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FA Cup Final on a Wednesday?

  • 04-02-2005 5:02pm
    #1
    galactus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭


    Reports out today say the FA is considering moving the FA Cup Final to a Wednesday to help England's preparations for the 2006 World Cup.

    The FA is believed to see the best date as Wednesday May 10 - three days before the end of the Premiership season - and not the original date for the final, Saturday May 20. This gives an extra week to help Sven's preparation of the team.

    http://www.footballfanscensus.com/surveys/questions.html?page=1&survey_id=69

    Just say no. Its traditional (getting steamed on a Saturday lunchtime before the game that is).

    Also, I bet Eastenders is on the other channel that night.


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  • #2
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Well if I was English I'd certainly be in favour of my number one team (that being the national team) getting an extra week's preperation. Since there'll most likely be Irish players in the final (predictably Duff and Roy ;) ) I'd like to see it brought forward. I really couldn't give a toss about the tradition of the FA cup TBH. :)


  • #3
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    The Cup Final is always crap anyway (since 1991) so personally I couldn't give a toss. They can have it at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday if they like.


  • #4
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    galactus wrote:
    Also, I bet Eastenders is on the other channel that night.

    'enders is on Tuedsay and Thursday! (and Sunday and Monday...)

    Its a bloody disgrace, next they'll be playing it in Wales or something stupid!

    Mike.

    ps more seriously while I can see the logic, as Svens in charge it'll not make much difference.


  • #5
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Isnt it best to qualify 1st before doin g somfin like this?

    Kinda like Man Utd booking hotels in Glasgow when CL final was there.


    kdjac


  • #6
    por
    Closed Accounts Posts: 568 ✭✭✭por


    KdjaC wrote:
    Isnt it best to qualify 1st before doin g somfin like this?

    Kinda like Man Utd booking hotels in Glasgow when CL final was there.


    kdjac

    It won't just benifit the English players, if Ireland qualify then an earlier finish to the English domestic season will be better for us too.


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  • #7
    Pigman II
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


    So why can't they just switch it to Sat May 6th and play matchday 37 on the midweek? Or is that just totally beyond the scope of the FA's imagination?


  • #8
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, Tuesday

    doesnt really matter although i like the idea of the FA Cup final under lights :)


  • #9
    galactus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭galactus


    Mossy Monk wrote:
    Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, Tuesday

    doesnt really matter although i like the idea of the FA Cup final under lights :)

    I seem to be in the minority with wanting the final to be kept on a Saturday.

    Strangely, the best Cup final I've ever seen was under lights: '81 replay (Spurs v. Man City) with Argentinian Ricky Villa scoring the winner after a mazy run


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