what a day up very early well about 5 actually as i couldnt sleep(like a kid at crimbo) jumped on the coach at about 7am,straight run (no stopping)to god knows where,went to a pub called the pleasure boat which was about a 20 minute walk to wembley,went and had a mcdonalds then of to the ground,had seats on the bottom tier near the corner flag 16 rows up from the pitch,watched cardiff win sang my heart out (lost my voice today) then back to the pub sank a couple and back on the coach and in my house about 12.30pm totally shattered,and yes at the final whistle i had a tear in my eye

a little bird told me(well saj really) that a certain gooner was there .

cant wait now for the final mrs says if i want to go i better start saving so it looks like ill have to give up the weed

heres 2 pics
my daughter on the way into the stadium



and me with a big stupid grin on my face that has remained even today

Great pics mate and a thoroughly enjoyable game to watch.

Well done to the Bluebirds - I for one hope you go on to win it and get your rightful taste of Europe. If they can let Liverpool into the Champions League when they didn't qualify it should be a doddle getting you into EUFA when you did.

<------------ Me fly fishing!!!

If it helps any I can get a bet on Portsmouth for you!!!!!

Well done Cardiff! Excellent goal and a very entertaining match. I enjoyed watching players whom I've rarely seen play before Sunday. I expect to see some of them snatched up by EPL squads this summer.

As for Sav's day. Love the pic of your daughter. In years to come, she will look back on that day and smile. As for the other pic...



Give me a break! It's nearly lunch time over here.

Enjoy the Final.

By the way, I saw a story that said UEFA has agreed to give Cardiff it's rightful place in the Cup next season should they beat Pompey.

sonny a bet by u would bring me a little more confidence for the final

and yankee ur right according to the press platini is a bluebird(and i saw a flag saying the same at wembley)

pompey looked shite against the baggies in their semi and hopefully parry will be fit for the final and run rings round cambell +co.
also there is a little rumour going round that a certain "GOD" will be fit for the final and it would be just like him to come on in the second half and net the winner

Good result for the Bluebirds. Looks like DJ has gone one further in taking you to the FA cup final.

He could only manage a semi with Wolves.

Wasn't it just a few months ago that Cardiff fans were shouting "Jones OUT!"??

Yes your quite right there i was going to bring up a few old posts about that but i think i'll leave my buddy sav enjoy the buzz other than throw old shit in his face.

Sonny, love the fly fishing maybe thats something else we could do next meet up.

Glyn i hope you enjoyed Dave Jones's semi.

Oh and yes miss Vicky was at wembley in the Cardiff end and she had a bloody good day to from what i heard....

I'm off to anfield on Sunday thanks to sonny so stay tuned for pics of a real football stadium.

The la-*test*-('") news I've heard on this is that when Cardiff win the FA Cup they will take the fifth placed team in the premierships place in EUFA Cup.

shit that means liverpool are screwed again dont worry though rob i expect they will let them in again u know like last time make up a new rule

So they should it ain't fair to stop us defending our trophy.

Good win for Cardiff, and a great goal from Joe Ledley. He'll be playing Premier League football next season, for sure. Shame it won't be for Cardiff though, eh?!

If Cardiff can do the unthinkable and win the cup they will deserve their UEFA Cup spot. UEFA have said that if the FA bottled their decision then they'll give Cardiff a wild card position in the UEFA Cup, fair play to them for that.

As for the final, I fancy Pompey to be a bit too strong, physically and talent-wise for Cardiff, but I'm hoping for a good game. Let's face it, whenever any of the 'big 4' get together for a Cup Final it's f*cking diabolical, so it can't get any worse! The Semis weren't exactly top quality mind you.

Can anyone remember the last decent set of semi finals? Or a truly great cup final? I think we'd have to go back in time some to find them.

1999 Man U v Arsenal comes to mind, the replay that is......

West Ham v. Liverpool.

Look out, this one could be even better. My guess is that both sides will spend the entire match with an attacking mindset. With players like James, Campbell, Baros, Kanu, Sinclair, Hasselbaink and Fowler in the sides, the teams will hardly feel like newcomers to the scene. Can't wait!

West Ham-Liverpool was a great cup final in terms of entertainment, for sure. I'll give you that RY.

Mario, was that the one with the Ryan Giggs stunner?

I'm in the process of reading this month's Four-Four-Two magazine, and it has an article in there about the 1990 semi finals. Liverpool got knocked out by Crystal Palace, Man Utd beat Oldham. The Palace-Man U Cup Final was pretty spectacular too. Great days...

Yes it was, the game had it all, United down to ten men after Keane was sent off, Arsenal missed a penalty (saved) on 90 minutes with the score at 1 - 1 and then extra time and the Giggsy stunner.....

I also remember the heart break of the 1979 final between United and Arsenal... The gunners 2 - 0 up with five minutes to go, United bring it back to 2 - 2 only for Alan Sinderland to net for Arsenal with the last kick of the game...

The Spurs v Man City final of 1981 where the game went to a replay then Spurs won it 3 - 2 with a cracking goal by Villa...

My personal favourate is of course the 1977 final when United as clear under dogs beat Liverpool and prevented them from a historic treble... I had started supporting United a year earlier...