Might be an idea to put all premier league clubs in the first round proper, make them play the same amount of games as the league 1,2 and championship clubs have to play to possibly reach the final, or maybe the overpaid darlings can’t handle an extra 3 games a season for their £300,000 a week !!!
I'm totally ok with that idea. Imagine the World Cup worked in such a way where the top seeded teams didn't have to take part in the group stages or only came into the tournament around the quarter final stage. It would stink. So why is it ok for the richest teams to join later in a domestic cup?
That was for the owners of the super clubs, even the ones who may well finish an admirable 10th this season, we know it would be extremely convenient if you could eradicate the possibility of having a team that is miles better than yours win the Premier League and now the FA Cup BUT NOT ON OUR WATCH.
Has a player ever left our club before and had us all following them and rooting for them so much? He's class, on and off the pitch.
Eze was in sparkling form again. He gets better and better. Watching Dele for Spurs today, Eze is much, much better.
please log in to view this image Hemed celebrations result in yellow card as Phoenix draw 2 hrs ago please log in to view this image © Getty Wellington's Israeli forward Tomer Hemed scored both goals, with the equaliser coming in the 88th minute. The Wellington Phoenix have drawn 2-2 with top of the table Melbourne City in their A-League game in Melbourne. It is their third straight draw and they're now on a seven game unbeaten run, however they remain in eighth place on the table, three points outside the top six. Wellington's Israeli forward Tomer Hemed scored both goals, with the equaliser coming in the 88th minute. After his opener he draped himself in the Israeli flag supplied by some supporters, but after his second he donned a Kippah cap and was subsequently yellow carded by the referee. Coach Ufuk Talay didn't see Hemed's actions after his second goal and wouldn't comment if it was appropriate. "I am sure we will look at it as a club and the federation will look at it as well. But I can't control once the players are on the field what they do," said Talay. The Phoenix were without their captain Ulises Davila as well as defender Steven Taylor - the latter suffering from illness - and welcoming Cameron Devlin and Louis Fenton back from suspension. Ben Waine also returned to the line-up in place of Jaushua Sotirio, with Reno Piscopo making his first start for the Phoenix since Match Week 13 in March. Talay was very happy with Hemed's performance in the game. "He's a different player for us. He gives us that presence up top that we need," Talay said. "He scored from the penalty and I thought the second goal was a good goal as well. He's an important player for us, especially tonight when we were missing two very important players. It's great that he stepped up." The Phoenix return home for their first game in Wellington in more than a year when they take on Western United on Saturday. They will still likely need to win all four of their remaining matches to qualify for the finals series. They play 10th placed Western United, seventh placed Western Sydney, ninth placed Perth Glory and fifth placed Macarthur FC.