Why the carling cup is overtaking the Fa cup

This seems to be an unhappy statement, but possibly true because while the Carling cup is played in a period where players are fresh and ready to play, the Fa cup appears at the worst possible time, when players are wanting their Christmas break, so while Manchester United will be resting players against Scunthorpe, they will field players who have hope that the game against Scunthorpe may lead to a starting birth in the premier league, for example Bebe it's a big chance for him tomorrow, yet in January if the same game was played then it would be a different story, because while the reserve Manchester United players have lost all hope for the season, they would face a team in Scunthorpe more interested in Championship safety, yet tommorow will be a different and more enjoyable story.