Tony Pulis fears the Football Association could destroy the Cup competition by altering its format too much. At present there is talk of introducing seedings and scrapping replays potentially for the 2012-13 season onwards.
Pulis is also annoyed at the way the fixtures have been spread this season as witnessed this weekend with fourth-round replays among fifth-round ties.
Also, the final itself this year is on the penultimate Saturday of the season, kicking off at 5.30pm following a host of Premier League games, and Pulis is not a happy camper.
Pulis, whose side take on npower League One leaders Brighton at the Britannia Stadium in a fifth-round clash, believes what has happened could be a view of the future.
"Everything is going towards what the big clubs want. They are dictating the way football is run in England, and we have to accept that," said Pulis.
"The national teams are taking up more room to play games, and then you've the Premier League, and the Premier League will look after the Premier League. All part of the food chain.
"But we should keep the luck of the draw otherwise you might not get fixtures like we have this weekend, with Brighton coming to us, and in particular Crawley at Manchester United.
"Crawley supporters could wait a lifetime for something like this to happen again, so I don't think it's something we should take away from those football clubs.
"But I understand what's going on. There are a lot of European games, we've international fixtures in March, so the FA have to find room for it somewhere.
"But it's dropped down in priorities, and they'll kill it if they mess around with it too much.
"The chairman is more traditional than me, so he will be devastated if they do mess about with it."
Pulis feels the FA Cup this season has again failed to attract the respect it deserves.
"I've not been too happy with the way they've done it. I don't think anybody is," added Pulis. "Everybody talks about respecting it, yet they've almost pushed it back when you look at the fixtures.
"The fourth round was in a three-game week, and that is not right and proper in my mind.
"They will say they have to look after the top clubs due to the European games they play in.
"Having said that, you are damned if you do, damned if you don't, so I understand where they're coming from."
