[Albion] Is this our Cup Final?

[Gilliver's Travels]

Is this our Cup Final?

For once, that term, routinely applied in a scornfully derisive manner to minnows facing giants, seems oddly appropriate. But in a good way.

It's all the FA's fault really: pimping out Wembley – traditionally a shimmering prospect for the competition's glorious culmination – as a ready vehicle for extorting further countless £millions from supporters attending the two semifinals.

But look at it this way. On 6 April 2019, Brighton & Hove Albion are facing Manchester City at Wembley… for the prospect of a match a month later, at Wembley, against Wolverhampton Wanderers… Or Watford.

Leaving aside the actual prize, that sequence of football matches just seems a case of Lord Mayor's Show and dustcarts.

Probably just me. Or is anyone else seeing the Citeh encounter as a far more glamorous and hugely memorable occasion, and one that will live long in the memory?

 

[Justice]

To win the cup somewhere along the line we would have to beat City might as well be in the semi.

 

[macbeth]

This is our Semi-final...the real cup final is yet to come...

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

We went up to Wembley in 2019
To play Guardiola and make History.


The next lines remain unwritten....to be continued.

 

[arewethereyet?]

I must confess to most probably having a lump in my throat when I see our manager, Mr C Hughton lead our boy's out side by side with arguably one of the best football manager's on the planet at the home of football, we deserve to be there, we have a fine manager, we are Brighton and Hove Albion.

 

[loco61]

this is our second FA Cup semi final in over 100 years of trying. A great success already but to get to the final we need to win .

 

[Bold Seagull]

Blimey, I know it's been sunny, but I didn't think it was hot enough to be sat out in it for too long...

 

[studio150]

I opened the thread as I thought it was going to be about the Southampton game given that is far more important.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Seeing as I'm not going to be in the country for the final YES! Yes it is

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[Peter Grummit]

I must confess to most probably having a lump in my throat when I see our manager, Mr C Hughton lead our boy's out side by side with arguably one of the best football manager's on the planet at the home of football, we deserve to be there, we have a fine manager, we are Brighton and Hove Albion.

I think we'll have to make the final for that to happen.

But yes, it is our final, and it looks like we will have crowd numbers advantage at least.

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

Saturday vs Southampton is our first cup final of the season.

 

[colonies man]

This is our Semi-final...the real cup final is yet to come...

This is the correct answer.Its pathetic to take such a negative calling the semi our final

 

[colonies man]

Saturday vs Southampton is our first cup final of the season.

Yes and really more important for the club in the long term.

 

[Stat Brother]

Saturday vs Southampton is our first cup final of the season.

I think you ought to scroll back a couple of games.
palace was out first 'cup final', not just for all the associated reasons but mInly because of league position and the fact it was away.

 

[Curious Orange]

My Dad is adamant that this is the easier draw, as there is absolutely no expectation that we might actually win - which there would be if we'd drawn either Watford or Wolves.

I'm in a happy place at the moment, I've got a trip to Wembley with my Dad and son to see an FA Cup semi-final, something that had never occurred to me might happen even a few short years ago.

 

[DavidRyder]

I think the fact that the club has issued the special replica tops to commemorate the semi final, makes me wonder if they think it's our final too!

 

[Moshe Gariani]

It is definitely not "our Cup Final" as that phrase is reserved for condescendingly perjorative usage.

It will be the the best day out at Wembley we've had as a club for 36 years (I'm backing it to be more fun than Notts County in 91 whatever happens) and for many fans it will be the best in their lifetime so far. An occasion to be enjoyed to the maximum however you go about it.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I think you ought to scroll back a couple of games.
palace was out first 'cup final', not just for all the associated reasons but mInly because of league position and the fact it was away.

I think you need to scroll back a game ..Huddersfield was it....

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Was Millwall away our Cup Quarter final?

 

[Surf's Up]

No, we have at least two, maybe 3 more cup finals before the season ends.