Football Daily | Consider our FA Cup final interest well and truly piqued after all
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When Big Website broke the exclusive that Big Sir Jim Ratcliffe plans to sack Erik ten Hag even if Manchester United beat Manchester City at Wembley, Football Daily felt its first twinge of something approaching interest in this season’s FA Cup final. At the exact moment that news of the Dutchman’s imminent exit became public, we were spell-checking a finished article which detailed how the first Cup final we recalled with anything resembling clarity was played in 1982 and won by Tottenham, who eventually beat QPR in a replay.
I see Xabi Alonso has taken defeat in Big Vase final with grace and decorum (yesterday’s Football Daily), thus simultaneously confirming that he was right to avoid any managerial overtures from the Premier League. I mean, what use is a manager if, when his team loses, he doesn’t rant and rave about VAR, bemoan the substandard on-field officiating and take serious offence to the openly provocative digestion of sandwiches. We have standards, you know” – Colin Reed.
As part of his visit to Vale of Glamorgan brewery (yesterday’s Football Daily, full email edition), Rishi Sunak also met with one of Camra’s national directors. While I’m a member I don’t always see eye to eye with Camra’s leadership, and indeed, am something of a bete noire to them. However, their collective ability to be on hand when the prime minister makes a complete and utter fool of himself is something we should all admire” – Ed Taylor,
Smartly, the BBC added David Moyes, Thomas Frank and Cesc Fàbregas to continue their Euros coverage (yesterday’s News, Bits and Bobs, full email edition) after Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand bow out in the quarter-finals” – Steve Mintz.
Derek McGee’s note about German dolls (yesterday’s Football Daily letters) reminded me of this absolute horror show” – Andy Korman.
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