My team, Bexhill United, enters the FA cup, the Vase, the Sussex Senior Cup, the Peter Bentley Cup, ( me neither) and the Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Cup. This in a league of 20 teams. I hope to be forgiven, as the programme editor, a slight guilty relief as we exit one or two early doors. RUR 2nd round action tomorrow against Oakwood. Printed programme at the gate!
I'd prefer replays myself but concede you make a valid point about the amount of cup football facing non-league clubs at this time of the Season. However, I feel the FA need to reintroduce extra-time in both the Vase and Trophy competitions; all of the quarter-final and both of the semi-final ties in the former were decided by penalty shoot-outs in last season's competition.
My team, Bexhill United, enters the FA cup, the Vase, the Sussex Senior Cup, the Peter Bentley Cup, ( me neither) and the Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Cup. This in a league of 20 teams. I hope to be forgiven, as the programme editor, a slight guilty relief as we exit one or two early doors. RUR 2nd round action tomorrow against Oakwood. Printed programme at the gate!
I'd prefer replays myself but concede you make a valid point about the amount of cup football facing non-league clubs at this time of the Season. However, I feel the FA need to reintroduce extra-time in both the Vase and Trophy competitions; all of the quarter-final and both of the semi-final ties in the former were decided by penalty shoot-outs in last season's competition.