It's ok sorting the Prem but what about...

[IanMcL]

The FA Cup??????

[Goobs]

We win it as Sean Dyche is the reigning manager of the month. Simple.

[tiger76]

No one cares no money in the FA Cup.

[Steve1956]

A competition that is a shadow of its self,a grand old trophy passed around each other by a handful of clubs.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

The FA announced yesterday they still hope to get it complete before the middle of August.
Next seasons competition could be out of the window though.

[Wile E Coyote]

they can get rid of it as far as Im concerned

[tiger76]

they can get rid of it as far as Im concerned

5 years ago i'd have said your were but it's a glorified training session for most teams outwith the big boys now.

Rarely do any of the teams play their strongest XI,instead they use this comp as an exercise in getting players recovering from injury some match fitness,or see it as a chance to blood a youngster or two.

The writing's been on the wall ever since the FA allowed Man Utd to opt out in 2000.

[Dinks]

5 years ago i'd have said your were but it's a glorified training session for most teams outwith the big boys now.

Rarely do any of the teams play their strongest XI,instead they use this comp as an exercise in getting players recovering from injury some match fitness,or see it as a chance to blood a youngster or two.

The writing's been on the wall ever since the FA allowed Man Utd to opt out in 2000.

The thing is now United would give anything to being winning this tinpot trophy nowadays,oh the irony !

[Wile E Coyote]

I used to love it tiger76, it was wonderful. millions were glued to the tv on cup final day. something was just right about it . nowadays it doesnt even look like a cup final on tv. it has lost everything it once had. sad, but true .

[tiger76]

The thing is now United would give anything to being winning this tinpot trophy nowadays,oh the irony !

And if it plays to a finish they might well win it,that's a big if though.

[Dinks]

And if it plays to a finish they might well win it,that's a big if though.

Your being silly now.

[Dinks]

Shows how intrested i am in the FA cup,what round are we at,who is left,are we still in it?

[bfcmik]

The FA announced yesterday they still hope to get it complete before the middle of August.
Next seasons competition could be out of the window though.

They can start next year's competition before this season's matches are completed - hardly the same teams involved.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

They can start next year's competition before this season's matches are completed - hardly the same teams involved.

Until all this crap is sorted we have no idea which clubs will still exist. Although a few byes might get us into round 5.

[tiger76]

Shows how intrested i am in the FA cup,what round are we at,who is left,are we still in it?

Now your being silly as if Burnley would still be involved at this late stage,i knew it was the quarter-final's but i had to check who was still in it.

Arsenal,Chelsea,Leicester,Man City,Man Utd,Newcastle,Norwich,Sheff Utd are the 8 still standing.

[tiger76]

I used to love it tiger76, it was wonderful. millions were glued to the tv on cup final day. something was just right about it . nowadays it doesnt even look like a cup final on tv. it has lost everything it once had. sad, but true .

Yes but it used to be an occasion and the traditional finale to the season,you got all the build-up for a week solid beforehand,now it's sandwiched in between CL and PL games,and the CL is the grand finale.

[Dinks]

Now your being silly as if Burnley would still be involved at this late stage,i knew it was the quarter-final's but i had to check who was still in it.

Arsenal,Chelsea,Leicester,Man City,Man Utd,Newcastle,Norwich,Sheff Utd are the 8 still standing.

The usual suspects then and a couple of no hopers

[dsr]

They should play it after the Premier has finished. Finish the Premier and then the last 3 rounds of the cup on weekend-midweek-weekend; it will extend the season for 2 weeks for the finalists.

[tiger76]

They should play it after the Premier has finished. Finish the Premier and then the last 3 rounds of the cup on weekend-midweek-weekend; it will extend the season for 2 weeks for the finalists.

Not a bad idea,but both Manc clubs will whinge about fixture pile-up due to their European involvement.

[JohnMac]

Yet still the fans flock to Wembley on Cup Final Day, well the corporate one's do anyway.

[Steve1956]

Yet still the fans flock to Wembley on Cup Final Day, well the corporate one's do anyway.

And return to their seats at about the 70 minute mark of the game after filling their faces with free food & booze at half time

[Bosscat]

As Roy Keane refered to.....

"The Prawn Sandwich brigade"

[wilks_bfc]

I couldn’t even tell you what round we are upto or which teams are still in it.

Watching the FA Cup Final use to be a full day event, even if it wasn’t your team playing

Meeting the players at their hotel, travelling on the bus with them, full build up to kicking off at 3pm

Part of the reason it was so popular was that watching live football on tv was a rarity. Now you can watch it anytime you want (albeit by “paying” for it)

[Im_not_Robbie_Blake]

The winners of the FA Cup are Champions, so let them participate in the Champions League! Then the FA Cup would be returned to it's former high-status.

[tiger76]

I couldn’t even tell you what round we are upto or which teams are still in it.

Watching the FA Cup Final use to be a full day event, even if it wasn’t your team playing

Meeting the players at their hotel, travelling on the bus with them, full build up to kicking off at 3pm

Part of the reason it was so popular was that watching live football on tv was a rarity. Now you can watch it anytime you want (albeit by “paying” for it)

Yes you raise an important point,the only football on TV pre-PL days would have been WC/EC matches,home international tournaments,and the domestic cup finals,and that was pretty much your lot,so outwith a major tournament year you'd get perhaps 10 matches max,so it was an event in itself.

Now there's wall-to-wall coverage on numerous channels at all hours day and night,so to many the cup final is just another game.

It doesn't help with changing the 3PM KO time,was last year 5.30?,and i think there was league games on the same day.

The cup final should be a stand alone occasion marking the climax of the campaign.

[Claretnick]

No one cares no money in the FA Cup.

A PL club entering in the 3rd round and winning the trophy would receive £6,795,000 in prize money. Okay maybe a drop in the ocean to the big boys and you wouldn't want a cup win at the expense of your PL placing. However maybe small clubs would welcome the qualifying round payments.

http://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefa ... prize-fund

[tarkys_ears]

The FA Cup??????

It's the "men's" FA cup now, according to the BBC.

[IanMcL]

The thing is now United would give anything to being winning this tinpot trophy nowadays,oh the irony !

The FA Cup remains world football's premier club cup competition.

[tiger76]

The FA Cup remains world football's premier club cup competition.

Sean Dyche wouldn't agree.

The CL is the foremost cup competition that's the reality,even though it's not strictly a cup competition.

Even on this board many BFC fans are lukewarm to the FA Cup at best,and completely dismissive at worst.

Might be the case if we reached a semi-final/final that attitude would change,but i can't see us achieving that anytime soon.

[IanMcL]

Dwight McNeil came close!