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THE CUP DOESN’T MEAN F.A. TO ME’

GARETH ROBERTS RANTS
GARETH ROBERTS says you can’t beat The FA Cup third-round draw

I’d just watched a decent second-round tie on the box – Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Wimbledon – and although the bastard franchise baby of a real football club won, there was still something for the traditionalist when the draw began minutes after the final whistle.
As all around what made the game great falls on its arse to the knockout punch of money-grabbing bastards, it warms the cockles to see fellas in suits awkwardly plucking balls from a pot. Like the theme tune to 5...

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