Lanterne Rouge Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 The first i remember was Baggies v Everton in 1968, Jeff Astle (RIP) got the winner but the one that did it for me was the epic Leeds v Chelsea games (first one to ever go to a replay?). I remember cycling across Taunton one Cup Final day in the late eighties and there wasn`t a soul on the streets it was such a big thing back then. I don`t think I could tell you who won it last year though............................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, pongo88 said: I remember Wednesday v Everton in 66 because of Kenneth Wolstenholme.’s commentary. Mike Trbilcock played for Everton, but Ken couldn’t bring himself to say his name. He spent the whole match calling him Trebilco That’s how the name is pronounced in Cornwall, his county of birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 First final I remember was 1953 Blackpool beat Bolton 4-3 the Stanley Mathews final. Didn't see it as we didn't have a telly. We had one for the 56 final though when Man City beat Brum 3-1 with Bert Trautmann, the City keeper, playing on with a broken neck after a collision. Only other matches on the telly then were some international matches on a Wednesday afternoon 3.00.pm kick off. As many have said Cup Final day was such a great exciting day for football fans never to be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey54 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 First real memory was Chelsea v Leeds. Kicking lumps out of each other, Osgoods diving header in a night-time replay on the Tuesday after at Old Trafford. Sunderland v Leeds was pure romance with Stokoe running on the pitch at the end in his raincoat and Trilby. Sunderland had to play a league match at Cardiff on the Monday after because of fixture congestion. But the games always had a 'special feel'. Not now. The semi finals are played at Wembley, an absolute joke. A devalued competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Balls Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 The rise of the Premier League and Sky regularly showing live matches led to the fall in the FA cup‘s standing. Until then it was pretty much the only match shown live (yes I know they started showing the semi finals live in the late 80s) and it was on at 3pm, so even the kids could watch It. The dominance (Monopolisation?) of the Premier League also meant that more and more the trophy was won by one of the same few teams every year (Arsenal, Chelsea, Man United over and over again) for whom it either meant completing the Double, which until the 90s was a rarity, or was perceived as a poor consolation prize for not winning the Premier League. In other words, “the romance of the cup” was dying if not completely dead. Wigan beating Man City in 2013 was the last real upset. The 70s and 80s were probably the last real heyday of the FA Cup. Upsets galore (Coventry, Wimbledon), plucky 2nd division teams not just getting to the final as has happened more recently, but even winning it (Sunderland, Southampton, West Ham) and not just classic finals but also classic replays (Chelsea v Leeds, Spurs v Man City, featuring one Gerry Gow, perm and all!). Now we potentially have extra time and penalty shoot outs.... The first final that I can remember watching was 1975, West Ham v Fulham. Fulham were 2nd division but captained by Bobby Moore against his old club and it was his last playing appearance at Wembley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey54 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dr Balls said: The rise of the Premier League and Sky regularly showing live matches led to the fall in the FA cup‘s standing. Until then it was pretty much the only match shown live (yes I know they started showing the semi finals live in the late 80s) and it was on at 3pm, so even the kids could watch It. The dominance (Monopolisation?) of the Premier League also meant that more and more the trophy was won by one of the same few teams every year (Arsenal, Chelsea, Man United over and over again) for whom it either meant completing the Double, which until the 90s was a rarity, or was perceived as a poor consolation prize for not winning the Premier League. In other words, “the romance of the cup” was dying if not completely dead. Wigan beating Man City in 2013 was the last real upset. The 70s and 80s were probably the last real heyday of the FA Cup. Upsets galore (Coventry, Wimbledon), plucky 2nd division teams not just getting to the final as has happened more recently, but even winning it (Sunderland, Southampton, West Ham) and not just classic finals but also classic replays (Chelsea v Leeds, Spurs v Man City, featuring one Gerry Gow, perm and all!). Now we potentially have extra time and penalty shoot outs.... The first final that I can remember watching was 1975, West Ham v Fulham. Fulham were 2nd division but captained by Bobby Moore against his old club and it was his last playing appearance at Wembley. We bought our first colour TV just before that final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 if i remember rightly, the draw was done on a monday, or tuesday afternoon in the 80s. One or two teachers used to put the radio on, thats how big it was. First games stick in my mind, york beating the gunners, and telford, playing at goodison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted August 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Chelsea in the cup 1990 now that was a day ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 29 minutes ago, harvey54 said: First real memory was Chelsea v Leeds. Kicking lumps out of each other, Osgoods diving header in a night-time replay on the Tuesday after at Old Trafford. Sunderland v Leeds was pure romance with Stokoe running on the pitch at the end in his raincoat and Trilby. Sunderland had to play a league match at Cardiff on the Monday after because of fixture congestion. But the games always had a 'special feel'. Not now. The semi finals are played at Wembley, an absolute joke. A devalued competition I remember both those games and the Leeds Chelsea replay was another I watched at my nans house on her black and white tele along with my best mate Steve. She made us both cheese sandwiches and mugs of Ovaltine - bless her. You’re right about the semi finals these days being at Wembley devaluing the competition but they’re played there to raise income for the enormous cost of rebuilding Wembley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, NlGHTMARE said: I’ve been to the last five finals, it’s still got its magic when you’re there. But 80s/90s was better. When were Barnsley in the FA Cup final?................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 First cup final I remember was Arsenal v Ipswich 1978 I think. Special days sat from early morning with my dad . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 One game before my time, in the fa cup when we were in the fourth. Notts county away, the away end looked mental that day. i bet theres some stories from that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Used to be a big thing back in the day. Build up starting at 8am sadly now its all gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey54 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, Robbored said: When were Barnsley in the FA Cup final?................. Didn't they get beat in the semis at Wembley? Cardiff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey54 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, sticks 1969 said: Chelsea in the cup 1990 now that was a day ......... Belter. The day The Gate rocked in the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 There’s too much football on tv nowadays IMO. Every game regardless of importance feels like just another game because we have so much of it rammed down our throat’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 I agree with pretty much everything that has been said but I'm still looking forward to today's match. Both teams will be desperate for silverware and it is their sole focus ahead of the break. Should be a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Can vaguely remember Sunderland beating Leeds, at my grandparents house. Only because my Nan told me about Sunderland not expected to win. The year later became the first ritual getting crisp and sweets and friends round our house to watch Liverpool, Newcastle. Spending the whole day watching the build up and the day. The strangest bit was the parents had drinks and friends round, and yet they had no interest in football what’s so ever. I guess that’s why me and my brothers watched it previously at my Nans so they could have a party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Mid 70’s the newsagent on Keynsham high st had a supply of cup final programmes. I cycled over from Brislington to buy one on Cup Final morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 15 hours ago, sticks 1969 said: Just seen on tv it’s fa cup day tomorrow I remember when it was a big day out who ever was playing one of the few days when my local pub In Bridgwater showed football on the tv ,other then england how times have changed.... During the 70s, the coverage seemed to last all day! Anyone remember Cup Final, 'It's a Knockout'? Whatever happened to Stuart Hall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saturday Boy Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 In the late 70s I used to go to my aunt and uncle's house, build up from 9, unlimited ice cream during the day and curtains closed as the sun came in through the window straight onto the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 33 minutes ago, Curr Avon said: During the 70s, the coverage seemed to last all day! Anyone remember Cup Final, 'It's a Knockout'? Whatever happened to Stuart Hall? Stuart Hall was convicted for sex offences against girls as young as 9 Over a 20 year period in 2013. I i imagine that he’s still locked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 I only just realised that it’s the FA Cup final today.......It was mentioned on the BBC earlier. Chelsea v Arsenal at 5:30pm............... Says a lot about how important the FA Cup is to me these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt55555 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, Robbored said: Stuart Hall was convicted for sex offences against girls as young as 9 Over a 20 year period in 2013. I i imagine that he’s still locked up. He’s been out on licence for 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, Robbored said: I only just realised that it’s the FA Cup final today.......It was mentioned on the BBC earlier. Chelsea v Arsenal at 5:30pm............... Says a lot about how important the FA Cup is to me these days. Are you sure? You’re writing on a thread that started with “Just seen on tv it’s fa cup day tomorrow” written yesterday. Was that not a good enough clue for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham Romanovich Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 25 minutes ago, Robbored said: Stuart Hall was convicted for sex offences against girls as young as 9 Over a 20 year period in 2013. I i imagine that he’s still locked up. Whoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 The first FA Cup I remember was the Tottenham v Man City game. FA Cup final day was always a big thing and we would always have to pick a side. For some reason I always recall it being on the same day as Hanham Fair on the common so we would watch the build up, then whip up the common and back down to the house for kick off. Like so many things in Football, the FA have milked the cash cow and destroyed the magic of the cup. I hate the semis being at Wembley, the match is no longer the climax of the season, the kick off shift was designed to help gain overseas viewers and, the worst decision of all, allowing Man Utd to skip the FA Cup one year so that they could play in the World Club Cup. I think my favourite final was Coventry v Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 1987 Coventry v Spurs my favourite final. FA CUP day was a huge occasion back in the day . But now struggle to watch it. Probably watch the cricket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 Back in the day...when the Cup was a much more highly-regarded competition and not some hinderance to a League Championship we would have the teams interviewed in their hotels and then have helicopter coverage of the buses as they made their symbolic way to Wembley. Never happened at any other time. Memories of old cup stories and giant-killings seem much more exciting and sieze the imagination than they do now. Have we become too accustomed to saturation coverage, the strategies of trophy winning or the 'world view' and branding of the world's oldest knock-out game? Or are we simply waking up from the dream that the Cup used to be perceived as and now have a colder handle on reality? The true nature of the FA Cup still carries on - it's us who have moved the goalposts. On to today: it will be a really strange occasion in a deserted Wembley. What caché the Final has is going to be remembered more for the times it took place in. It's still one of the cardinal dates in my year, even if it's three months late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 3 hours ago, NlGHTMARE said: I’ve been to the last five finals, it’s still got its magic when you’re there. But 80s/90s was better. Only been to one and that was unplanned. 1972 Leeds beat Arsenal 1-0. The day before met up in the Venture for a coach to London to support fellow Knowle Wester Malcolm Jones in the ABA finals. Great bit of luck as some lads were staying over for the Cup Final next day. As luck would have it someone couldn't make it so I grabbed the spare Cup Final ticket. We stayed in some dodgy digs in Shepherds Bush on the Friday night with my final ticket safely installed in my underpants whilst sleeping. Not a great game with Alan Clarke scoring a great header to win the game. At least I saw the great Leeds team in action although I suppose Arsenal are my second team if there is such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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