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Darran - 28-08-2020
Games will be straight to pens until the 1st Round and if any team can't play because of Covid they forfeit the tie.
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Andrew B - 28-08-2020
(28-08-2020, 09:53 PM)Darran Wrote: Games will be straight to pens until the 1st Round and if any team can't play because of Covid they forfeit the tie.
So literally a 90min match, NO 30min extra time. Straight to Pens.
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Darran - 28-08-2020
Correct
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Prorsum Semper - 28-08-2020
Good decision, as long as it doesn’t continue apart from the 1rst round.
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Darran - 28-08-2020
1st round onward it is extra time then pens.
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SHANDY LOVE MACHINE - 29-08-2020
The COVID KO rule seems unfair.
Looks like the winners in the FA Cup this year will be the lawyers.
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Darran - 29-08-2020
(29-08-2020, 09:34 AM)SHANDY LOVE MACHINE Wrote: The COVID KO rule seems unfair.
Looks like the winners in the FA Cup this year will be the lawyers.
Not sure they have a choice though given how quickly they have to squeeze in the games.
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SHANDY LOVE MACHINE - 29-08-2020
There is a choice, but it would end up with enormous backloggery.
Not saying I disagree with it, but if a 'minnow' were in a replay with the winners going away to Man United in a once in a lifetime occassion/payday, and they had to isolate for a fortnight because of a few positive cases in the camp then they would find it unfair.
Imagine if it was City.
Some bigger clubs with more financial clout will go to the courts I reckon.
How did football get to this
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Darran - 29-08-2020
There aren't any replays so that can't happen. I'm not saying it is right either and you can easily see it being a factor at some point. We just have to hope our players are sensible although as we sure in Scotland even SPL players didn't use common sense.
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Prorsum Semper - 29-08-2020
The negative is that of no replays for lower league sides if they get a bigger team in the cup,watch us this year get a 1-1 draw at MP vs Man U and we lose on penalties!