The FA Cup

noharmdone · June 20, 2013

Well the FA has decided to give the FA Cup final its own day this season.

No Premier League games to be played on the same day.

Is this enough to re-ignite the competition ?

The final is on 17th May..

It's on lads....

BlueLlama · June 20, 2013

Good start but we also need :

Semi Finals back at neutral grounds

To be last game of the season

Games to be on channels we can watch (NOT ESPFECKINGN)

Respect from managers and for them to pick a decent starting XI

noharmdone · June 20, 2013

BlueLlama said:
Good start but we also need :

Semi Finals back at neutral grounds

To be last game of the season

Games to be on channels we can watch (NOT ESPFECKINGN)

Respect from managers and for them to pick a decent starting XI

Top shout that one.

BlueLlama · June 20, 2013

Need the Final to feel special again but I think they are signed up for wembley for another 5 years or something tohelp pay off the new stadium

noharmdone · June 20, 2013

BlueLlama said:
Need the Final to feel special again but I think they are signed up for wembley for another 5 years or something tohelp pay off the new stadium

Our semi win against Utd felt like the final..
Roberto will fix this .

Azzurri · June 20, 2013

I want semi finals at a neutral ground again.

Wembley should be for the final only. Makes it more special. Then again, if that was the case I'd have only been there once instead of three times.

noharmdone · June 20, 2013

Azzurri said:
I want semi finals at a neutral ground again.

Wembley should be for the final only. Makes it more special. Then again, if that was the case I'd have only been there once instead of three times.

Villa Park was boss..

Merseyzig · January 1, 2016

Reckon I must have seen just about every Everton video on YouTube so ended up watching the two FA cup semi-finals that have been played at the Old Lady in my lifetime, both involving the Viet Cong and ManU, one in 1979 (replay) and the other in 1985 the same day we beat Luton at Villa Park. Got me wondering have other FA semi finals been played here and also how was Goodison segregated when these two were playing? I always imagined that the Mancs had the PE and the Bullens, the VC had the rest, but I couldn't be sure.

Yes, these are the things keeping me awake at night.

ToffeeDoug · January 1, 2016

Are they playing Prem games again just a couple of days after the 4th round weekend? That has got to go, too many weakened teams put out for the Cup games.

Get rid of most of the drossy televised games and all the stupid kick off times across four days. Neutral grounds for the semi. No other league games on Final day.

Job done.