Late Tackle

GIVE US OUR CUP BACK!

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
17 January 2019

PERSONAL PLEA
JOHN WRAGG LAMENTS THE WAY THE FA CUP GETS TREATED BY MONEY-HUNGRY CLUBS…

Glory days: Aston Villa captain Johnny Dixon holds the FA Cup aloft after his team’s 2-1 win against Manchester United in 1957

WHO said this? “A good FA Cup run is great for the supporters, great for the club, great for the team, great for everybody. It is something we want to try and do.”
It was Graham Potter, manager of Swansea City, after his one-change team (and that enforced by injury) played six-changes Aston Villa off their own park in the third round.
How naive is that...

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