Warning - English Cup rant follows: Coastal field a PDL side, Tech back up less than 24hrs after top of table clash v Bays, bottom of table Nomads thrash FC20 - supposed shoe-in side for promotion. It's "2nd rate" Cup comp the world over isn't it? Problem is we don't have the player base to justify decent English Cup comp as the tier 2 sides would not even foot it with half the Reserve teams around town. Clubs are clearly voting - Premier League status and Chatham Cup way more important than English Cup. No surprise there. Would Birmingham give back Carling Cup to stay up in Premier league - of course! Would Mancini City trade FA Cup for EPL - yes. Big Vase is a different question altogether. WIth Chatham Cup as our Big Vase i and given the shaky start to the year, seriously what place does English Cup have this year. Not being able to play it midweek it is a farce - and IMHO, disrespectful to its history - which is not in anyone's interests. Decision not to suspend it this year will come home to roost. Rant ends here.
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Posted May 22, 2011 23:11 · last edited March 18, 2021 06:10
Warning - English Cup rant follows: Coastal field a PDL side, Tech back up less than 24hrs after top of table clash v Bays, bottom of table Nomads thrash FC20 - supposed shoe-in side for promotion. It's "2nd rate" Cup comp the world over isn't it? Problem is we don't have the player base to justify decent English Cup comp as the tier 2 sides would not even foot it with half the Reserve teams around town. Clubs are clearly voting - Premier League status and Chatham Cup way more important than English Cup. No surprise there. Would Birmingham give back Carling Cup to stay up in Premier league - of course! Would Mancini City trade FA Cup for EPL - yes. Big Vase is a different question altogether. WIth Chatham Cup as our Big Vase i and given the shaky start to the year, seriously what place does English Cup have this year. Not being able to play it midweek it is a farce - and IMHO, disrespectful to its history - which is not in anyone's interests. Decision not to suspend it this year will come home to roost. Rant ends here.