FA Cup Finals

[kazboot]

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Yes, Branny and the reason you're not talking about Fa Cup Finals of the 70s to 90s is because you didn't win any during this time
Arsenal, however, won 4 Fa Cup Finals during these decades

[HG]

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Stop going off topic now................................

Actually I've very little interest in the cup finals these days I couldn't even tell you who was in last season's final, but I could name everyone from 1979 to 1992.

[branny]

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Yes, Branny and the reason you're not talking about Fa Cup Finals of the 70s to 90s is because you didn't win any during this time
Arsenal, however, won 4 Fa Cup Finals during these decades

Be careful. I remember thinking 6 years without a trophy is a long time after we lost the 81 cup final. It's amazing how quickly that became 34........and we've not been to the Emirates yet! (Have you seen our away form lately?)

[80sChav]

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Stop going off topic now................................

Actually I've very little interest in the cup finals these days I couldn't even tell you who was in last season's final, but I could name everyone from 1979 to 1992.

Indeed! More so as youcan guess generaly it will invole one of the big 4 a (or bifg 5 again now Man City are into mega money) and may-be one from Aston Villa
, Everton or Tottenham occasionaly and very occasionaly a Championship Team! It's always the same old teams and same old games!

Sorry if it appears i'm off topic a tad again in regards to the thread, but i've often thought (though it will never happe) why not make the Community (Charity Shield) a contest bewtween the FA Cup Winners and Leauge Cup Winners, to make it more fun like when Leeds beat Liverpool 4-3 in 1992!! That was an all time classic, but I know the Man Us of this world will only ever want it as the Champions v FA Cup Winners sadly!

[branny]

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Stop going off topic now................................

Actually I've very little interest in the cup finals these days I couldn't even tell you who was in last season's final, but I could name everyone from 1979 to 1992.

Allow me to help you out on that one.

MANCHESTER CITY 1 Stoke City 0. Not a classic but famous because it signalled the end of a longstanding banner at Old Trafford.

[branny]

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Indeed! More so as youcan guess generaly it will invole one of the big 4 a (or bifg 5 again now Man City are into mega money) and may-be one from Aston Villa
, Everton or Tottenham occasionaly and very occasionaly a Championship Team! It's always the same old teams and same old games!

Sorry if it appears i'm off topic a tad again in regards to the thread, but i've often thought (though it will never happe) why not make the Community (Charity Shield) a contest bewtween the FA Cup Winners and Leauge Cup Winners, to make it more fun like when Leeds beat Liverpool 4-3 in 1992!! That was an all time classic, but I know the Man Us of this world will only ever want it as the Champions v FA Cup Winners sadly!

i quite enjoyed this seasons community shield (even though my team lost). Revenge was very sweet though.

[darren]

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i quite enjoyed this seasons community shield (even though my team lost). Revenge was very sweet though.

yes it stung a bit for me losing at the weekend.

[spuggybridge]

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Indeed! More so as youcan guess generaly it will invole one of the big 4 a (or bifg 5 again now Man City are into mega money) and may-be one from Aston Villa
, Everton or Tottenham occasionaly and very occasionaly a Championship Team! It's always the same old teams and same old games!

Sorry if it appears i'm off topic a tad again in regards to the thread, but i've often thought (though it will never happe) why not make the Community (Charity Shield) a contest bewtween the FA Cup Winners and Leauge Cup Winners, to make it more fun like when Leeds beat Liverpool 4-3 in 1992!! That was an all time classic, but I know the Man Us of this world will only ever want it as the Champions v FA Cup Winners sadly!

To be honest it's not a bad idea (and I am a Utd fan), may make the league cup worth a little bit more.

[Hats Off]

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1970 Chelsea beat Leeds Utd after a replay at Old Trafford. I cried as a Child and my older sister asked for permission to swear. Gary Sprake let a nightmare goal in at Wembley from Peter Houseman.
Leeds were so good but they came up short so often because of Sprake. If they'd had a goalkeeper of the caliber of Gordon Banks or Schmeichel, Leeds would have re-written the History books.

Or even David Harvey.

[themilkman]

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!976 Southampton v Man Utd. Used to enjoy it more in those days because there were more shocks. It has a certain inevitability about it these days. Another exciting Man U v Chelsea final this year probably.

[darren]

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another thing is itv dont show the build up like they used to do.

you know the programme started at like nine in the morning showed the teams leaving their hotels etc.
all the way up to and including post match reaction.



the final last year did not even start at 3pm which annoyed me.
tradition seems to have gone fom this great competition.

[Hats Off]

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another thing is itv dont show the build up like they used to do.

you know the programme started at like nine in the morning showed the teams leaving their hotels etc.
all the way up to and including post match reaction.

I remember it well, always switching from BBC to ITV to catch the latest team news or interviews. Then there was always cup final day wrestling that usualy involved the big names of the day in some grudge match, and also FA Cup Final day would be graced with a special Cup Final It's a Knockout competition between supporters of the two football teams competing in the final. Of course the greatest ever cup final was in 1972.

[spuggybridge]

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I remember it well, always switching from BBC to ITV to catch the latest team news or interviews. Then there was always cup final day wrestling that usualy involved the big names of the day in some grudge match, and also FA Cup Final day would be graced with a special Cup Final It's a Knockout competition between supporters of the two football teams competing in the final. Of course the greatest ever cup final was in 1972.

I'm sure you mean 1977 Ha Ha

[80sChav]

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I can still (just about vaugly recall) when Wimbledon won the FA Cup in 1988 - I can still recall Dave Besant saving a Penalty, though I was young, it is one of those thing's that remain in your mind I think. As well I recall Man utd winning 4-0 v Chelsea in 1994 as if it was yesterday, that was another great final as well as in more recent-er times Chelsea v Middlesbrough in 1997 being a really good final.

Sadly I think since the late 1990s and the Chelsea v Middlesbrough one all has changed and the Final's have become nothing like they once were wondering what the score would be, who'll score first etc.

80sChav

[darren]

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And last year i believe they had the final at a quarter past two instead of the traditional 3pm.
this i believe was the first time it had not been at 3pm

so much of the tradition of the cup has gone.
to me the final is not the same with all the tradition gone.

one of my fave finals despite my team losing was the 79 final.
the 3 minute or was it the five minute final.