Thank God that's over.

The German broadcaster had to show a desperately important handball match, so we had to miss the first 35 minutes.

As luck would have it, we cut in at exactly the moment Kanu scored, and with that weird celebration he did it was hard to make out whether or not the goal stood. Motty should know better, though.

Not the best game ever, but not a complete stinker either and certainly not the worst cup final in recent years. Even so, I doubt that'll stop the broadsheets tomorrow from complaining that if you're going to have cup finals without the elite in them, that's what you're going to get.

Oh, and I thought I was going to be completely neutral, but after seeing one shot too many of that wanker John Portsmouth FC Whatsisname I was firmly in the Bluebird camp.

Motson was all over the place on the Portsmouth goal.

What I couldn't fathom at the time was Motty and Lawro banging on about the referee's assistant, as if he'd signaled for some mysterious foul. In the end, they concluded that the assistant might have thought that Kanu handled the ball. An utterly ridiculous excuse given for their cock-up.

Incidentally that comment made by the online BBC reporter of goals and major flashpoints about Motty having a bad day at the office was taken out about 5 minutes after it was posted. Clearly, such a figurehead as Motty can't be criticised.

I wish they'd give Jonathan Pearce the Final next year, and maybe keep Lawro in the studio and have Lee Dixon as the co-commentator.

When I saw Motson in the studio beforehand, I thought about how I slag the twat off everytime I hear him commentate. So I fellated Rupert instead, and Andy Gray and the other one (Martin Tyler?) were fine. I turned the sound down at half time though (Hoddle and Wilkins), I am not that stupid.

Motto and Lawro are fucking useless. Why the fuck the BBC continue to employ them is beyond me. That booking incident in the second half made folks in the pub I was in look around to see if everyone else had heard he same thing.

Pissed off that Cardiff lost, and comiss etc to the Cardiff fans, but well done any Pompey fans who read this.

just got in

good day etc, thought we had more of the ball and pompey were not that good. 4-5-1 in a cup final against a team a lower divison than you. i didnt see their semi but have it on good account it was similar. still, shouldn't moan.

we didn't really create very much, hasslbank had the good fortune of landing on the biggest thing on the pitch on a regular basis, his arse

shame it was the keepers mistake (he certainly finished out cup final chances)

anyway, we got there. doubt very much it will happen again in my life time. I have manged to get my free wembley flag home in one piece. will show it to my daughter when she is 25

got to be honest, straight out on the final whistle unlike most city fans. no trouble as far as i know (apart from a few pompey on the city end who went up when they scored). all pompey fans i met were spot on

got some good photos

Rogin the Armchair Fan wrote:

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my grandmother (who's 91 this year) would have tapped in the one he made a complete arse of himself in missing earlier on.

Could she have danced round the defender and goalie like that to get through on goal in the first place?

robw wrote:

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I wish they'd give Jonathan Pearce the Final next year, and maybe keep Lawro in the studio and have Lee Dixon as the co-commentator.

You'll get half your wish - Motty won't be commentating next year. ITV have the rights for the forseeable future.

i didnt see their semi but have it on good account it was similar.

God yeah, it was a really depressing deja vu of the semi-final for me. Big commiserations to you rick, Harry, cotb and pbf and anyone else I've missed out.

Rogin the Armchair Fan wrote:

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It was just one of those games where all the real drama and excitement was in the first half.

Nwankwo Kanu should be fucking ashamed of himself for making so much of his fucking tap-in from two yards out to score the goal, my grandmother (who's 91 this year) would have tapped in the one he made a complete arse of himself in missing earlier on. AND she'd have had a better goal celebration for the one she (and he) couldn't have failed to score off Enckleman in the end.

Oh, come on, it was the opening goal in Portsmouth's first FA Cup Final since Hitler was just a minor faraway nuisance. How do you think he should have reacted?

Fair enough, I suppose, but it wasn't the race toward the crowd, Altobelli-style roar of joy on behalf of the long-suffering fans, was it, nor even the relieved personal expression of joy of a player who has always dreamt of scoring in an Cup Final. It was the "look at me, I'm brilliant, aren't I, and I can dance, too" shuffle that belongs in a Superbowl end zone, not on a football pitch.

Rod Liddle backs Motty

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Motson has been the finest television football commentator for the best part of 25 years, and perhaps ever. When he was paired with an expert of the quality of Lawrenson or, better still, Alan Hansen, the BBC wiped the floor with its rivals.

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Useless Kanu wins cup final.

No doubt Dalliance will come on and cogratulate him.