Purely for money reasons...
An easy home tie for prize money with hope of a bigger pay day later in the competition or...
Sheff Utd away (average home att this season over 18000)...we get half of that money £££££££££
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance/_/league/eng.3/english-league-one
gate receipts divided beteen clubs and FA after expenses, so 3 ways!!
Its a 50/50 after expenses with nothing to the FA until the third round:
(i) In matches prior to the Third Round of the Competition Proper (other than replayed
matches in the Competition Proper), the net gate receipts of each match shall be
divided equally between the competing Clubs.
(ii) In replayed matches in the Competition Proper prior to the Third Round, 5% of the net
gate receipts shall be remitted to The Association and the balance shall be divided
equally between the competing Clubs.
(iii) In matches played in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Rounds of the Competition
Proper, the net gate receipts of each match shall be divided as follows:
45% to each Club competing in the match.
10% to the Pool