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**Damien** · 13-05-2011, 23:23

This year it was made difficult by the Champions League taking place at Wembley a couple of weeks after while next weekend is the final round of Premier league matches which have to take place on the same day, at the same time. Doing it after the Champions League final, 2 weeks after the end of the season, would have been messy and would also extend the season for the two clubs involved.

Truth is the Champions League final always makes things complicated because the FA Cup can't clash with it, and that final tends to be the week after our season ends. They should have given the cup it's own day though, I agree.

13-05-2011, 23:23	#6
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,253	Re: The FA Cup- The biggest comp being made into a farce This year it was made difficult by the Champions League taking place at Wembley a couple of weeks after while next weekend is the final round of Premier league matches which have to take place on the same day, at the same time. Doing it after the Champions League final, 2 weeks after the end of the season, would have been messy and would also extend the season for the two clubs involved. Truth is the Champions League final always makes things complicated because the FA Cup can't clash with it, and that final tends to be the week after our season ends. They should have given the cup it's own day though, I agree.