This week, it was recommended that Brighton provide fans with unique flags to give Saturday a real feeling of occasion, but manager Fabian Hurzeler and the rest of the team rejected the idea. They want the players to treat the FA Cup quarter-final against Nottingham Forest like any other home game. That is a more favorable mindset to winning, especially when you can feel the enthusiasm growing on the training ground. Brighton are far from the only club dealing with such conflicting emotions this weekend, as the bulk of those remaining in the FA Cup are well aware that this isn't just any game. It's a historic, and perhaps unique, chance. There will be no arguments over the competition's meaning this weekend. The majority of the most frequent winners, including the five most successful clubs over the last 34 years and nine of the last ten champions, are no longer in the competition. It couldn't have meant more to those who remained. Half of the eight have never...
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