2024

[Simon Page]

The razzmatazz can stay buried with David Coleman. Every January I think of this and crave an update:

[luke95]

Is it the Holy Grail anymore?

Yep still is

[johnc]

Is it the Holy Grail anymore?

Only to am aging population. If you're under forty or part of the 10,000 new supporters we've found post-lockdown the FA Cup is an irrelevance.

I ha ent been under 40 for a while now

[FrankyH]

The razzmatazz can stay buried with David Coleman. Every January I think of this and crave an update:

Remember that in a second hand shop on Station Rd ( in the 90’s ,think it was twenty quid) . Wish I’d  bought it !

[curiousorange]

Will always be the first, last and everything until we win it again.

[RamboandBruno]

Is it the Holy Grail anymore?

Only to am aging population. If you're under forty or part of the 10,000 new supporters we've found post-lockdown the FA Cup is an irrelevance.

My 13 doesn’t get as excited about the cup as me, saying that if we got the QFs, he would start getting very excited by the whole thing.

[Ian.]

Is it the Holy Grail anymore?

To me it still is, although due to our lack of involvement for so long and the lack of coverage, I can’t remember the last time I sat in and watched it. But growing up that Saturday was magic, whoever was involved. You had football on the TV from around late morning non-stop, it was brilliant. You got to see the players in a different light, the crap songs, on their bus on route and little stories about players or fans. I suppose today we have social media on tap so that replace that little bit of insight.

I absolutely loved Cup Final day, so yes for me I’d like us to win it probably more than finishing second or the Champions League.

As so many have already said, it’s probably more to do with nostalgia than anything else.

[SaddVillan]

I was two years old in 1957 and asked why I couldn't go to Wembley with my Dad.

"You're too young son, you and your brother (aka BorderVillan) can go next time" replied Mom.

Well, we've been to every "next time" since then, Mom and Dad are now HEITS, but me and BorderVillan live in hope that we'll see us win The Holy Grail before we join them.

[Border villan]

I was two years old in 1957 and asked why I couldn't go to Wembley with my Dad.

"You're too young son, you and your brother (aka BorderVillan) can go next time" replied Mom.

Well, we've been to every "next time" since then, Mom and Dad are now HEITS, but me and BorderVillan live in hope that we'll see us win The Holy Grail before we join them.

I still have my Dad’s ticket and a programme from that great day but want a winning set of my own.

[Chris Harte]

Well after our no-shows in 2000 and 2015 I'd love us to get to the final on the basis our luck has got to change at some point.

That said the winner of the FA Cup picks up a total of £3.9m in prize money. That includes the money for wins at the different rounds of the competition.
Meanwhile, it appears Villa have already picked up €6.5m for their progress so far in the Conference League and stand to earn an additional €8.6m if they can win it.

So I think I know which competition the money men will want Unai to give priority to.

[Witton Warrior]

If you aren't bothered about winning things what's the point?
I have seen us win everything else

[lovejoy]

West Midlands cup?

[Hopadop]

The razzmatazz can stay buried with David Coleman. Every January I think of this and crave an update:

I'd also love an update, truly, but it's not what it was. I can't have been the only one in 2000 thinking it would be just a little bit hollow when the champions didn't think it worth defending?

I was still massively pissed off at that final, but it was already slightly tarnished for me.  I'd still love it, but not as much as I would have in the days of yore.

[saunders_heroes]

The razzmatazz can stay buried with David Coleman. Every January I think of this and crave an update:

I’ll die happy once I’ve seen us win the FA Cup!
Also if our new club badge is similar to the one top left in the above picture I’ll be very pleased indeed.

[LeonW]

I’ve always wanted us to play strong teams in the cups, particularly the FA Cup. But this season I think a good cup run with the additional games may hinder us. I think champions league qualification and the conference league should be our priorities this season. Realise this won’t be a universally popular view.