I agree Flaggy the current model doesn't satisfy a lot of us as far as the structured season is concerned, travel costs and bar profits not least of our worries. What's not to love about cup competitions though?
Harking back to the good old days, cup games were played on Sundays (In the Midlands at least) and Saturday matches had to be fulfilled. The only dispensation was the day before the final was excused. I think if a club had a decent cup run, some light hearted games over the Christmas period and perhaps a four game Easter weekend tour, we could pack in between 30 - 35 games a season. Apart from the arthritis and cirrhosis of the liver, it didn't do me any harm!
