Custis says he is concerned that the progress of so-called "lesser" teams could have a negative impact on the commercial appeal of the cup, and harm the FA's attempts to sell the rights to a worldwide television audience.

We've had a lot of talk about the 39th game and how the whole world loves to see our football. The FA sell their rights all over the world and they will have a job convincing everybody that the semi-finals are worth watching.

They need to keep their product at a high level to keep the interest up in the FA Cup.

There's just no pleasing some people is there?