Has the FA Cup Runneth Dry?
Has the FA Cup Runneth Dry? The FA Cup 3rd round begins this weekend and it’s a competition that evokes good memories for Manchester United fans even though they haven’t won it since 2004 it has always held a special place in the club’s illustrious history. On a personal note, the cup brings up a feeling of warmth from my younger days in a time when if United wasn’t involved in the final then you rooted for the underdog and sometimes they prevailed against all odds. In 1973, as a youngster I watched Sunderland defeat the mighty Leeds United, and yes, they were a big side then. There I was eating a meat pie stood outside Granada Rentals in Manchester watching the match through the shop window after I had been dragged out shopping by my mum and elated that […]