendances this season and notices that they have only exceeded 2000 in their 4000 capacity ground once and only 363 turned up for the Birmingham Senior Cup game against Coventry Sphinx. I don't blame them for trying to maximize earnings from this game.

Yeah I can sort of understand the frustration if you're one of those 363 who probably go to every game, but these sort of matches are like gold dust for non-league teams. For clubs like Tamworth when they enter the FA Cup each year the dream is to get to the third round and draw a premier league club at home. These clubs basically live hand-to-mouth and this will be a really significant amount of money for them that means they won't be having to worry about paying the bills and keeping the lights on for a while. It's not profiteering.

 

[Saoirse]

Quickly checks Tamworth's attendances this season and notices that they have only exceeded 2000 in their 4000 capacity ground once and only 363 turned up for the Birmingham Senior Cup game against Coventry Sphinx. I don't blame them for trying to maximize earnings from this game.

To be fair the county cup competitions are effectively U21 games for the higher level sides in them like Tamworth, it's only notionally a senior team fixture. But yeah, they're a very poorly supported side.

 

[haslemereyid]

Etete starts for Cardiff in the cup tonight