Sadly, the time to abolish replays has arrived

I don’t recall, as an 11-year-old, being aware I was watching an exhibition of sport as a thinly disguised substitute for war, writes Liam Mackey.

If there’s one thing better than a cup game then it’s a cup replay.

Or so it seemed to my young eyes, watching enthralled as the black and white TV blazed with live coverage of Chelsea versus Leeds United in the 1970 FA Cup final.