Wembley being half full makes the occasion an anti climax,plus the travelling and cost ,as it's considered very much a second rate competition these days. Whereas a packed Old Trafford inspires players and fans alike.Plus easy to reach and low cost.

Wembley in a nutshell, soulless with its do-nut ring of empty posh seats on a North London industrial estate. Add on to that the trains never seem to be running and it's become a neutral free zone.
Cardiff and Edinburgh were much better venues.

Well any stadium will be half empty and soulless if it's meat and drink customers are watching a competition they aren't bothered about.

This isn't the Locker Cup (which I [ialways[/i wanted us to win incidentally) it's the oldest cup competition in the world.

Besides, winners don't pick and choose what they win, that's why they are winners.

Can't imagjne Liverpool went out against Barca thinking it didn't matter because they still have a chance of the league. Nor will Man City dismiss the FA Cup if they win the league.

For a club that has had more than it's share of barren years, we should have an unsatiable thirst for glory, success and victory in [ievery game[/i

Cardiff was brilliant,and very popular with fans.
Lots of places to eat and drink minutes from stadium and not rip off London prices.
And the stadium is the right size to be full with a smaller crowd.
And would not be a national embarrassment when televised

Magic of the cup, anyone?

Alan Agartastic