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the magic of the cup
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inkpenspur
Allan Nielsen
the magic of the cup has gone
mjc23
Terry Fenwick
Beat me to it!
paxtonwolf
Tony Marchi
I believe this may on the cards pretty soon.
For me TV killed the FA Cup the day we played Wigan at home in the 3rd round on a Friday night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What was that all about?
And yes, FA Cup FInal Saturday 3pm kick-off...thats how it should be
Its a Cup Final knockout
Cameras with players on the coach
Breakfast at the team hotel
Jumpers for goalposts (wait, thats something else....)
Crawley
Board Legend
I believe this may on the cards pretty soon.
For me TV killed the FA Cup the day we played Wigan at home in the 3rd round on a Friday night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What was that all about?
And yes, FA Cup FInal Saturday 3pm kick-off...thats how it should be
Its a Cup Final knockout with or without Stuart Hall?
Cameras with players on the coach
Breakfast at the team hotel
Jumpers for goalposts (wait, thats something else....)
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milo
Jack L. Jones
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Have enjoyed the build up the game will be a non event as the lottery winners add another trophy to their meaningless collection...
Wont even watch the game I doubt, should be 3pm too
If it goes to ET and pens fans will miss their last trains back to Manchester which is at 9pm, that in itself is a joke
Wont even watch the game I doubt, should be 3pm too
If it goes to ET and pens fans will miss their last trains back to Manchester which is at 9pm, that in itself is a joke
When there's so much football on tv, what is interesting about this one game between two teams you couldn't care less about? I watch Spurs. Beyond that I watch for entertainment or if the result means something for us. For me Wigan-City decides who goes directly to the EL group stage. Who wins the cup? I don't care.
Lily White
Clive Wilson
I remember 1987. I spent the whole day in front of the TV. Lots of interviews, TV crew at the team hotel and following the bus to Wembley, Saint and Greavsie 
Ok so I ended the day storming out of the room and locking myself in my bedroom but the point is that the FA CUP Final use to be huge.
Ok so I ended the day storming out of the room and locking myself in my bedroom but the point is that the FA CUP Final use to be huge.
Jurgen the German
Erik Thorstvedt
In that case, do as the Germans are doing. The German cup final which Bayern are involved in is being played a week after the CL final. Simples.
The fact that Wigan are being punished as a result of reaching the final by having to play scum in midweek shows what the FA think of the competition.
As for people suggesting the winner should get a CL place, great idea, but the premier league will never go for it. They love the fact that a CL place can be decided on the last day of the season.
chicken_badge
Gudni Bergsson
A case of the c-ck wagging the dog...
chicken_badge
Gudni Bergsson
Europa should have a CL spot, that is the one that makes perfect sense for me.
Ditch the whole CL dropouts join the Europa league thing and overnight it would sort out that competition.
As a by-product, the FA Cup and League Cup would also become much more prestigious as well.
Ditch the whole CL dropouts join the Europa league thing and overnight it would sort out that competition.
As a by-product, the FA Cup and League Cup would also become much more prestigious as well.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Or the FA not wanting Arsenal to not be in the top 4
Danners9
Luke Young
The FA have their reasons for every decision, it's always down to money. A Saturday when there is only one other game scheduled is a good time, for them, not after the season has finished. Fans have become an afterthought.
Crawley
Board Legend
No disrespect Jord, but that is the difference between having grown up in this country, and not.
Even the neutrals would be glued to the Cup final on a Saturday. I agree over-exposure on tv is a big factor, no doubt.
Cup Final saturday used to be massive. As mentioned, the tv coverage back in the day was geared around it. It's a knockout with teams representing the finalists, and all sorts of other related stuff. It was cheap, and sometimes tacky, but it was fun.
The competition has been belittled by TV (as in Sky), money, and the insistance of the CL being so bloody vital.