That just made me think of the 2003 FA Cup final in Cardiff - don’t think we had been to a cup final since the ZDS Cup. We were pretty much up for a grand day out and created the amazing yellow wall. Whilst we were there in great numbers an hour or more before kick off, the Arsenal fans at yet another final rolled in 25-25 minutes before kick off - at the final whistle despite winning they had mostly buggered off home. We were still in the ground soaking it all up, which resulted in the rare sight of Arsenal actually parading the cup past us like years gone by. What stood out to me was Martin Keown who to that point I didn’t like, as they came past us all applauding politely, was clapping back at us looking into us lot saying “thank you”.
You’d hope a Saints v Leeds final would at least have 2 sets of fans appreciative of the occasion.
