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Did scrapping FA Cup replays really come after consultation with lower league clubs, or have they had their dreams dashed to radio silence?

They’re no longer in the Football League, so that leaves only the FA Cup and they’d be hard pushed to make it to the third round of that, and that’s before the lottery of an away draw there.

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Southend draw The Reds at Anfield.



What’s the point of the game if there are only 20 or so clubs in existence?



I’ve no connection to Southend or, say, Bury and they probably both hate us, but I also love the game

This measure marks the further polarisation of the Premier League and the lower leagues