Jerseybean Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Had almost forgotten that this is today! As a kid this was a huge day for me and much of the nation. Interesting that it’s fallen away so much over the years as a major national event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted May 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 There is actually a FA Cup channel: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09h5vxm/the-fa-cup-202021-fa-cup-channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Should always be the last game of the season and a 3 o'clock kick off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Bring back Grandstand! Not the same these days, will still watch the game of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jerseybean said: Had almost forgotten that this is today! As a kid this was a huge day for me and much of the nation. Interesting that it’s fallen away so much over the years as a major national event. Used to be a 24 hour thing for me as a kid. FA Cup final mastermind the night before, grandstand on the morning, teams leaving the hotel, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ostrich Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Nice to see Big Nige wishing us all the best, he has ofc been a big part of it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 One of the very few games shown in my local 30 years ago and what a good day it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 27 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Used to be a 24 hour thing for me as a kid. FA Cup final mastermind the night before, grandstand on the morning, teams leaving the hotel, etc. Banner spotting in the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 43 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said: Banner spotting in the crowd. Celebrity game beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneCity Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Gazred said: Bring back Grandstand! Not the same these days, will still watch the game of course. This was my saturday for so many years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Until this thread popped up, I had no idea the cup final was today. Worked out that Leicester are playing, but unless I Google it, I could only guess who they are against. (Will guess Man City) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: Used to be a 24 hour thing for me as a kid. FA Cup final mastermind the night before, grandstand on the morning, teams leaving the hotel, etc. I remember the pre-match on Swap Shop…Ipswich v Arsenal especially for some reason…Cup Final Day was really special in those days. It should have far more respect. 3pm KO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Turns out they are playing Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: Used to be a 24 hour thing for me as a kid. FA Cup final mastermind the night before, grandstand on the morning, teams leaving the hotel, etc. Recall before the 81 final, John Bond chatting outside the team hotel. Said the players had just had a light breakfast, except Gerry Gow who had raw steak and 6 inch nails...! RIP Gerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Just to give you all a little hope, my house is looking forward to it immensely. 3 children, 4 adults, snacks from Tesco purchased, Chinese for after. Cant wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsHeadIs Red Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Don’t we have this thread on cup final day every year? Would we really want to watch cup final Mastermind, cup final It’s a Knockout, cup final Masterchef, cup final Sewing Bee, cup final X Factor etc etc these days? I wouldn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevedon Red Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Clevedon Red said: Banner spotting in the crowd. 40 minutes ago, lenred said: Celebrity game beforehand. Jumpers for goalposts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Clevedon Red said: Banner spotting in the crowd. I always remember one at West Ham v Arsenal in 1980..."Rice is the pudding and Devonshire is the cream". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, Clevedon Red said: Jumpers for goalposts. Don’t remember that far back sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Just watched Nige in the Chelsea v Boro match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlands Robin Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Listening to Radio 5 earlier someone was asking if Leicester won the GA Cup today but lost a league match in mid week and ended up finishing 5th in the Premier, would they accept that? The implication being that qualifying for the Champions League is more important than winning the FA Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Final 3 Star Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 48 minutes ago, OneCity said: This was my saturday for so many years! For years my Saturday home game ritual would be: up to the Downs in the morning for a kickabout in the nets, pick up fish and chips in Kingsdown which would be consumed while watching the football previews, wash the dried mud off my knees, then off to Ashton Gate. Back when life was less complicated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 59 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: I remember the pre-match on Swap Shop…Ipswich v Arsenal especially for some reason…Cup Final Day was really special in those days. It should have far more respect. 3pm KO The first cup final I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 All the kids would be out after the final whistle with their footballs, re enacting the winner... 1-1 in 90mins today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, exAtyeoMax said: I remember the pre-match on Swap Shop…Ipswich v Arsenal especially for some reason…Cup Final Day was really special in those days. It should have far more respect. 3pm KO Vaguely remember Man U v Liverpool 77 . After that it was like everyone else , full day of it . Me & dad watching all the build up , Magical days. The F.A aren’t fit for purpose these days. It’s their completion but its shoehorned between two league games. They pander to the prem. it should be the last game of the season & 3 o’clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 It should be a stand alone game, 3pm on a Saturday the week after the top league (whatever hey call it) has finished. The only way it gets it's appeal back at all, is give the winners a Champions League spot. That will stop some of the "big" clubs putting out weaker sides. Wont happen of course. First I remember getting excited about, Leeds Vs Chelsea . Draw at Wembley, long throws diving headers, isn't it. Just watched this video, have a look it isn't the same game any more. This is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ostrich Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Just now, steviestevieneville said: Vaguely remember Man U v Liverpool 77 . After that it was like everyone else , full day of it . Me & dad watching all the build up , Magical days. The F.A aren’t fit for purpose these days. It’s their completion but its shoehorned between two league games. They pander to the prem. it should be the last game of the season & 3 o’clock They have moved it back to being after the season (after a few years of it being before end of season) but this year and the congested schedule has caused it to be between fixtures this year. Not sure I get the clamour for 3pm, I quite like the early evening kickoff and the 3pm obsession is just conservatism, not the fact it makes any sense. 29 minutes ago, Midlands Robin said: Wearlier someone was asking if Leicester won the GA Cup today but lost a league match in mid week and ended up finishing 5th in the Premier, would they accept that? The implication being that qualifying for the Champions League is more important than winning the FA Cup. It's annoying when people try to force binary choices in whatever form they dress it up. It's simple, we win today and we win on Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 Would love Leicester to win it, Leicester have given hope to plenty of clubs outside the big 6 that smaller clubs can actually win things, amazing what they have achieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 17 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: It should be a stand alone game, 3pm on a Saturday the week after the top league (whatever hey call it) has finished. The only way it gets it's appeal back at all, is give the winners a Champions League spot. That will stop some of the "big" clubs putting out weaker sides. Wont happen of course. First I remember getting excited about, Leeds Vs Chelsea . Draw at Wembley, long throws diving headers, isn't it. Just watched this video, have a look it isn't the same game any more. This is brilliant. Was At Wembley for that one, wanting Leeds to win but stood in the middle of the Chelsea Shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, TedsHeadIs Red said: Don’t we have this thread on cup final day every year? Would we really want to watch cup final Mastermind, cup final It’s a Knockout, cup final Masterchef, cup final Sewing Bee, cup final X Factor etc etc these days? I wouldn’t. I think you might be missing the point. Which is, this match was previously considered one of the biggest games in world football and was watched the world over. TV coverage was almost 24hrs yet not compulsory. It was nice to have a different feel about the various TV programmes and coverage of the fans as they made their way to the famous old ground via trains, boats and planes and hearing of their experiences. It was a far greater event than the sanitised version now presented to us and was enjoyed by many more people than it currently is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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