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The FA Cup fifth round gets underway this weekend as teams move within two wins of reaching Wembley.
This stage of football's oldest cup competition is where the final EFL underdogs vy to upset the Premier League contenders.
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Championship side Coventry City were a penalty shootout away from becoming FA Cup finalists last term following a thrilling 3-3 draw with eventual winners Manchester United.
The Sky Blues needed a replay to eliminate Sheffield Wednesday at the second time of asking en route to reaching the Wembley semi-final.
The guarantee of a second fixture has also historically aided other clubs outside of the Premier League.
A replay against a top-flight giant proved highly lucrative even in eventual defeats due to the financial reward from added gate receipts and TV revenue.
However, the FA Cup undergone numerous revamps to modernise the tournament in recent years that have changed the essence of the competition.
Are there FA Cup replays?
No, FA Cup replays have been removed from the competition from the first round proper onwards as of the start of this season.
League One Peterborough's chairman and talkSPORT regular Darragh MacAnthony told the EFL to 'have some minerals' and challenge the FA and the Premier League on their decision.
League Two Tranmere Rovers' executive chairman Mark Palios also rung up talkSPORT's White and Jordan show to express his dismay at the situation.
The FA responded to the backlash with a statement claiming that 'all parties accepted' replays could not continue.
The governing body highlighted 'player welfare' and a 'congested calendar' were partly behind the reason for their decisions.
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The EFL rubbished this claim though, releasing their own statement and claiming the decision was made 'solely by the FA and the Premier League'.
So, as with the case with the first four rounds, fifth round games that are level after 90 minutes go to extra-time and penalties.
In January, Tottenham were taken the distance by non-League Tamworth and forced extra-time after a goalless 90 minutes.
However, with no replay on offer, the Premier League stars of Spurs eventually showed their quality and ran out 3-0 winners against the tired legs of the fifth-division outfit.
The same event happened in the fourth round, as League One strugglers Exeter took Champions League hopefuls Nottingham Forest to another 30 minutes after battling to a heroic 2-2 draw with ten men, only to eventually fall to defeat on penalties.
League Two Doncaster Rovers were a rare beneficiary of the new rules, having beaten Championship club Hull by the same method following a 1-1 draw last month only to be eliminated by Crystal Palace in the fourth round.
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What has been said?
Non-Premier League clubs were told to boycott the FA Cup by talkSPORT host Andy Goldstein, who labelled the decision to scrap replays as 'disgusting'.
"I don't really care what the FA and the Premier League's reason for scrapping replays is," Goldstein said on talkSPORT Drive.
"I'm guessing they're trying to make space in the calendar right," co-host Darren Bent interjected.
Goldstein continued: "I think it's to do with that. I think it's to guarantee all the games up to round five can be played on weekends.
"I don't really care about that, right, because by scrapping replays, it's really simple, you just take away the opportunity for small clubs to make some money and lots of it.
"We know how hard it is to keep the clubs afloat in the Championship and in League One and Two. It's practically impossible right, to make any kind of profit.
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"I just think you're giving clubs a lifeline by giving them the opportunity to have a replay at a massive club in an FA Cup third round and you're taking that away from them.
"I don't see the benefits. I understand the benefit for the bigger clubs. If you're Man United, you're Chelsea or Liverpool and you play any kind of European football at your doorstep, the last thing you want is a replay.
"I totally get it. But it's the big clubs getting bigger and the smaller clubs getting smaller."
"Now, if that's true [that the EFL weren't consulted on the replay decision], which of course, I've got no reason to doubt it, that is honestly disgusting," Goldstein added.
"I honestly think all of the EFL clubs should boycott next year's FA Cup."
When Bent wasn't sure a boycott was the answer, Goldstein continued: "No but I'll tell you why. Because they will boycott it, then, of course, the FA are in a world of trouble because it devalues their brand.
"Then they have to reassess this decision. Then, what they should do is bring in the EFL to vote for it."
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