FA chief executive Ian Watmore thinks the competition's lost lustre could be recaptured by playing under floodlights, citing midweek replays as similar to the magic of Champions League nights.

英足总首席执行官伊安·沃特莫尔认为在周中的夜晚比赛，更好的灯光和与英超联赛相似的球场氛围可能会让这项逐渐失色的比赛重新受到关注。

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Watmore, 51, appointed less than a year ago, resigned after disagreements with senior figures on the FA board.

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And, as both Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore and FA counterpart Ian Watmore have spoken out against the reaction, leniency cannot be guaranteed.

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Watmore, who came to the FA from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, succeeded Brian Barwick, who left the FA at the end of 2008.

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