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Ticket price hikes becoming a regular occurrence in the FA Cup will bring the death of the competition as we know it and it’s not the clubs’ fault. This season we have seen cases where non-league clubs have ramped up ticket prices when playing against much higher up opposition in the FA Cup with Tamworth’s […]
West Bromwich Albion Women head coach Siobhan Hodgetts-Still believes that her side could have “easily scored double figures” in their 7-1 win away to Knowle Ladies to move into the second round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. The third-tier Baggies were victorious over the sixth-tier Solihull-based outfit on Sunday, November 3 to set up […]
League two Cheltenham travelled to Rotherham who are in League one for some FA Cup action this weekend which saw a surprise result as the Robins came out on top with a 3-1 victory, meaning the Robins will travel to Salford for the second round and hoping to put themselves into the hat for round […]
Forest Green Rovers forward Christian Doidge believes that his team have progressed in leaps and bounds after a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Stockport County. Doidge’s late equaliser wasn’t enough for Rovers to progress to the second round of the famous competition, but there is a belief that the National League side have improved in the […]
There was nothing to separate Bishops Cleeve and Chesham United in the first FA Cup third-round qualifying tie between these two sides, and after Cleeve successfully held off the National League South side, they now look to come away with the win away at Chesham tomorrow night. Both teams will be playing for a […]
Maidstone United striker Muhammadu Faal was left delighted with his side after their 2-1 victory over Yeovil Town at the Gallagher Stadium on Saturday. After a ‘media stormed’ week following Maidstone’s 2-1 win over Championship high-flyers Ipswich Town in the FA Cup Fourth Round, George Elokobi’s side were looking to end a three-game winless drought […]
Forest Green Rovers face Scarborough Athletic at The New Lawn for the second time in ten days after a dramatic 1-1 draw at the Flamingo Land Stadium. Rovers scored a 93rd minute equaliser courtesy of 18-year-old Olly Sully who has come through the academy at Forest Green, he also made his league debut this weekend […]
Women’s football has been forced to bat away numerous outlandish and unwarranted sexist claims in recent years, but the days of arguing the sport can’t attract interest are long gone. Sunday saw a record attendance descend on Wembley Way as the historic ground played host to the Women’s FA Cup final and a sold-out crowd. […]
Only the FA Cup could make a match between two teams that are THREE leagues apart a close game, well that is exactly what happened the last time these two teams faced off against each other in the reverse fixture. When these two teams faced off on January 29th of this year nobody would have […]
The FA Cup semi finals await as this weekend’s Quarter final ties were wrapped up with last year’s finalists Chelsea progressing to face South London rivals Crystal palace, whilst the Premier League’s top two Manchester City and Liverpool will lock horns in the other semi final. Chelsea beat an out-of-form Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium […]