I know it's not possible, but wouldn't it be great if neither team won?
Why do they persist in leaving those seats in the two stands around the dugouts empty? It was the same for the play-offs and being opposite the cameras, makes it look as though the fans aren't interested. I know it's for the "corporate" big-wigs but it looks awful. There are loyal fans out there who've been to every game this season and are denied the opportunity to see their team in an FA cup final and can't get a ticket and there are empty seats! They must be enraged! When I last went to a cup final (2006), we were on a train from Bath (my auntie lives there and there's a direct line to Cardiff from there) we got talking to some lads who had tickets for the game. Their accents were strange to me so I asked them who they supported. "We don't care as long as we see a good game" they said! I was stunned. They'd all been to the last 11 FA cup finals courtesy of the Wiltshire FA and had no allegiance for any of the 22 teams who'd played there in that time! And yet there were lads outside the ground who'd flown from Australia in some cases in the hope of getting in. I think this is disgraceful.
The design of the ground for TV purposes leaves a lot to be desired. The FA cup final and play-off games are always played in late May and the possibility of strong sunlight is quite high leading to lots of glare/darkness for the poor cameramen to sort out.
Having said all that, my son went last week and he's been to some of the best stadiums (yes, I know but I refuse to use THAT word) in the world and reckons the new Wembley is really impressive inside.
Why do they persist in leaving those seats in the two stands around the dugouts empty? It was the same for the play-offs and being opposite the cameras, makes it look as though the fans aren't interested. I know it's for the "corporate" big-wigs but it looks awful. There are loyal fans out there who've been to every game this season and are denied the opportunity to see their team in an FA cup final and can't get a ticket and there are empty seats! They must be enraged! When I last went to a cup final (2006), we were on a train from Bath (my auntie lives there and there's a direct line to Cardiff from there) we got talking to some lads who had tickets for the game. Their accents were strange to me so I asked them who they supported. "We don't care as long as we see a good game" they said! I was stunned. They'd all been to the last 11 FA cup finals courtesy of the Wiltshire FA and had no allegiance for any of the 22 teams who'd played there in that time! And yet there were lads outside the ground who'd flown from Australia in some cases in the hope of getting in. I think this is disgraceful.
The design of the ground for TV purposes leaves a lot to be desired. The FA cup final and play-off games are always played in late May and the possibility of strong sunlight is quite high leading to lots of glare/darkness for the poor cameramen to sort out.
Having said all that, my son went last week and he's been to some of the best stadiums (yes, I know but I refuse to use THAT word) in the world and reckons the new Wembley is really impressive inside.
