I'd have to see the finances on it but I'm not a big fan of the way a cup tie against a big team to generate money is a prize. It means clubs can't predict anything. If one league 2 team gets an away draw at Old Trafford then that one team makes £1m and the rest of the league makes £0. It would be better if that income was given to all teams evenly. I.e. if the total "lost" by having a replay at a big team away is smaller than the extra money that is distributed to all teams then that is a net positive.
The best thing would be for all money to be distributed evenly to all teams within the round of the cup. If a non-league cup makes the 3rd round for example but gets drawn against another non-league club or a L2 club then they make no money from it. All the big clubs get their matches televised so they make more money. Was anyone interested in Palace v Everton, Spurs v Burnley etc? Probably not but more people will tune in than they would to Maidstone vs Eastleigh which is why they are chosen but they don't need the money. It would have been better if some of that broadcast income went to Newport, Aldershot, Eastleigh, Maidstone etc.
Replays and 2nd legs makes it more likely that the better team wins. Getting rid of replays is actually a positive thing for smaller clubs.
The seasons around covid had no replays. We beat Utd at Old Trafford and Spurs at home on penalties and in extra time respectively. If there had been replays that season we'd have had a replay at home against Utd and a replay away at Spurs. Would we have won either of them? Probably not. We would have had a "payday" by playing Utd at home but if we had lost it then we wouldn't have got the home games against Spurs and Chelsea.
The best thing would be for all money to be distributed evenly to all teams within the round of the cup. If a non-league cup makes the 3rd round for example but gets drawn against another non-league club or a L2 club then they make no money from it. All the big clubs get their matches televised so they make more money. Was anyone interested in Palace v Everton, Spurs v Burnley etc? Probably not but more people will tune in than they would to Maidstone vs Eastleigh which is why they are chosen but they don't need the money. It would have been better if some of that broadcast income went to Newport, Aldershot, Eastleigh, Maidstone etc.
Replays and 2nd legs makes it more likely that the better team wins. Getting rid of replays is actually a positive thing for smaller clubs.
The seasons around covid had no replays. We beat Utd at Old Trafford and Spurs at home on penalties and in extra time respectively. If there had been replays that season we'd have had a replay at home against Utd and a replay away at Spurs. Would we have won either of them? Probably not. We would have had a "payday" by playing Utd at home but if we had lost it then we wouldn't have got the home games against Spurs and Chelsea.