{"id":80142,"date":"2023-10-20T08:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T08:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=80142"},"modified":"2023-10-20T08:10:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T08:10:27","slug":"fa-cup-replays-could-be-scrapped-as-fans-fume-at-hated-changes-lined-up-for-english-football-calendar-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/lifestyle\/fa-cup-replays-could-be-scrapped-as-fans-fume-at-hated-changes-lined-up-for-english-football-calendar-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Cup replays could be scrapped as fans fume at hated changes lined up for English football calendar | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
FA CUP replays could be scrapped at the third and fourth round stages as part of plans to reform the English football calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n Several high-profile players and managers have complained about having to play too many games, claiming fixture congestion causes harm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The two-legged League Cup ties could also change to one while the FA Cup fifth round would return to a weekend slot, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n It follows the scrapping of the fifth round which came into effect in the 2017-18 campaign.<\/p>\n Fans are not happy with the potential changes as replays offered lower league clubs the chance to earn a payday, with the alterations seen as favouring the bigger clubs.<\/p>\n One football fan said: "Awful decision. The non-league sides that rely on the replay money will be hit hard."<\/p>\nREAD MORE IN FOOTBALL<\/h2>\n