Chris Hargreaves
BRISTOL ROVERS ACADEMY MANAGER AND FORMER EFL MIDFIELDER

THIS weekend’s FA Cup third round has already offered up some mouth-watering ties – and there are more to look forward to today.
For the staff and players, it is fantastic to see the levels of support going to some of these games.
The FA Cup still does that to you, it grabs you and sucks you in. In my non-rose-tinted view, it is still an incredibly special competition.
As a former player of ‘several’ EFL clubs, I can honestly say that I loved playing in the FA Cup. That love may have dwindled slightly over the ...