Posted on 16th May 2016
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
The FA Cup final will take place on Saturday – with thousands of football fans descending on Wembley stadium for one of the highlights of our footballing calendar.
Many of you will be looking for a quick pint along the way and ahead of every major fixture local pubs are “split”. It’s important fans know which are “theirs”. The pubs may refuse entry to the “wrong” fans.
Please note the FSF doesn’t play any role in allocating pubs to specific sets of fans, the Met Police share this information and we believe it’s important fans know the lay of the land so they can make the most of their day.
East – Manchester Utd
West – Crystal Palace
Thanks to Andrew Wilkinson for the photo used in this article. Reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
Everton Women take on Manchester City in the Women’s FA Cup final next month but following a change to Sky Sport’s broadcasting schedule that now clashes with Everton vs Newcastle United in the men’s game – leaving those who wanted to see both with a tough choice. Young Toffee Anna Mallanaphy is calling on the broadcasters to accommodate both fixtures and avoid the clash…
Plans for this month’s League Cup final have been criticised by supporters of the competing finalists over a lack of “logic or common sense”.
Supporters organisations at Liverpool and Manchester City are calling on the FA to move their semi-final in April from Wembley after learning of rail disruption.
Brentford, QPR and Wolves are the latest clubs to confirm they will have safe standing areas – and more clubs are expected to follow next season as the Government has confirmed that Premier League and Championship clubs can introduce standing during 2022/23.
