30 Mar 2025 19:47:50
Always weird this time of night 7.40 btw, when the clocks go forward, still light.
I'd rather have city than Bournemouth all day long. pepe must have his doubts against us.
Doesn't matter to me, just amazing season proud of all, including fans.
I could go to semi final but won't, I absolutely detest the thought of the FA wanting more coffers. Just spoils it, playing at Wembley. Don't get me wrong. Enjoy reds. Just my opinion. Hopefully get ticket for final.
30 Mar 2025 20:12:36
Totally agree Bowie.
30 Mar 2025 20:42:25
Same here mate.
30 Mar 2025 20:48:35
Just taken the pi$$ out of a country struggling and using wembley as semi final. Just makes no sense rutters. Just had enough. Yeah I've struggled because of my legs etc for games. But I can see greed.
30 Mar 2025 21:02:47
Yeah I agree Bowie - I don't think City will be relishing the thought of playing us.
30 Mar 2025 21:23:06
Bowie I don’t agree with it either, but I’m afraid it’s the legacy of the hillsborough disaster, to play them at a bigger, safer, venue.
30 Mar 2025 21:46:36
Should be thankful for the time being that it's played here at all, and not Saudi Arabia like the Copa del Rey. Suppose that will be the future!.
30 Mar 2025 21:47:37
Prefer Wembley to the alternatives of villa park
Old Trafford
Liverpool
Spurs
Aresenal as its neutral and has a bigger capacity.
30 Mar 2025 22:33:21
Stevie bud, I can understand your meaning. So your saying, we ain't learnt anything from Hillsborough? I know for a fact manchester/ liverpool/ newcastle etc etc could easily put on a show. Just spoils the cause. Again FA filling there coffers around cockneyland. Dtp can't you see what I'm getting at? Why semi AND final? Takes the edge off it totally.
30 Mar 2025 22:42:45
Why should I be thankful mossy for cloughs sake. Because we have a weak country giving into everything? Not me young man.
31 Mar 2025 03:11:00
What time are you going to be in the TBI tomorrow night legless? Going to try and get there.
31 Mar 2025 09:19:46
Not really Bowie as we know the venues before a ball is kicked in the cup and been at Wembley for a while now
It's your choice at the end of the day to stay away.
31 Mar 2025 15:55:29
Hopefully around 6.30 Vale.
31 Mar 2025 16:09:35
Bowie that’s not my opinion, that’s a fact, semi finals were reviewed in the aftermath of Hillsborough. And it was decided that the safest option was to play them at Wembley,
{Ed001's Note - but that's not true. They were moved in 2008 after they rebuilt Wembley and needed more games to pay for it. Nothing to do with Hillsborough and no idea why you are making that out as a fact.}
31 Mar 2025 16:46:12
Ed the 1991 semi final between spurs and Arsenal was play played at wembley as a safety precaution in the aftermath of Hillsborough,
{Ed001's Note - yes, as a one off. The actual moving of semi-finals to Wembley on a permanent basis was in 2008. Nothing to do with Hillsborough. It was all about paying for the remodel of Wembley and making money for the FA.}
31 Mar 2025 17:17:47
Ed001 we need a like button for your comments.
Stevie you should really research before stating things as fact! Or just ??
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31 Mar 2025 17:51:07
Ed my last comment on it, spurs / Arsenal was the precedent, in the knock on from hillsborough the Taylor report recommendation of all seater stadium, made a lot of the traditional venues which then had to renovate, and reduce capacity made them too small for semi finals and and ran the risk of a similar incident, the re built villa park 42 k, , it made sense to move them to Wembley once re built,
{Ed001's Note - make as many comments as you like, you are still wrong.}
31 Mar 2025 18:06:10
I always thought it was because the new Wembley was massively over budgeted and it was about the FA clawing as much money as possible back.
31 Mar 2025 18:17:44
Ed001. Funnily enough i researched that myself yesterday when Bowie mention how semi's at Wembley spoil the prize of the final in getting there for both fans and players and yes your dates and reasons are absolutely spot on ??.
31 Mar 2025 18:17:56
Ed only in your opinion, the Taylor report and all seater Reduced Hillsborough capacity to 39k now 34k villa park to 42k, fancy playing a Man U Liverpool semi final there would you? The Taylor report rendered many of the old traditional venues unfit, for a decade, so whether you agree or not, Hillsborough and the aftermath had a bearing on the decision to play semis at Wembley,
{Ed001's Note - I didn't say I disagreed with your reasoning, all I said was that wasn't why it was done. Why do you argue when you are simply incorrect? Just accept it and give it up.}
31 Mar 2025 18:58:58
I did the same balloons because i wasn't sure. Seems we all agree apart from one, one who is never wrong ??.
31 Mar 2025 19:00:17
Just accept it, Stevie.
31 Mar 2025 19:02:58
And ED lol my D**b*ss comment you edited looks more spot on now???.
31 Mar 2025 19:15:20
Stevie just give up mate. your wrong and the last thing we need is for you to turn into the incredible hulk.
31 Mar 2025 19:20:35
Wasn't Wembley budgeted at £350 million but ended up costing double? That might he the reason.
31 Mar 2025 20:36:16
Winter I love the way you think you can tell people to keep quiet, the day you put anything on here worth discussing would be a first,
31 Mar 2025 21:16:23
Still no reason to say I'm not going because of the money FA are making.
That's a total nonsense
And getting a ticket for the final instead?
Well good luck with that one is all ill say as they won't be available to anyone but season card holders and membership gold and silver.
31 Mar 2025 21:46:22
Winter, you should change your banter name to KENWOOD. Not got it yet? Well they make mixers. think about it.
31 Mar 2025 21:46:30
Wanna bet dtp, ? I have a son who coaches for newcastle. Not bragging just stating. And if that goes ti#s up hopefully andersons best mate.
31 Mar 2025 21:53:49
Btw my son also knows a wembley box holder, which is a given. But probably silly money. And also ( my main one. I still keep in touch regularly with jolly the punk) gold ticket holder. ?.
31 Mar 2025 22:11:38
Vale, its a banter site, if you can't stir it up here where can ya? ???.
31 Mar 2025 22:16:23
And Stevie, love ya???.
31 Mar 2025 23:10:38
Easy to get tickets then?
Well done.