This is what the real FA Cup is about! Lower league sides deserve more media attention

SunSport’s Justin Allen believes TV companies are killing the magic of the FA Cup.

BBC and ITV executives snubbed televising non-league minnows Maidstone United making the last 32 in favour for matches like Crystal Palace v Everton and Tottenham v Burnley.
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FA Cup third round day and I’m at the gallaga stadium the home of Mason United as they take on Steven bar of League one mainst uh in National League South and I have to say why the hell is this game not on TV I don’t know what the TV

Companies have got against my home county of Kent but surely this has got to be on and uh there’s a game just up the road as well Gillingham at home to Sheffield United Gillingham in League 2 against a struggling Sheffield United side bottom of the Premier League if

That hasn’t got upset written all over it or at least have an intriguing tie capabilities uh potential all over it then I don’t know what is I really do feel sorry for teams you know like Gillingham and MST who never who always gets snubbed year after year I remember

A few years ago do athletic uh you know played Gillingham in all Derby it was a fantastic occasion sellout crowd at priestfield about 8,000 I think it was do then National League South W 2-0 you know why was that on TV so I look at the

The fixures that were selected on TV um the Everton Crystal Palace game on Thursday night what a b Fest that was uh you know nothing sort of uh match really in my view why the hell is that on TV uh and and last night actually Tottenham against Burnley you know an all Premier

League game I just didn’t see the point of it I know it was a worldclass goal that won it actually at the end but apart from that that was yet another dull match and uh you know okay Sunderland Newcastle that should be on the box I think the Liverpool Arsenal

Game certainly should be Barilla perhaps uh and Wigan against man united I’m getting fed up with man united they get selected every single time don’t they because it’s man united uh when it comes to cup to decisions I just want to get knocked out so other teams can have a

Chance I I do think the FA Cup you know it’s about small teams like main United it’s about small teams like East it’s about teams like Gillingham and I’m afraid the TB comers yes I know they did the first round and the second round and

There was teams like Shey on the box for example which is great but in the third round it’s all about you know non- League sides and League 2 sides and um I just don’t get it but anyway looking forward to a good game today um and regardless the outcome Mason have done

Very well to get to this stage and um I’m intrigued I mean whoever wins today I think it’s a good story Mason obviously making um more FA Cup history by getting to the first that they’ve ever got to since Club has reformed in 1993 and as seem as you get through it’s

Steve Evans who just keeps doing it wherever he’s been he’s always usually been a success anyway looking forward to this one