Sound of Football Podcast 555 - In with the big boys

The Sound of Football

The FA Cup third round draw has given us box office fixtures this season with Arsenal v Liverpool and Sunderland v Newcastle. While such ties are mouth-watering, some would suggest they lack the romance that makes the competition special.
Should the FA Cup third round be seeded to guarantee bigger ties for smaller clubs reaching that stage? Would messing with the old competition like that take away some of its magic?
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