MATT BADCOCK: Who says the FA Cup magic is gone?

By MATT BADCOCK AT THETFORD TOWN FC

IN EARLY January, the usual debate will be trotted out about the FA Cup and how seriously the Premier League clubs take it, questioning whether the magic has gone.
But anyone involved in Non-League football will tell you how much it really matters. It certainly meant something to Thetford Town and Soham Town Rangers players on Friday night.
Bodies desperately thrown in front of shots at goal, last-ditch tackles, full-blooded challenges and a stoppage-time equaliser lashed into the top corner sparking wild celebrations.
Just 83 days after Liverpool lifte...

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