FA Cup

[celtic]

Both semi's will sell out IMO. The FA have a contract with Wembley to say that the semi's must be played there for x amount of years since the re-build.

Apologies if this has been stated ITT already.

[pokerfan]

Has there been any official announcement the play off finals will be held at Wembley this year or is it Old Trafford ?

[TheChipPrince]

Has there been any official announcement the play off finals will be held at Wembley this year or is it Old Trafford ?

Championship at Wembs, L1 & L2 at OT

[pokerfan]

Has there been any official announcement the play off finals will be held at Wembley this year or is it Old Trafford ?

Championship at Wembs, L1 & L2 at OT

Tks Chip, from a nit point of view OT will be better for us.

[Longy]

Both semi's will sell out IMO. The FA have a contract with Wembley to say that the semi's must be played there for x amount of years since the re-build.

Apologies if this has been stated ITT already.

iirc Bolton failed to sell out for playoff finals and the semi vs Villa in 2000 at Wembley in the past. They simply don't have the floating support to add to the hardcore supporters they have.

[Acidmouse]

People justifying the semi's being at Wembley..lol

You don't reward teams a day out for reaching the semi's becasue lets be right its nothing to do with that, its about squeezing money out of supporters weather is better for them or not.

[gatso]

People justifying the semi's being at Wembley..lol

You don't reward teams a day out for reaching the semi's becasue lets be right its nothing to do with that, its about squeezing money out of supporters weather is better for them or not.

fwiw I'm not trying to justify it, just think people may as well accept it as that's the way it's gonna stay and at least it's wembley so it's an experience and a day out. could be worse and they make all 4 teams come down and play at selhurst park

I'd prefer them to be somewhere local to the teams but it's not going to happen

[AndrewT]

Would be cool if the four remaining teams decided to chop and no fucker gets to go to Wembley.

Now Arsene Wenger has something else to moan about - not getting the other clubs to agree a saver for the losing quarter-finalists.

[david3103]

Regrettably the semi finals will be at wembley for the longterm future.

The stadium very few of us wanted, in a location even less of us would have chosen brought with it a bill that nobody can afford to pay...

So we're stuck with that. But are we also now stuck with the draw for the following round being made before the current round has even had a chance to be complete?

Takes away a lot of the magic imo and potentially damaged Reading's chances yesterday when Citeh were given even more incentive to win.