[Darran]

Games will be straight to pens until the 1st Round and if any team can't play because of Covid they forfeit the tie.

[Andrew B]

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.

[Darran]

Correct

[Prorsum Semper]

Good decision, as long as it doesn’t continue apart from the 1rst round.

[Darran]

1st round onward it is extra time then pens.

[SHANDY LOVE MACHINE]

The COVID KO rule seems unfair.

Looks like the winners in the FA Cup this year will be the lawyers.

[Darran]

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.

[SHANDY LOVE MACHINE]

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

[Darran]

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.

[Prorsum Semper]

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!