valefan16
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With our aims for this season and league position the lack of a replay is a positive considering we have a few injuries and it killed us a bit last season mixed in with the Carabao QF run having so many games.
Going Barnsley on a Tuesday night before Morecambe away and 3 days after Gillingham away would be really rubbish for us so from a selfish point of view I am glad there are none but don't believe they should of been scrapped, it will limit the Giant Killing acts to a degree as say non league part timers who go away to a League Club, get a plucky draw after 90 wont get the chance to take said club to their stadium on a cold Tuesday night and have a chance of a win, instead they have to face full pro's for another 30 minutes and that likely will see them tire and get beat.
Not sure why scrapping them in R1 or R2 is beneficial to the Premier League clubs or the calendar so not sure the reasoning for that!
Going Barnsley on a Tuesday night before Morecambe away and 3 days after Gillingham away would be really rubbish for us so from a selfish point of view I am glad there are none but don't believe they should of been scrapped, it will limit the Giant Killing acts to a degree as say non league part timers who go away to a League Club, get a plucky draw after 90 wont get the chance to take said club to their stadium on a cold Tuesday night and have a chance of a win, instead they have to face full pro's for another 30 minutes and that likely will see them tire and get beat.
Not sure why scrapping them in R1 or R2 is beneficial to the Premier League clubs or the calendar so not sure the reasoning for that!