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| + | <div id="article-body-blocks"> <p>As the sun set over Wembley on Wednesday evening, a troop of dancers could be seen on the pitch rehearsing their performance there before Saturday's final. It was a sight which served as a reminder that, however much the competition has become devalued in recent years, its grandest fixture retains a sense of occasion, an event that is, quite literally,Toms Shoes Sale, worth making a song and dance about.</p><p>"Playing in an FA Cup final is something you dream about as a professional footballer, and along with winning the league it is the greatest thing any player from this country can achieve at club level,Nike Air Max," says Gordon Banks, who before helpingEngland win the World Cup at Wembley played there twice in Cupfinals.</p><p>Banks, then with Leicester City, lost both of those games – in 1961 against Tottenham and in 1963 against Manchester United – but still speaks of them as highlights of his distinguished career. It shows what the FA Cup means to a certain <sup></sup>generation of English footballers.</p><p>Reflecting on the first defeat, which culminated in Bill Nicholson's legendary Tottenham side clinching the Double, Banks remains convinced Leicester, who finished five places and 21 points behind Spurs in that season's First Division, could have prevailed.</p><p>"In those days we didn't have substitutes and unfortunately our right-back Len Chalmers got a bad injury and couldn't carry on in his position, so he went out to the right wing and just hobbled about," says Banks.</p><p>"And that was only after 20 minutes, so we practically played the whole game with 10 fit men. We lost 2-0 but had we had a full side we may have won. Leicester had a great team back then,Toms Shoes Outlet."</p><p>Defeat two years later came against a United side managed by Matt Busby and containing Denis Law and Bobby Charlton. It was the less heralded David Herd who got two of United's goals in their 3-1 win but for Banks the strongest memory of that match remains Law's opening goal on30 minutes,lululemon. "I made a save but didn't quite get a hold of it and he came in and popped the ball over my body," saysBanks, now a 75-year-old. "It was a lovely finish,lululemon outlet."</p><p>That success was the third of United's record 11 FA Cup victories. Bryan Robson took part in three during his 13-year-spell at Old Trafford, in 1983, 1985, and 1990, and he is in no doubt which personally was the most satisfying.</p><p>"Definitely the first one, against Brighton," he says. "I left West Bromwich Albion [in 1981] to join a club that wins things and so getting that first FA Cup was a really important achievement. Days like that were why I joined United,developed by Future."</p><p>Victory against Brighton & Hove Albion was secured via a replay, as was the 1990triumph against Crystal Palace, which, crucially, provided Alex Ferguson with his first trophy as United manager. "That was the start of everything," saysRobson.</p><p>"The boss had brought through a lot of young lads like Gary Pallister, Neil Webb and Brian McClair and getting that win gave them and the squad as a whole a great belief that we could win things,lululemon canada. All of the boss's success began with that Cupfinal."</p><p>As United's era of domination was beginning, Liverpool's was coming to an end amid tragedy and trauma. The team that won the 1989 FA Cup final did so in the memory of the 96 supporters who had died at Hillsborough in the initial semi-final against Nottingham Forest, making the 3-2 Wembley victory over Merseyside neighbours Everton a particularly emotional affair.</p><p>"It was tough,Toms Outlet," says John Barnes, who provided the cross for Ian Rush's extra-time winner. "There had naturally been a lot of talk about Hillsborough in the week leading up to the match and the fact we were playing Everton only added to it all. But, in the circumstances,Cheap Air Max 90,President Obama is, it was fantastic the final was a Merseyside derby. That made it special."</p><p>Barnes had also faced Everton in the 1984 final with Watford. Goals from Graeme Sharp and Andy Gray defeated a side who arrived at Wembley as underdogs but in confident mood having finished 11th in the First Division,lululemon canada, just four places and five points behind Howard Kendall's side. "We absolutely believed that we could beat Everton so defeat was hard to take," says Barnes. "For me it was still a memorable day as that was my first-ever FA Cup final with my first-ever side. Aside from the World Cup and Champions League finals, it is the single best game you can play in."</p><p>That is not a sentiment shared by Sir Bobby when he reflects on the 1958 FA Cup final, one of the three he played in for United. The match came just three months after the Munich disaster and Busby fielded a side containing four survivors. In that context, the subsequent 2-0 loss against Bolton was immediately and easily put into context.</p><p>"The Cup final was very difficult but the mere fact players who had survived Munich were able to play in it gave us all hope," Charlton says. "Defeat really was not the end of the world,Phillipos was friend."</p><p>Manchester City and Wigan Athletic take part,lululemon outlet, then, in a fixture rich in history and resonance. The lustre may well have paled but the memories remain and exactly 90 years on from the "White Horse final" and 60 years on from the "Matthews final" the hope is that Saturday's competitors provide another unforgettable affair.</p><p><em>Banks, Robson, Barnes and Charlton were speaking at the launch of Royal Mail's Football Heroes stamp collection</em></p> </div> | ||
