The FA Cup Myth: Why The Giant-Killing Story Is Dead
The romanticized FA Cup third round hides a brutal truth. The financial chasm between clubs like Macclesfield and Crystal Palace makes true upsets impossible in the modern era.
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The romanticized FA Cup third round hides a brutal truth. The financial chasm between clubs like Macclesfield and Crystal Palace makes true upsets impossible in the modern era.
Provocative analysis reveals the FA Cup’s ‘magic’ as a cynical marketing ploy used to exploit lower-league teams for profit and PR.
The FA Cup third round is not romance, it is ritual slaughter. We deep dive into how Macclesfield vs. Crystal Palace proves the system is fixed.