Sandbach Shrimper
Life President⭐
Outrageous decision and just another reason why the FA Cup is supposedly losing its "magic". It used to be a chance for the lower league/non-league teams to have their moment in the spotlight on TV, but not it seems that it's just the biggest Premier League clubs who get shown from the 3rd round onwards. The other 4 games I can understand (although I'd be a bit annoyed if I was a Macclesfield or Kidderminster fan and they go through to the 4th round without being on TV), but Chelsea v Stoke? Two teams who you can watch on TV any weekend, and the dirtiest most boring team to watch in the league. Thank God the coverage is going back to the BBC next season, they might have a bit more respect for the real fans of the competition rather than viewers in Asia. 144k will probably pay Fernando Torres' wages for a week, it could've paid our whole squad for the rest of the season. :angry: Ah well, just another incentive to get through to the 5th round and really show the world what we're made of.
