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Post by stephensontour on Apr 23, 2024 7:57:19 GMT
CAMBRIDGE FANS UNITED
Support for a potential Boycott of the 2004/25 FA Cup
Following the announcement by The FA of the proposed changes to the FA Cup. We believe that the changes are harmful to Lower League and Non League Clubs with the loss of income when a team secures a replay against a higher ranked team, not to mention the loss to future generations of supporters the memories on such occasions.
Would you support the club if it boycotted the FA Cup in 2024/25?
If you support a boycott you can sign the petition at the ground tomorrow and at Port Vale on Saturday. You can sign at the CFU Cabin, at programme stalls and people will also be in the stands with the petition.
If you prefer to sign online we will be organising and posting this in the next day or two.
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habbinboy
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Post by habbinboy on Apr 23, 2024 8:04:16 GMT
I'll definitely give this some serious thought.
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Post by ilovechadders on Apr 23, 2024 8:12:09 GMT
Interesting. At the time, CFU supported the B teams in the EFL Trophy and the new “local derbies” it created and yet they didn’t call for any boycott then, nor back the supporters that took that stance. Boycotting the FA Cup would cost the club a lot of actual and potential revenue so I’m not sure this would be helpful. Also I don’t think the club would be permitted to boycott the FA Cup.
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Wingco's Boy
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Post by Wingco's Boy on Apr 23, 2024 8:18:23 GMT
Man Utd did.
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Post by zx10racer22 on Apr 23, 2024 8:19:15 GMT
I don’t think the club would be permitted to boycott the FA Cup. If all the EFL clubs boycott the FA Cup, the FA will have to back down. They can't punish everyone and they don't have a competition without the EFL clubs. The only ones that can screw this up are the EFL clubs, if they don't work together and don't put on a united front. If they do so, they will force the FA to u-turn. I will sign and I want all EFL clubs and all fans of EFL clubs to boycott the FA Cup until the FA reverse this decision. This isn't even intended to help Premier League clubs. EPL teams who don't play in Europe generally play less games that we do, unless they go deep in either of the domestic cup competitions. This rule benefits the big six, playing in Europe, and no one else. F**k those guys. This boycott is needed and everyone needs to stick together. |
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Post by ilovechadders on Apr 23, 2024 8:30:40 GMT
Apart from it was the FA who asked them to withdraw. |
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tomcufc
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Post by tomcufc on Apr 23, 2024 8:33:16 GMT
Why on earth would you support a boycott for this but not the EFL Trophy? It can't be one or the other.
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Post by stephensontour on Apr 23, 2024 9:03:41 GMT
Whether we like what CFU may or may not have done in the past is immaterial. What the FA have done this time is to ignore impending legislation and the best interests of the pyramid. It's a blatant attempt to rig things even more in favour of the big clubs than than they are already. They are laughing at vast numbers of fans like us who want fair competition and a long term future for us all. That's why the club were so active in the Fans' Led Review. This campaign is particularly emotive because the FA Cup is so iconic and important as a symbol. Clubs enter the FA Cup each year. They don't have to. A boycott would cost the club money in the short term but we need to look at the long term. In this instance I believe that CFU are actively supporting the interests and values of the club. It's time for fans all over the country to stand up to governing bodies which are no longer fit for purpose.
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Post by rozza1 on Apr 23, 2024 9:18:18 GMT
What the FA have done this time is to ignore impending legislation and the best interests of the pyramid. It's a blatant attempt to rig things even more in favour of the big clubs than than they are already. They are laughing at vast numbers of fans like us who want fair competition and a long term future for us all. That's why the club were so active in the Fans' Led Review... A boycott would cost the club money in the short term but we need to look at the long term... It's time for fans all over the country to stand up to governing bodies which are no longer fit for purpose. This is exactly what people were saying when the EFL trophy boycott started and instead of giving us the support we needed the club, CFU and people like you scoffed at us. If CFU has changed their position when it comes to matters like this then I'm delighted and I'm looking forward to them coming out in full opposition to what's been done in the Trophy too. To support action against one and not the other would be hypocritical and would massively weaken the message you are trying to portray. |
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Wingco's Boy
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Post by Wingco's Boy on Apr 23, 2024 9:19:11 GMT
Apart from it was the FA who asked them to withdraw. I know, but the effect is the same! Ironic that it has been the FA all along that has damaged its own competition: Semi-finals at Wembley? Check Withdrawing Man Utd? Check Abolishing replays? Check |
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Andrewlang
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Post by Andrewlang on Apr 23, 2024 9:23:46 GMT
I'd back a boycott.
But also, yeah, what others have said about the Pizza Cup.
Andrew
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Post by ilovechadders on Apr 23, 2024 9:29:09 GMT
Whether we like what CFU may or may not have done in the past is immaterial. What the FA have done this time is to ignore impending legislation and the best interests of the pyramid. It's a blatant attempt to rig things even more in favour of the big clubs than than they are already. They are laughing at vast numbers of fans like us who want fair competition and a long term future for us all. That's why the club were so active in the Fans' Led Review. This campaign is particularly emotive because the FA Cup is so iconic and important as a symbol. Clubs enter the FA Cup each year. They don't have to. A boycott would cost the club money in the short term but we need to look at the long term. In this instance I believe that CFU are actively supporting the interests and values of the club. It's time for fans all over the country to stand up to governing bodies which are no longer fit for purpose. Only a small number of clubs in the EFL put out statements against this - think it was only Middlesbrough, Rotherham and Millwall in the championship and none of the L1 big clubs said anything. Are you advocating that CUFC and a few others withdraw unilaterally as I can’t see it getting EFL backing? Then there are the hundreds of non-league clubs that would never reach the first round anyway but their pay day would be playing in the qualifying rounds against conference north/south clubs. |
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Post by Andrewlang on Apr 23, 2024 9:32:47 GMT
Yeah, not sure how it'd work particularly so it's probably pointless, but I'm all for it in lieu of a better suggestion. Doing nothing isn't an option.
Can't see it happening though. Is this something United have asked CFU to gauge support for, are other clubs considering this as a possibility? How much support does a boycott have at the various levels of the game?
Andrew
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camloyal
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Post by camloyal on Apr 23, 2024 9:34:09 GMT
Yep I'd back the club on this but would obviously prefer unilateral EFL club approach to it.
When is this bloody regulator going to be in post?
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Post by stephensontour on Apr 23, 2024 9:51:42 GMT
Not sure I scoffed at anyone but still... We are testing the waters. If large numbers of fans of other clubs feel the same way, clubs may listen. We simply don't know when the law will be passed and the Regulator in post. Meanwhile , there seems little to stop the FA or EFL doing whatever they like. I think we need to try at least
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