Crystal Palace headed into the FA Cup Semi-Final against Liverpool as massive underdogs but what ensued at Villa Park was one of the most memorable and exciting cup ties ever!
I'm 75yrs old now and been a Palace man since I was 7 yrs old and watched some epic wins and this semi final was one of them, wish football was like it was then when players played with passion and no poxy rainbow arm bands and boot laces, great day's of football gone forever.
I agree mate 💯.. I’m a Liverpool fan and was 14 when this semi final was played .. I remember McMahon burying the equaliser and was ecstatic … but the resulting final … Ian wright etcetc created history and probably was the beginning of Wrights illustrious career !!!! I’m here now watching match of the day - thinking how good football was years back and although a red I you tubed this game but my main reason was McMahons equaliser ❤ Good luck sir and good health 🔥
Playing at a neutral ground made the FA cup magical, these semi finals at Wembley has ruined it! Also the Cup final played at five pm is ridiculous! I always remember as a kid watching it on BBC1 build up from 12 with the final at 3pm. Sadly the FA cup has lost its magic
Not to mention the 15 minutes it now takes from final whistle to collecting the trophy, it used to be about 4 minutes, and don’t even get me started about the music that’s pumped out when the cup is lifted
Semi-finals should be held at geographic locations suited for both clubs. If you live up in the north and your club makes it, how can you foot the bill for two potential trips to London? It's expensive and time-consuming.
@@markdavidson9100 Nigel Jemson equalized for Forest against them but it was disallowed for pushing so they say. We thrashed them 6-1 at the City Ground just before the F.A cup final at the end of that season.Nice!!!!
The terrace behind the goal when McMahon scored the 2nd goal for Liverpool is what football was about and I wish it still was. This was a great semi final, one of the best I’ve ever seen.
United fan here. What a fabulous day of football that was with both semi finals bringing us 13 goals in total!! You were very unlucky to lose the final as well after Ian Wright's magic
I think this was first FA Cup semi final to be played on a Sunday, when because of what happened the previous year, it used to be Saturdays at 3pm. Later years games would be at midday, 2pm, 4pm, 5.30pm.
When the cup still had it’s magic and still mattered to every football player and fan. Unfortunately money has destroyed the FA cup. I used to watch it from the start of the buildup at 9am to the finish of the whole thing at about 5:15-5:30pm. Throughout the 80’s and early 90’s. And it had a 3pm kickoff time. Now I don’t know what time it kicks off, what day it’s played or who’s involved. It’s been made into just another game instead of being the biggest day in the football calendar.
I was there,probably the best Palace game in my 59 years as a Palace fan,and we've had some other games I will never forget.3-3 v L'pool,Stockport and Shef Wed,and many more
If Liverpool had won this (a team they beat 9-0 merely months beforehand) - Dalglish vs Ferguson final - Liverpool vs Man Utd final - Liverpool would probably have won the final - here's the big bit - Ferguson would have been SACKED, completely changing the course of 1990's football in England. Seismic game.
Steve Staunton and Ray Houghton to later play for Palace lol There was a feeling amoungst Palace fans when Ian Rush got injured, this is our chance. This could be a game changer. First time Palace fans really sang Pardews name, up to then that season he was a Benteke type player.
Not just a changeover for a match .. but maybe for an era .. this dramatic loss of Liverpool gave Manchester United the chance to claim their very first of the many titles from Fergie… also foreshadowing the decline of Liverpool in the 90s
