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, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – suggested a “boycott” won’t take place despite huge calls from smaller sides.last week that FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards from the 2024-25 season.it is necessary to “protect our players”.he would back a boycott of the competition if enough clubs felt the same.
“I don’t think it will come to that. If anything, I think fans will come out in support of the competition and bring more demand to the FA Cup. Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST. “We saw Man United vs Coventry at the weekend, which was an amazing semi-final. You couldn’t have had a better advert for the competition.
“The Coventry fans had a great day out. The FA Cup is alive and well, and I can probably remember more cup games in my lifetime than Premier League battles.“The pressure has to be handled somehow, but there should have been a few compromises to ensure that everyone’s a winner.”
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