The FA Cup.

[dave shelley]

And having the draw made before the previous round has been completed, postponed games for inclement weather notwithstanding is a good one?

[cdbearsfan]

No, I'd have it on a Sunday night, about the only time when there are no games bring played in England.

Monday lunchtime is a really daft time to do it. In any case, unless I've missed one... all the matches had been played before the draw hadn't they? There's no FA Cup game on tonight.

[Ron Manager]

And, the draw always took place on Monday lunch time, one-o-clock, I think.  Another tradition gone.

That was a stupid tradition. Glad it's gone. No point in doing the draw on a work/school day.

No it wasn't. In offices/factories and schools all around the country those interested would gather around the one bloke with a beaten up transistor radio to hear the third round draw. Probably listened to in an illict place and sod the consequences. It really was that important then.

[cdbearsfan]

That didn't happen anywhere I've been. Nobody under the age of twenty listens to radio except for moronic garbage like Chris Moyles. Put it on telly, at a time when people can watch.

Having the cup draw on a weekday afternoon should be filed alongside fox hunting as stupid traditions that should never be brought back.

[dave.woodhall]

That didn't happen anywhere I've been. Nobody under the age of twenty listens to radio except for moronic garbage like Chris Moyles. Put it on telly, at a time when people can watch.

Having the cup draw on a weekday afternoon should be filed alongside fox hunting as stupid traditions that should never be brought back.

One man's stupid tradition is another man's romance of the cup.

[Meanwood Villa]

I remember the draw for the semis in 2000 being made before our game at Everton had finished. Really added to the atmosphere as I recall as we were thinking we've got an easy semi here as well.

[WestleyArmsAV]

The same fans who thought the Bolton 2000 semi was "easy" were the same fans that thought Bradford was a bye to the final.

I still wake up with sweats thinking Holdsworth hadn't skied it!

[Richard E]

The same fans who thought the Bolton 2000 semi was "easy" were the same fans that thought Bradford was a bye to the final.

I still wake up with sweats thinking Holdsworth hadn't skied it!

Well, I thought Bolton was easy and that Bradford was a bye to the Final. I stopped worrying about Holdsworth at the end of the penalty shoot out!

[Meanwood Villa]

The same fans who thought the Bolton 2000 semi was "easy" were the same fans that thought Bradford was a bye to the final.

I still wake up with sweats thinking Holdsworth hadn't skied it!

Pretty much everyone then. That Holdsworth miss was a ray of light in 2 hours of unremitting shit. Ended well of course

[Damo70]

If I was an Everton fan I would be beginning to feel cautiously optimistic.  Martinez has run the course last season and two of the big threats will fall at the next round.

I had a tenner on Everton to win it before the third round games. I also mentioned on the betting thread after the third round that I didn't think I had ever had a successful roll up on an FA cup weekend but I had Swansea, Cardiff Brighton, Wednesday and Hull come in at 15/1 on Saturday.

[cdbearsfan]

It would be quite amusing if Man U won fuck all while Everton won the cup in their first Moyes-free season.

[aj2k77]

It would be quite amusing if Man U won fuck all while Everton won the cup in their first Moyes-free season.

Has any manager ever won the Fa Cup in two consecutive seasons with two different teams?

[cdbearsfan]

No. Billy Walker and Herbert Chapman have won the cup with different teams but neither won it in successive years with different clubs.

[johnc]

And, the draw always took place on Monday lunch time, one-o-clock, I think.  Another tradition gone.

That was a stupid tradition. Glad it's gone. No point in doing the draw on a work/school day.

No it wasn't. In offices/factories and schools all around the country those interested would gather around the one bloke with a beaten up transistor radio to hear the third round draw. Probably listened to in an illict place and sod the consequences. It really was that important then.

That was then this is now. ITV/SKY keep trying to convince us about the magic of the cup. Basically if they have to keep telling us about the magic of the cup then it is no longer there. Unfortunately the magic of the cup is gone. 
I used to be able to name the winners and goal scorers in all the cup finals of the 70s & 80s. I don't think I could name the last five winners of the FA Cup if I was asked. Maybe it is the over availability of live football. Maybe it is the that the top 6-7 clubs have their eyes on a different prize come January as indeed do the bottom 6 or 7

[Clampy]

You could argue it started dying when the F.A decided earning money from it was more important than tradition.