And it should be kicking off at 3pm with army band on the pitch .The FA Cup was still as important as ever through the 90s. It was when United declined to play in it in 2000 that did it. When one club decided they were bigger and more important than the oldest cup competition in the world, that was the turning point.
You’re spot on about the semis at Wembley. Takes the shine off the final, big time.