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What a weekend for the underdogs and the glory of the FA Cup etc etc.  Chelski and Man United beaten and with Liverpool and Arsenal out last round the doors is wide open for the Pompey Boys.  That in itself you would think would make me happy, but there is a little cloud hanging over the situation.

I’m a firm believer, that Wembley should be kept for the final - it adds to the glamour of the occasion and is the icing on the cake for making it that far.  The idea of having the semi-finals there is born once again out of greed and a need to claw back revenue for the FA and Wembley.

Funnily enough with the “Big 4″ now out the organisers are worried that they will struggle to fill the 90000 seats for two matches - one involving 2 Championship sides.  As a result they are talking about reducing the cost of tickets so the plan might well backfire.

I’m not sure what the cost of tickets will be yet, but would love to go to the final should the Blue Army not make a mess of their game against West Brom, but I really am not sure I want my first trip to the New Wembley to be a semi-final - even if the tickets are being sold at a discount.

I can’t claim to be the most ardent supporter, who travels all over the country to watch them play, but for those that are, is it fair to drag them into London twice, and to a stadium that might be only 3/4 full?