RE: Date of FA Cup final moved
Clitterbug > 19/06/2013, 21:01
Scotty I take your point about sunday football I too enjoy a couple of pints or my sunday dinner with a game but what im getting at is TV/Sponsors have more say on kick off days/times than the FA, the FA Cup Final was happily held on Saturday at 3 o'clock post season for well over 100 years, now I don't know what the idea of changing the date was, {maybe it clashed with something big in America} but seeing as Budwieser took over sponsorship in 2011 and wanted it held at 5 o'clock I think we can assume the change of the kick off time had something to do with selling beer, if kick off in Wembley {London} is at 3pm that makes it 10am in New York, so postponing kick off by 2 hours makes it easier to sell their brand at noon, I bet the ''Budwieser FA Cup Final'' was well advertised to Americans, 'Come into the bar n sink some suds, while you watch that quaint little old Limey game, soccer' Budwiesers deal was 2011-2013 so whoever is sponsoring the next final is most probably English or European if the date/time have reverted, I don't think its the FA bowing to the wishes of the fans, restoring tradition.