FA Cup final

Quoted from Les Brechin

It's just another game now though, played on the same day as league games.

Call me nostalgic but it used to be the game everyone looked forward too AFTER the season had finished.

It was an all-day thing on the TV too, with Cup Final Question of Sport, reporters at the team hotels, the bus ride to the stadium, interviews with famous fans etc etc.

I think the champions league has had a lot to do with this though. More money which clubs prioritize. For the elite clubs around Europe  its now league, champions league then their domestic cup competitions.

Quoted from Limerick Mariner

First time I've watched any of the Cup Final for years. Spurred on by that "anyone but the franchise six" feeling I watched the second half. Incredibly, since Wimbledon won it, there have been only 3 non big six winners up to today.

I was anti-Leicester for a few years - they signed Danny Coyne after having gone into administration, wiping off £30 million debt including the stadium - no point deductions in those days. Be churlish to still hold that against them after all this time- they've stuck two fingers up to the franchise six - fair play to them.

Tottenham aren't part of the big 6. Nobody except Tottenham think that they are. They're a mid table side that's had a few years near the top and got carried away with themselves. Leicester have far more right to count themselves in the big 6, because they've actually won something worthwhile in the last 30 years.

Quoted from pen penfras

Tottenham aren't part of the big 6. Nobody except Tottenham think that they are. They're a mid table side that's had a few years near the top and got carried away with themselves. Leicester have far more right to count themselves in the big 6, because they've actually won something worthwhile in the last 30 years.

Agree. Leicester have won more in the last 5 years than Tottenham in the last 30.  Don't think spurs won league since the 60s?

Quoted from Abdul19

The owner having to be dragged onto the pitch by Schmeichel and then clearly being loved by all the squad reminded me of 2016  

Yes, probably the most cringeworthy moment in our ex non chairmans history when he came bounding up the pitch to gatecrash the TV interview with Omar.

Quoted from Perkins

Yes, probably the most cringeworthy moment in our ex non chairmans history when he came bounding up the pitch to gatecrash the TV interview with Omar.

He's quite well known for gatecrashing TV interviews, remember when Slade was being interviewed live on TV after the spurs game and he poured orange juice all over him "don't forget the orange"

Quoted from Abdul19

The owner having to be dragged onto the pitch by Schmeichel and then clearly being loved by all the squad reminded me of 2016  

Why, did Leicester’s owner get the tune wrong?

Quoted from pen penfras

Tottenham aren't part of the big 6. Nobody except Tottenham think that they are. They're a mid table side that's had a few years near the top and got carried away with themselves. Leicester have far more right to count themselves in the big 6, because they've actually won something worthwhile in the last 30 years.

Agreed, I meant the franchise six.

Quoted from Les Brechin

It's just another game now though, played on the same day as league games.

Call me nostalgic but it used to be the game everyone looked forward too AFTER the season had finished.

It was an all-day thing on the TV too, with Cup Final Question of Sport, reporters at the team hotels, the bus ride to the stadium, interviews with famous fans etc etc.

I absolutely agree with you Les. Cup Final day was the last game of the season and regardless of the teams' supporters most of the nation watched it, a special day in the football calendar. It was a national tradition up there with the boat race, grand national, etc. The FA sold out for money and couldn't give a dam about fans.

As time goes on things change for the better, so we are told. Nostalgia is good for us old ones and I feel very sorry for those younger than us, that will never experience the euphoria of Cup Final day, 3.00 pm on a Saturday

I remember the days of spending nearly all day watching the build up Q of S, Its a Knockout etc. I think the reason this slowly declined is the amount of live tv football, In the 70s and early 80s you didn't get live footy apart from internationals/european and cup finals. So if  you were a footy fan it was special watching a live domestic game. The fact other games are played on the same day is tragic though, and then the big (And even not so big) teams sometimes put out a reserve side (though many are still full internationals) in earlier rounds just adds to the loss of it being special anymore.

In other news Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson goes up for a corner in the last minute of their game against West Brom and scores with a sublime header to keep Liverpool's Champions League hopes alive.

FT...West Brom 1-2 Liverpool.