Today is FA Cup third round day a day that should be the most magical in the football calender,a day that when I was growing up sent a tingle down the spine as we watched the mighty take on the minnows and prepared for another cup upset. Those of us of a certain age remember Ronnie Radford (Hereford v Newcastle) ,Tim Buzaglio (West Brom v Woking) Matthew Hanlan (Sutton v Coventry) and many more who had their days of glory in quite unbelievable results
Well today there may well be some upsets, Luton v Wolves, Macclesfield v Cardiff or even Hastings at Middlesbrough but will they quite have the same feel as they did in years gone by,we all know that not just the big boys but many clubs lower down the EPL and Championship treat the cup with contempt as they chase the almighty Sky dollar and that saddens me not just for the fans but also for the players of the giant killing clubs.
Yes they will have their win but you can pretty well guarantee it will be tinged with "Weakened Opposition" syndrome as I doubt that Wolves,Cardiff or Middlesbrough will have anything like full strength sides out.
So to all fans following their teams this weekend and the neutrals hoping for a giant killing good luck and enjoy your day if you pull it off but sadly it wont mean quite as much as it did in the past
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