Play ball on replays
Over the last 153 years the FA Cup has provided some of the most memorable moments in sporting history. The David and Goliath battles between smaller clubs and Premier League giants leading to upsets are the magic of the Cup.
They are the reasons why the competition is the word’s most famous domestic tournament and why it is cherished by players and supporters alike. But the Cup could be stripped of some of this because of the actions of the Football Association. Without proper consultation they have decided to scrap replays.
We are calling on football bosses to rethink this decision. Replays are a vital source of revenue for lower league and non-league clubs.
The money they receive from the gate and TV rights can be the difference between survival and bankruptcy. But the FA has sided with elite teams who want to ease the fixture list congestion.
By caving into the demands of the big clubs, the FA is not just betraying the smaller ones. It is betraying communities across the country who are brought together through their love of their local team.
Sign our petition HERE to ask the FA to reinstate FA Cup replays.
A cruel legacy
The consequences of Margaret Thatcher’s brutal closure of the coal mines is still being felt to this day. A report on the country’s former mining areas found they have higher rates of unemployment and fewer well-paid jobs than the national average.
Forty years ago the unions fought a brave but ultimately unsuccessful battle to save the pits, their jobs and their communities.
It is to the lasting shame of the Thatcher government it then abandoned the people whose livelihoods it had destroyed.
Jabs give hope
There will be few people in Britain whose lives have not been affected by cancer. Which is why everyone will be hoping a new vaccine that could prevent the disease proves to be a success, it could change so many lives.