Just want to say well done to the FA (for once) for getting something right. It’s been confirmed we will play our FA Cup semi final on Saturday 14th April while the other game will take place on Sunday 15th. Should Chelsea get past Benfica in their Champions League quarter final tie they will have the first leg of the semi final to play at home on Tuesday 17th April so I’m sure they’re not happy to potentially be playing two massive matches with very little break in between but that’s what they’ve been given. I’m certain if it had not been us in the opposite semi final the FA would have given Chelsea the Saturday match but when you weigh it up eleven very well paid professional athletes playing two matches in three days with very little travelling involved versus the memory of ninety-six football supporters who lost their lives attending an FA Cup semi final it’s quite clear where the priorities should lie.
The FA have made not just the correct decision but the only decision in the circumstances and we shouldn’t have to be grateful for this, it should be taken for granted, but with some of their recent nonsensical decisions I wasn’t sure what they would have chosen. Glad to see common sense and respect have won out and for today I am siding with the FA. Let’s see what tomorrow brings….
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