Wembley

[Zippity]

I agree with Birmingham-I know London is the capital but they get every other bloody thing going and, given that it's the national team, a more central location would be fairer. Having said that, history and tradition count for a lot too, and I was for it being moved when they were considering their options before the new stadium was built but now that it's there it makes sense to use it in the way it used to be used. Mind, the semi finals should be moved back to neutral grounds around the country as they were only moved to Wembley to help pay the massive debt incurred by the rebuilding.

And if it is sold, the £180 odd million which the FA got from the Lottery should be given back to the lottery and ALL of it given to charities.

[ex_pat_magpie]

I agree with Birmingham-I know London is the capital but they get every other bloody thing going and, given that it's the national team, a more central location would be fairer. Having said that, history and tradition count for a lot too, and I was for it being moved when they were considering their options before the new stadium was built but now that it's there it makes sense to use it in the way it used to be used. Mind, the semi finals should be moved back to neutral grounds around the country as they were only moved to Wembley to help pay the massive debt incurred by the rebuilding.

And if it is sold, the £180 odd million which the FA got from the Lottery should be given back to the lottery and ALL of it given to charities.

Totally agree Zippity, particularly about the semis.

When they were played on neutral grounds, e.g Hillsborough, Villa Park etc they tried to make them as equidistant as possible for the two clubs competing and in those days most big grounds rarely held over 40K.

Now there are quite a few good grounds with planned access and high attendance possibilities to choose from.

It's a bit like London always getting the Rugby League final all of the time when the point should be considered is that when do the finalists ever not come from the North.