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« Reply #15 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 10:51:20 » |
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Couldn't give a fuck.
It used to be a really exciting day. Now it's just kind of dropped off my radar completely   Both of these sum it up for me. |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
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« Reply #16 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11:10:27 » |
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When I were a lad, it was one of the two live games on TV all season (the other being England v Scotland)
Now, it's just another game which has no real interest if your team isn't playing
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #17 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11:16:38 » |
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When I were a lad, it was one of the two live games on TV all season (the other being England v Scotland)
Now, it's just another game which has no real interest if your team isn't playing
It was always THE highlight of the season, the build up pre game on kids tv from 9am like Swap Shop or Tiswas then followed by Football Focus with a massive build up, following the coaches to Wembley from their hotels.....now football on TV is at saturation point and the FA Cup final means nothing as a spectactle any more, partly devalued by Big clubs playing their reserves and Youth players in the early rounds and Man Utd dropping out of it altogether in 1999/2000. Now its just another game, normally between two Premiership clubs....dull. |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #18 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11:22:14 » |
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As an event, I still look forward to it. In fairness, they're mostly Finals between two top flight clubs and plenty of FL teams get quite far still. 2008 had three non-PL teams in the Semi-Final, that's modern times.
The lack of a 3pm thing is rubbish especially when you know it's to accommodate our friends in the USA etc.
The top level of Non-League football is also largely professional now so that's taken a bit of the edge from the 'Giant Killing' too.
A Conference, sorry, National League side beating a League One team doesn't feel that impressive anymore.
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« Reply #19 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11:38:43 » |
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The best final in recent years was the 2006 final when Liverpool and west ham drew 3-3.
I was at Hampden that day at the Scottish version watching Hearts beat Gretna on penalties after trouncing Hibs in the semi final. Great days.
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
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« Reply #20 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11:53:02 » |
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Personally I love the FA Cup! Perhaps some of the romance has faded but its still by large one of sports greatest occasions!
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Now, ain't that just like me?
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« Reply #21 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11:56:09 » |
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I think my enthusiasm for it has been dampened by working on cup final day the last few years. If I had the day off I'd have some mates over, crack open a few beers and enjoy it. As it is, I'll be listening in whilst driving home from London to Preston, in a repeat of what was rather a miserable journey just 6 days ago.
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« Reply #22 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11:58:17 » |
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We're not playing so I couldn't give a flying one, never have done.
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« Reply #23 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 12:04:40 » |
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I love the Cup Final. Come on Villa!
But I wish the dreadful Abide With Me was dropped. What a boring song. Utter crap. I wonder how many of the crowd know the meaning of Abide.
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« Reply #24 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 13:15:17 » |
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TOTP2,FACup  quality tracks on this |
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« Reply #25 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 13:36:43 » |
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I used to watch the hours of build-up, but now I don't even bother with the actual match. Football's crap these days.
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Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG
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« Reply #26 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 13:38:49 » |
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I used to watch the hours of build-up, but now I don't even bother with the actual match. Football's crap these days.
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« Reply #27 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 13:42:43 » |
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I'll watch it if I'm in. 5:30 ko is not helpful though.
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« Reply #28 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 16:19:57 » |
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Hymn muted. Fucking dirge.
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« Reply #29 on: Saturday, May 30, 2015, 16:21:47 » |
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abide with me. has that always been sung at the cup final. if so why?
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