' FA CUP FINAL DAY '

Today's Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa, it is good to see the BBC going back to what they did when I was a young lad, starting with football focus and dedicating the list of programming to the Cup Final, I am going to do a few chores this morning then settle down and spend the afternoon watching the build up and the game.

I still think that watching the City in a FA Cup Final is my proudest moment as a City fan, many will say seeing the club promoted to the Premier League is that moment but for four or five seasons I really believed that we would become a top flight side, it was a matter of when and not if, it doesn't make our promotion any less brilliant, it is just that I think we had got there so close so many times it was more a relief and an about time moment than an unexpected one.

But the Cup Final in 2008, maybe because 1927 was etched in our history and something we will always be proud of, I felt as proud that day as I ever have watching the Bluebirds.

Even in defeat our club and especially our fans received widespread congratulations for the part we played that day, I grew up as a boy dreaming that City would be live on the BBC on Cup Final day but never ever expected that day to arrive.

Today's Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa, it is good to see the BBC going back to what they did when I was a young lad, starting with football focus and dedicating the list of programming to the Cup Final, I am going to do a few chores this morning then settle down and spend the afternoon watching the build up and the game.

I still think that watching the City in a FA Cup Final is my proudest moment as a City fan, many will say seeing the club promoted to the Premier League is that moment but for four or five seasons I really believed that we would become a top flight side, it was a matter of when and not if, it doesn't make our promotion any less brilliant, it is just that I think we all had hot there so close so many times it was more a relief and an about time moment than an unexpected one.

But the Cup Final in 2008, maybe because 1927 was etched in our history and something we will always be proud of, I felt as proud that day as I ever have watching the Bluebirds.

Even in defeat our club and especially our fans received widespread congratulations for the part we played that day, I grew up as a boy dreaming that City would be live on the BBC on Cup Final day but never ever expected that day to arrive.

Carl so few fans can actually say they saw their club in fa cup final, even some established premier clubs fans cant say it! Add league cup to that and really remarkable for a lower league club!

Growing up, for me FA CUP FINAL Day was the biggest day in football(other than the World cup)
Its lost its shine,but hopefully today is a new start as they are back to building it up again and having a whole day of it

Today's Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa, it is good to see the BBC going back to what they did when I was a young lad, starting with football focus and dedicating the list of programming to the Cup Final, I am going to do a few chores this morning then settle down and spend the afternoon watching the build up and the game.

I still think that watching the City in a FA Cup Final is my proudest moment as a City fan, many will say seeing the club promoted to the Premier League is that moment but for four or five seasons I really believed that we would become a top flight side, it was a matter of when and not if, it doesn't make our promotion any less brilliant, it is just that I think we had got there so close so many times it was more a relief and an about time moment than an unexpected one.

But the Cup Final in 2008, maybe because 1927 was etched in our history and something we will always be proud of, I felt as proud that day as I ever have watching the Bluebirds.

Even in defeat our club and especially our fans received widespread congratulations for the part we played that day, I grew up as a boy dreaming that City would be live on the BBC on Cup Final day but never ever expected that day to arrive.

Carl it was a proud moment and we prob never thought we would ever see Cardiff at one

Us getting to the FA Cup final far outshines our promotion to the premier.

We got to that final as ourselves while we went into the premier as something that was not us.

Don't give a toss who wins it today just PLEASE keep Ramsey injury free

Carl, in my opinion you are spot on with all of this!

A proud day and the plaudits were rightly on the side of Cardiff City FC and its fans!

My abiding proud memory of the day was how (unlike the fans of most other clubs) OUR fans stayed after the final whistle to applaud Harry's Portsmouth on their win and to cheer our own heroes for the 110% effort they had put in!

Us getting to the FA Cup final far outshines our promotion to the premier.

We got to that final as ourselves while we went into the premier as something that was not us.

Very well summed up

Growing up, for me FA CUP FINAL Day was the biggest day in football(other than the World cup)
Its lost its shine,but hopefully today is a new start as they are back to building it up again and having a whole day of it

Exactly the same Annis. I feel like you. I tell my son of how it was when I was growing up on FA cup final day

Growing up, for me FA CUP FINAL Day was the biggest day in football(other than the World cup)
Its lost its shine,but hopefully today is a new start as they are back to building it up again and having a whole day of it

None of these big finals hold the same attraction or importance to football supporters anymore, who are not supporters of the two clubs involved because we have become saturated with live football on television. The FA cup used to be the only live game broadcast when we were kids, now you can even watch non league games!!
I was just looking at the BBC schedule of all day programming around the FA cup and it fills me with dread thinking of watching idiots like Robbie Savage for hours on end

Growing up, for me FA CUP FINAL Day was the biggest day in football(other than the World cup)
Its lost its shine,but hopefully today is a new start as they are back to building it up again and having a whole day of it

None of these big finals hold the same attraction or importance to football supporters anymore, who are not supporters of the two clubs involved because we have become saturated with live football on television. The FA cup used to be the only live game broadcast when we were kids, now you can even watch non league games!!
I was just looking at the BBC schedule of all day programming around the FA cup and it fills me with dread thinking of watching idiots like Robbie Savage for hours on end

Got to agree with the Savage Robbie comment! LOL

I would love Villa to win it.

Our fans were brilliant that day we all stayed behind to see Portsmouth recieve the cup the press thought was really sporting of us. No clubs doing now or before we went to that final

I would love Villa to win it.

I'd love Ramsey to win it!

Ramsey 1 Villa 0

I would love Villa to win it.

I'd love Ramsey to win it!

Ramsey 1 Villa 0

Still want Villa to win Ramsey won it last year.

I would love Villa to win it.

I'd love Ramsey to win it!

Ramsey 1 Villa 0

Still want Villa to win Ramsey won it last year.

Fair enough!

Wanted Villa to win,but Arsenal won 3 nil, best team won on the day.

Wanted Villa to win,but Arsenal won 3 nil, best team won on the day.

4 nil

Our whole cup run was magical and by far my proudest experience watching City because it was so unexpected. Doesn't the final v Pompey still hold the Wembley attendance record?

Our whole cup run was magical and by far my proudest experience watching City because it was so unexpected. Doesn't the final v Pompey still hold the Wembley attendance record?

Yes it does 89,874

Well Done Arsenal yesterday - outclassed Aston Villa

Growing up, for me FA CUP FINAL Day was the biggest day in football(other than the World cup)
Its lost its shine,but hopefully today is a new start as they are back to building it up again and having a whole day of it

None of these big finals hold the same attraction or importance to football supporters anymore, who are not supporters of the two clubs involved because we have become saturated with live football on television. The FA cup used to be the only live game broadcast when we were kids, now you can even watch non league games!!
I was just looking at the BBC schedule of all day programming around the FA cup and it fills me with dread thinking of watching idiots like Robbie Savage for hours on end

Got to agree with the Savage Robbie comment! LOL

Did anyone see Savage on Pointless ? f*cking cringeworthy