FA Cup final traditions!
Regardless of which teams are playing, the FA Cup final is sacred to the British sports fan.
It has been the same since long before I was born and should remain the same!
The FA Cup final should always remain the same:
- Marching army band entertains the fans
- “Abide with me” is sang by all supporters, music provided by the band
- The fans sing the national anthem
- The teams are introduced to a member of the royal family
This year, the football association should hang their heads in shame!
The tv commentator told us, “There are traditions that are always kept for a Wembley cup final!”
We got “Abide with me” by a gospel choir, with a totally different arrangement, in a totally different key, whilst the camera showed us the fans, who couldn’t join in as they didn’t understand this “modern” version.
We got a national anthem sung by an opera singer!
We got the players being introduced by Kofi Annan! (Secretary-General of the United Nations)
Disgraceful!
If tradition is important to the FA, then why have they dumped all the wembley traditions, and not incorporated the twin towers into the new stadium?
It is the fan’s day, it is the fan’s competition, cut the modernisation and lefty new layout, give us back our FA Cup final!
