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Originally Posted by punky
Makes me wonder if it was scrapped because Liverpool's two greatest rivals wouldn't respect it?
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Rubbish. If that was the case the teams wouldn't have been wearing black armbands.
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Originally Posted by punky
The rules, which Ferguson helpfully reminded us of at the time, state that you must field your strongest available side, regardless of whether you think the competition is important or not.
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SAF has not disrespected the FA Cup in anyway so it's pointless suggesting he doesn't think it's important. The team he fielded matched the other team. He also had major concerns about the state of the pitch, and those concerns were legitimate.