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Villa on their way out...

They'll lose such a core group of their fans. But sadly, they'll pander to the tourist market because that's where the money is. And that's where games abroad will start to become the norm. Spain and France do their Super Cup abroad I believe. Won't be long before the Community Shield follows suit...

That's where their big money is. But I find it amusingly ironic (or infuriatingly ironic?) that the bigger clubs and their managers complain about fixture congestion but then some of them (the clubs) were twerking for this new Super League which would have given them a lot more congestion anyway. It's just another nail in the coffin for any fan that has some kind of morales and appreciates the essence of the game as opposed to chasing where the money is.

It probably is, yes. But this is the oldest cup competition in the world being totally devalued. One of the highlights is non-league clubs potentially hosting big giant clubs, or at least the chance to. We all know the motive here - protect the wants and needs of a small percentage of bigger clubs and ignore that of the majority of other clubs that are involved. Managers like Klopp, Pep, Arteta constantly moaning about fixture congestion has influenced this. I think a suitable compromise would be to do it like they do in France - if a team is drawn at home to a side 2 (or more) divisions below them, then the tie is automatically switched to a home tie for the lower league club. It keeps the 'romance' of the cup alive and it's what fans enjoy a lot about the competition.

But the extra income from a replay is such a big thing for lower-league clubs. The biggest point here is what @Lucas mentions too, why are PL clubs getting to orchestrate what goes on in rounds they're not even involved in. It just smacks of more shady deals that the PL are willingly and knowingly involving themselves in because they have the clout and financial means to do so. But it's at the neglect of clubs that it actually impact more in a negative sense.

I expect several other EFL clubs, and non-league, will follow and make similar statements.

all kick-offs 15.00 (BST) unless stated Saturday 20th April, 2024 Luton vs Brentford Sheff Utd vs Burnley Wolves vs Arsenal, 19.30 (live on Sky) Sunday 21st April, 2024 Everton vs Nottm Forest, 13.30 (live on Sky) Aston Villa vs Bournemouth Crystal Palace vs West Ham Fulham vs Liverpool, 16.30 (live on Sky) Tuesday 23rd April, 2024 Arsenal vs Chelsea, 20.00 (live on TNT) Wednesday 24th April, 2024 Wolves vs Bournemouth, 19.45 Crystal Palace vs Newcastle, 20.00 Everton vs Liverpool, 20.00 (live on Sky) Man Utd vs Sheff Utd, 20.00 Thursday 25th April, 2024 Brighton vs Man City, 20.00 (live on Sky)

all kick-offs (BST) unless stated Saturday 20th April, 2024 Man City vs Chelsea, 17.15 (live on BBC) Sunday 21st April, 2024 Coventry vs Man Utd, 15.30 (live on ITV1)

And all rounds to go back to the weekends. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68844583

Mercedes - 1111 Ferrari - 1064 Red Bull - 991 Stragglers - 1175 (Rohan and M F Motor Sport?)

Who's Rohan? Seems to have joined since the last race as he's now top?

Saturday Luton 2-2 Brentford Sheff Utd 1-0 Burnley Wolves 0-1 Arsenal Sunday Everton 2-1 Nottm Forest Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth Crystal Palace 1-1 West Ham Fulham 1-2 Liverpool Tuesday Arsenal 3-2 Chelsea Wednesday Wolves 2-0 Bournemouth Crystal Palace 1-2 Newcastle Everton 1-3 Liverpool Man Utd 3-0 Sheff Utd Thursday Brighton 0-2 Man City

A special place in @Dr. Gonzo you say? I'm interested.

Was in your interests they qualified I'd have though. More games to deal with on top of the title race.

Man City knocked out. Rudiger broke the deadlock to send Real through. Silva fluffed his penalty and missed the chance to break the deadlock.

Well deserved for Man City. Been all over Madrid.

What a header from Kimmich.

Foden very quiet at the moment. Real marking him out the game.

Man City failing with the offside trap. Ederson did well for the first one, couldn't save the rebound though.

It's more likely you'll get something than us not messing up our games

Fairly even scores all round barring two - @Rajabhat Rovers extends his lead to a strong 15 points after scoring 19 in this game-week, and 3 perfect scores along the way. Next best was @CaaC (John), with 16 points, and that meant he overtook @Lucas in the only movement in the table.

Week 35 Results Sydney FC 2-1 Western Sydney Atletico Madrid 3-1 Girona Birmingham 3-0 Coventry Motherwell 1-1 Hibernian Torino 0-0 Juventus DC United 2-3 Orlando City Braunschweig 0-0 Hannover Tottenham Women 2-1 Leicester Women Clermont 1-1 Montpellier Vasco De Gama 2-1 Gremio Round-up @CaaC (John) now occupies 2nd spot and overtakes @Viva la FCB in the process, whilst @Tommy top-scored with 15 points and 2 perfect scores. @Rucksackfranzose also got 2 perfect scores, with one of them being the 0-0 draw in the Turin derby.

Home dominance for the latest two. A 6-0 thrashing for Chelsea in Game 123, the first of those in the 13th minute: 2 points. Half the goals for Southampton in Game 124, but first goal was later in the 19th minute 1 point 2 points Plus 1 point for @Toinho for his 21st-minute choice. Table after Game 124: @6666 is now leading the way once again, overtaking @Devil-Dick Willie. @Redcanuck is up to 7th place, and @CaaC (John) goes to 9th despite picking up 1 point.

Yep, didn't work well.

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