Chelsea match moved! Or Not?

[nodge]

Isn't the cup final a 5:15 ko again?

[eamonn]

Why don't the feckers just go the whole hog and text us the day before the game with the time and the venue like those ravers used to do.
 

Excellent! Quote of the week including 'owt from the Fatcher thread.

[eastie]

Isn't the cup final a 5:15 ko again?

Not been announced as far as I know but there was much criticism of a late kick off last season and it seemed all other games had been moved this season from Saturday.

[olaftab]

Jesus Christ ...cup final FA CUP FINAL ko time not yet fixed...fuckin Sky

[spangley1812]

Jesus Christ ...cup final FA CUP FINAL ko time not yet fixed...fuckin Sky

Much as I would love to blame SKY this one is down to ITV/ESPN I am afraid............

[Ads]

The FA Cup final is invariably a really shit game.

[Clampy]

Whatever happened to the F.A Cup Final (sponsored by whoever) at 3pm on a Saturday. Mind you, whatever happened to the semi final's being played on neutral grounds. The F.A have a lot answer for.

[eastie]

Whatever happened to the F.A Cup Final (sponsored by whoever) at 3pm on a Saturday. Mind you, whatever happened to the semi final's being played on neutral grounds. The F.A have a lot answer for.

Very true clampy , interesting the fa are now giving loads of tickets to the armed forces and creating a neutral zone for fans at Saturdays semi as wigan have only sold 14000 tickets.

I'm sure the swathes of empty seats are not what they expected when moving all semis to Wembley.

[Ads]

The idea of a pie eater spilling his crumbs on my seat in the Holte does make me shudder mind.

A good idea by the FA and to be honest, the kick off times are a pain, but if the Villa were in the FA Cup final, I wouldn't care if it was played at 1am on a Wednesday.

[Clampy]

The idea of a pie eater spilling his crumbs on my seat in the Holte does make me shudder mind.

A good idea by the FA and to be honest, the kick off times are a pain, but if the Villa were in the FA Cup final, I wouldn't care if it was played at 1am on a Wednesday.

Semi Final's at Wembley are a terrible idea and defeat the whole object really. It's just the F.A's way of helping pay for a stadium they stupidly overspent on.

[Mister E]

The idea of a pie eater spilling his crumbs on my seat in the Holte does make me shudder mind.

A good idea by the FA and to be honest, the kick off times are a pain, but if the Villa were in the FA Cup final, I wouldn't care if it was played at 1am on a Wednesday.

Semi Final's at Wembley are a terrible idea and defeat the whole object really. It's just the F.A's way of helping pay for a stadium they stupidly overspent on.

True, except that we played our semi at the old Wembley in 2000.
It's a crap idea, whatever the rationale for it.

[eastie]

The idea of a pie eater spilling his crumbs on my seat in the Holte does make me shudder mind.

A good idea by the FA and to be honest, the kick off times are a pain, but if the Villa were in the FA Cup final, I wouldn't care if it was played at 1am on a Wednesday.

Semi Final's at Wembley are a terrible idea and defeat the whole object really. It's just the F.A's way of helping pay for a stadium they stupidly overspent on.

Agreed, getting to the final at Wembley was a huge thing and still Is of course but the semi finals also at Wembley somewhat takes the gloss of things  and cheapens the competition a bit.

[Des Little]

Why don't the feckers just go the whole hog and text us the day before the game with the time and the venue like those ravers used to do.
 

No mobiles in those days.   It was a case of meeting at the West End Bar and following the convoy.  Maybe we should do that?

[Ads]

Just to clarify, my good idea comment was for giving out extra tickets as Wigan haven't flogged to many.

[CJ]

Here's a radical idea - rather than fcuk around with the fixtures like this, they could hold the FA Cup final at 3.00 on the Saturday after the end of the season. Can't see such it catching on though.