Is there still magic in the cup? Stupid question really if you're a supporter of one of the small clubs that have drawn a big club in the third round of the FA Cup.
But if you’re the rest of us and you support a Premiership side or a team in the top half of the Championship, then it’s a legitimate question. There’s no doubt the FA Cup does not have the magic it once did when the final was one of only a handful of matches you could watch live on TV every season. I wouldn’t say familiarity has bred contempt as far as the Cup goes with all the live matches now, but it means it is not as special. It does lack glamour and Man United are blamed by many for this – after their decision to abandon the Cup and play in the mickey-mouse World Club Championship...
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