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Originally Posted by Jagger
The FA Cup is never meaningless, not even these days. It's the oldest club competition in the world and means a whole bunch to people from England.
It ticked me no end when Benitez put out a weakened team a few seasons back and Liverpool got knocked out because of it. The outcry he received made him change his tune for the following season.
I understand where you're coming from but I don't agree with it. League Cup, yes. FA Cup, no.
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Yeah...I know the history and have debated it in the past too. Like it or not it is kind of sad what it has become. If the squads are still involved in the CL and especially if also still in the hunt for the League, the FA is an afterthought.
It is, however, still pretty huge for those that are not in the hunt for "greater" glory.
With the injury problems and lack of depth showing this year, I am not sad. The down side is that I still think they are not strong enough to take any hardware this year despite not having to worry about the FA cup.