FA Cup Semi-Final | City v Chelsea | Sat 20 Apr 5:15pm SOLD OUT

[Stephen230]

Both semis would have been perfect for Villa Park.

So much for the FA saying they'd go back to neutral grounds after a few years paying off the wembley debts.

Greedy cunts.

Did they say that?

That’s a genuine question btw. I can’t remember what was said but it surprises me if they said that.

 

[1961_vintage]

Who did the Dippers draw ?

More-cambe.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Did they say that?

That’s a genuine question btw. I can’t remember what was said but it surprises me if they said that.

I'll try and find the quote from I think it was Adrian Bevington when he was at the FA.

It was something like the semis would only be need to be played there for 7/8 years to help pay off the new stadium.

It could be a Mandela affect memory now I think about it?

 

[Didsbury Dave]

How annoyed must Coventry be, they would have relished playing us out of the three, yet united and chelsea both wanted to avoid us.

Someone from Coventry was on the radio who said that they wanted anyone but us.

 

[toutmaster]

Every round to now all the numbers are on screen weird

 

[the blue panther]

To retain the FA Cup, we have to beat one of either 2 mid table teams or a Championship team
Can't ask for much more than that.
It's ours for the taking.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Both semis would have been perfect for Villa Park.

So much for the FA saying they'd go back to neutral grounds after a few years paying off the wembley debts.

Greedy cunts.

I am not aware of the FA ever saying that, in fact the opposite is my understanding.

 

[TinFoilHat]

I am not aware of the FA ever saying that, in fact the opposite is my understanding.

I think it's a false memory.

I'm scrambling through Google to find the quotes and can't find them.

I put my hands up.

 

[HelloCity]

I am not aware of the FA ever saying that, in fact the opposite is my understanding.

I think it was more a case in the early years they said they needed to have semis at the new Wembley to help pay the debt off. Technically they never said they’d go back to other venues.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Their debt is such that they need every opportunity to cash in for decades.
They pledged to keep the semis there for 30 years when it was rebuilt.
That was before Covid hit the income.