IT’S A TIME OF YEAR TO SAVOUR

COME THE New Year and the third round of the FA Cup, English football will again be debating the worth of the competition, as Premier League and Championship clubs field reserve teams and complain about fixture congestion hindering their attempts to win promotion or avoid relegation.
There will be more talk of abandoning replays and going straight to penalties after a draw in the original tie. There will be laments about poor crowds and loss of the magic. And a media reflecting supporters who pine for glory days will seize on any upset ...