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FIFA President Infantino has indicted that football post corona there will e fewer more intersting games. Some ideas been looked at.

1.Scrap group stages in UEFA Champions League and Europa League, with only two leg matches.

2. No FA Cup replays.

3. Scrap EFL Cup.

4. Scrap European Nations League.

5. Cut the World Club Cup.
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ozzie owl wrote:FIFA President Infantino has indicted that football post corona there will e fewer more interesting games. Some ideas been looked at.

1.Scrap group stages in UEFA Champions League and Europa League, with only two leg matches - like the old Euro cups, don't mind it

2. No FA Cup replays - yes, it's time

3. Scrap EFL Cup. - yes, don't see why there are two cup comps

4. Scrap European Nations League - Nah

5. Cut the World Club Cup - one off yes but resume when things back to normal
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Keep FA Cup replays.
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ozzie owl wrote:FIFA President Infantino has indicted that football post corona there will e fewer more intersting games. Some ideas been looked at.

1.Scrap group stages in UEFA Champions League and Europa League, with only two leg matches. They should also make it only the champions of a country as well, they could call it the European Cup
2. No FA Cup replays. No, bring back infinite replays

3. Scrap EFL Cup. No

4. Scrap European Nations League. Yes

5. Cut the World Club Cup Yes, one off game EUR v SA

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ozzie owl wrote:FIFA President Infantino has indicted that football post corona there will e fewer more intersting games. Some ideas been looked at.

1.Scrap group stages in UEFA Champions League and Europa League, with only two leg matches.

2. No FA Cup replays.

3. Scrap EFL Cup.

4. Scrap European Nations League.

5. Cut the World Club Cup.


You do know he has no influence in any of the above?

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God is an Englishman wrote:
ozzie owl wrote:FIFA President Infantino has indicted that football post corona there will e fewer more intersting games. Some ideas been looked at.

1.Scrap group stages in UEFA Champions League and Europa League, with only two leg matches. They should also make it only the champions of a country as well, they could call it the European Cup
2. No FA Cup replays. No, bring back infinite replays

3. Scrap EFL Cup. No

4. Scrap European Nations League. Yes

5. Cut the World Club Cup Yes, one off game EUR v SA

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No.5, South Africa are hardly a world force.

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The Isolated One wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
ozzie owl wrote:FIFA President Infantino has indicted that football post corona there will e fewer more intersting games. Some ideas been looked at.

1.Scrap group stages in UEFA Champions League and Europa League, with only two leg matches. They should also make it only the champions of a country as well, they could call it the European Cup
2. No FA Cup replays. No, bring back infinite replays

3. Scrap EFL Cup. No

4. Scrap European Nations League. Yes

5. Cut the World Club Cup Yes, one off game EUR v SA

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No.5, South Africa are hardly a world force.


It was south australia. I've been here so long that I believe our competition is the greatest in the world.
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Re the replays in FA Cup - what was the most games ever played over one tie? I seem to recall around 4 games played, maybe in the 70's - possibly Liverpool v Arsenal but the number 5 rings a bell for some reason too, probably other teams. :?:

Fixtures clogged too much for mine for this to continue UNLESS they reduce division size numbers (eg 18 team leagues)
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God is an Englishman wrote:
It was south australia. I've been here so long that I believe our competition is the greatest in the world.


Agree, and TBF, if we had a bigger stadium (multi purpose even) , the competition would have something it deserves.

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Bomber wrote:Re the replays in FA Cup - what was the most games ever played over one tie? I seem to recall around 4 games played, maybe in the 70's - possibly Liverpool v Arsenal but the number 5 rings a bell for some reason too, probably other teams. :?:

Fixtures clogged too much for mine for this to continue UNLESS they reduce division size numbers (eg 18 team leagues)


Arsenal are the ones I remember

1980 Semi final - Arsenal v Liverpool 4 games

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I know Arsenal played Sheffield Wednesday 5 times the year before, not sure of round
Arsenal also played Leeds four times around 1990, again not sure of the round.

EDIT: Google helped me find this
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/ ... est-fa-cup

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Quote by giae:

It was south australia. I've been here so long that I believe our competition is the greatest in the world.[/quote]



Quick, someone call the Medics, isolation has finally got to him. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Old Master wrote:Quote by giae:

It was south australia. I've been here so long that I believe our competition is the greatest in the world.




Quick, someone call the Medics, isolation has finally got to him. :lol: :lol: :lol:[/quote]

my kid brother who works for stockport county reckons its all a dastardly plot to stop stockport getting promotion :wink:

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The Isolated One wrote:
Bomber wrote:Re the replays in FA Cup - what was the most games ever played over one tie? I seem to recall around 4 games played, maybe in the 70's - possibly Liverpool v Arsenal but the number 5 rings a bell for some reason too, probably other teams. :?:

Fixtures clogged too much for mine for this to continue UNLESS they reduce division size numbers (eg 18 team leagues)


Arsenal are the ones I remember

1980 Semi final - Arsenal v Liverpool 4 games

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Villa park
Villa Park
Highfield Road



Went to the first 3 of these. Bunked off school to make the 2 quid 50 football specials to villa park but ran out of funds for the last one. My school was mostly west ham so not great all up

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Some differing views on football post Covid-19 worth a read.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... -kids.html

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