Quote ="wrencat1873"I understand the sentiments behind your post and most of is absolutely right.
However, other sports seem more than capable of filling Wembley and while some round ball fans may not have to travel quite as far, although plenty go longer distances, we are supposed to be celebrating the sport and have a final between the two best cup sides of that season and as a sport, once a year, we should be able to fill the country's major sporting arena.
It never used to be a problem and people generally are better off now than they were 20/30 years ago.
There is little doubt that everything in our sport in now focused towards the GF, which has taken much of the sparkle away from the cup.
But, Wembley is still where it used to be, the area around Wembley is actually improved over recent years and the rip off prices are similar at EVERY major venue in the country.
One thing for sure is that nobody can blame Catalan for the poor attendance and to say that the contest was between the two clubs sitting first and second in the comp, who both like to boast about their support, not to mention the cracking weather etc, there are very few genuine excuses for the attendance.'"
I used to live near there in 1970/1971, I can assure you the area has declined a lot since then.
I agree these days some people have more income but people are also better travelled and expect more for there money.
In the 1950s and 1960s a trip to London/Wembley was the most probably the furthest some people had ever travelled.
Realistically we are never going to match the attendances of the FA Cup and League Cup, the NFL games that are played there attract a big crowd but they are a unique event.
Perhaps at my age I'm used to better things but it's not somewhere I'm ever likely to go as neutral fan.
