FA under fire for Cup alterations

The English FA has decided that in order to allow for more time to train the English National team, next year's FA Cup tournment will be shortened with replays removed. This is nonsense! The Replays must be played! Without question it is in the interest of the FA to have as many matches as is reasonable as this is the best way for the smaller clubs to make some significant revenue and it makes for a work exciting competition.

If the FA is willing to pare down the competition, they should just cancel the whole mess and then resign themselves to the fact that the English Football leagues are doomed to become a top league of perhaps 6-8 teams and then a whole bunch of amateur sides. This is bad for the sport and I would expect only lead to the further collapse of quality football programs in the UK.